French cinema: 1950s
Les Intrigantes (1954)
Henri Decoin
Theatre impresario Paul Rémi is rehearsing his new production Rendez-vous sur l'Olympe when his business partner Bazine falls to his death from a gangway high above the stage...
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Henri Decoin
J'irai cracher sur vos tombes (1959)
Michel Gast
In the southern United States in the 1950s, 18-year-old Sonny Grant confides in his half-blood brother Joe that he is in love with a white girl...
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Michel Gast
J'y suis... j'y reste (1954)
Maurice Labro
Nénette, the owner of a downmarket bar-café, has decided to marry her barman, Jules, but it seems she is already married without her knowledge - to the Baron Hubert de Mont-Vermeil...
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Maurice Labro
La Jeune folle (1952)
Yves Allégret
Ireland 1922. A nationalist uprising against England has claimed its first victims. As she performs her domestic chores at a Dublin convent, orphan Catherine thinks only of her brother Kevin, a Republican who is on the run from the government forces...
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Yves Allégret
Jeux interdits (1952)
René Clément
June 1940. Whilst fleeing from the Nazis during World War II, a convoy of French refugees is attacked from the air by German planes...
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René Clément
Le Joueur (1958)
Claude Autant-Lara
In the mid-19th century, Baden-Baden is not only a popular resort for the rich, it is also one of the gambling capitals of Europe... [More...]
Claude Autant-Lara
In the mid-19th century, Baden-Baden is not only a popular resort for the rich, it is also one of the gambling capitals of Europe... [More...]
Journal d'un curé de campagne (1951)
Robert Bresson
A young priest arrives in the small town of Ambricourt in Northern France to take on his first parish. Although he performs the duties of a priest with diligence and humility, he remains an outsider, shunned and even reviled by his neighbours... [More...]
Robert Bresson
A young priest arrives in the small town of Ambricourt in Northern France to take on his first parish. Although he performs the duties of a priest with diligence and humility, he remains an outsider, shunned and even reviled by his neighbours... [More...]
Le Jugement de Dieu (1952)
Raymond Bernard
In the 15th century, Prince Albert of Bavria must marry the far from attractive Bertha de Wurtemberg for political reasons... [More...]
Raymond Bernard
In the 15th century, Prince Albert of Bavria must marry the far from attractive Bertha de Wurtemberg for political reasons... [More...]
Julietta (1953)
Marc Allégret
Whilst holidaying in Limoges, Madame Valender tries to marry her daughter Julietta to Hector d'Alpon, a wealthy prince, to make an impression on everyone... [More...]
Marc Allégret
Whilst holidaying in Limoges, Madame Valender tries to marry her daughter Julietta to Hector d'Alpon, a wealthy prince, to make an impression on everyone... [More...]
Juliette ou La clef des songes (1951)
Marcel Carné
A modest employee in a department store, Michel Grandier resorts to stealing a large sum of money from his boss, Mr Bellanger, so that he can realise his dream of taking his ideal woman, Juliette, on a long journey for an idyllic holiday... [More...]
Marcel Carné
A modest employee in a department store, Michel Grandier resorts to stealing a large sum of money from his boss, Mr Bellanger, so that he can realise his dream of taking his ideal woman, Juliette, on a long journey for an idyllic holiday... [More...]
La Jument verte (1959)
Claude Autant-Lara
During the Second French Empire, a modest farmer Jules Haudouin makes his fortune thanks to his green-skinned mare. Haudouin hires an artist to paint a portrait of his treasured horse, and the painting continues to bring good luck after the horse's death... [More...]
Claude Autant-Lara
During the Second French Empire, a modest farmer Jules Haudouin makes his fortune thanks to his green-skinned mare. Haudouin hires an artist to paint a portrait of his treasured horse, and the painting continues to bring good luck after the horse's death... [More...]
Jusqu'au dernier (1957)
Pierre Billon
After a successful hold-up, Fernand Bastia betrays his gangster friends and flees with the booty, taking refuge in a travelling circus where his sister Marcella works... [More...]
Pierre Billon
After a successful hold-up, Fernand Bastia betrays his gangster friends and flees with the booty, taking refuge in a travelling circus where his sister Marcella works... [More...]
Knock (1951)
Guy Lefranc
Dr Knock is a firm believer that medicine is the greatest of human achievements, and it is with eager anticipation that he takes over his new practice in the picturesque French village of St-Maurice... [More...]
Guy Lefranc
Dr Knock is a firm believer that medicine is the greatest of human achievements, and it is with eager anticipation that he takes over his new practice in the picturesque French village of St-Maurice... [More...]
Lady Paname (1950)
Henri Jeanson
Paris, 1925. A young woman, Caprice, has great ambitions of becoming a famous music hall singer, but she needs a song she can claim as her own... [More...]
Henri Jeanson
Paris, 1925. A young woman, Caprice, has great ambitions of becoming a famous music hall singer, but she needs a song she can claim as her own... [More...]
Légère et court vêtue (1953)
Jean Laviron
Jacques Lorette, a workaholic lawyer, considers himself fortunate to have a faithful wife, Jacqueline. At least he does so until the day when a stranger walks into his office and hands him 300 thousand francs to atone for having had an affair with Jacqueline for the past two years... [More...]
Jean Laviron
Jacques Lorette, a workaholic lawyer, considers himself fortunate to have a faithful wife, Jacqueline. At least he does so until the day when a stranger walks into his office and hands him 300 thousand francs to atone for having had an affair with Jacqueline for the past two years... [More...]
Leguignon guérisseur (1954)
Maurice Labro
Diogène Leguignon is surprised when, one day, he realises he has acquired the ability to cure sick animals. It seems that his healing powers are not confined to pets - he can also cure human beings, just by laying his right hand on whichever part of their body is afflicted... [More...]
Maurice Labro
Diogène Leguignon is surprised when, one day, he realises he has acquired the ability to cure sick animals. It seems that his healing powers are not confined to pets - he can also cure human beings, just by laying his right hand on whichever part of their body is afflicted... [More...]
Les Lettres de mon moulin (1954)
Marcel Pagnol
Alphonse Daudet, purchases a windmill in Pampérigouste, an attractive region of rural France, so that he can write a series of short stories about country folk... [More...]
Marcel Pagnol
Alphonse Daudet, purchases a windmill in Pampérigouste, an attractive region of rural France, so that he can write a series of short stories about country folk... [More...]
Leur dernière nuit (1953)
Georges Lacombe
Newly qualified to work as a teacher Madeleine Marsan, a single woman in her early thirties, leaves her home in Limoges and heads for Paris to look for a teaching post... [More...]
Georges Lacombe
Newly qualified to work as a teacher Madeleine Marsan, a single woman in her early thirties, leaves her home in Limoges and heads for Paris to look for a teaching post... [More...]
Les Liaisons dangereuses (1959)
Roger Vadim
In modern day France, Juliette de Merteuil is a well-regarded society belle who is happily married to the Vicomte de Valmont, a distinguished diplomat... [More...]
Roger Vadim
In modern day France, Juliette de Merteuil is a well-regarded society belle who is happily married to the Vicomte de Valmont, a distinguished diplomat... [More...]
La Loi c'est la loi (1958)
Christian-Jaque
The small town of Assola lies across France's border with Italy, a fact which is about to cause no end of distress for the dedicated customs inspector Ferdinand Pastorelli... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
The small town of Assola lies across France's border with Italy, a fact which is about to cause no end of distress for the dedicated customs inspector Ferdinand Pastorelli... [More...]
Lola Montès (1955)
Max Ophüls
By the 1850s, Lola Montès is one of most notorious women of her time. Her love affairs with composers, kings and other men of distinction are legendary... [More...]
Max Ophüls
By the 1850s, Lola Montès is one of most notorious women of her time. Her love affairs with composers, kings and other men of distinction are legendary... [More...]
Les Loups chassent la nuit (1952)
Bernard Borderie
Thomas Mollert. the head of a counter-espionage network, meets up with one of his agents, Cyril, in Trieste, to instruct him on his next assignment... [More...]
Bernard Borderie
Thomas Mollert. the head of a counter-espionage network, meets up with one of his agents, Cyril, in Trieste, to instruct him on his next assignment... [More...]
Les Louves (1957)
Luis Saslavsky
During the Second World War, two Frenchmen - Gervais Larauch and Bernard Pradalié - escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp where they are being detained and head back to France... [More...]
Luis Saslavsky
During the Second World War, two Frenchmen - Gervais Larauch and Bernard Pradalié - escape from the German prisoner-of-war camp where they are being detained and head back to France... [More...]
Lucrèce Borgia (1953)
Christian-Jaque
Towards the end of the 15th century, Cesare Borgia is one of the most powerful men in Renaissance Italy. He owes his present position of influence to a combination of good fortune and ruthlessness, to say nothing of his seemingly unbounded ambition... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
Towards the end of the 15th century, Cesare Borgia is one of the most powerful men in Renaissance Italy. He owes his present position of influence to a combination of good fortune and ruthlessness, to say nothing of his seemingly unbounded ambition... [More...]
La Lumière d'en face (1955)
Georges Lacombe
After a terrible road accident in which his fellow driver was killed, Georges Moreau had no choice but to give up his job as a long distance lorry driver... [More...]
Georges Lacombe
After a terrible road accident in which his fellow driver was killed, Georges Moreau had no choice but to give up his job as a long distance lorry driver... [More...]
Ma femme est formidable (1951)
André Hunebelle
When his wife Sylvia sets out to spend the weekend with her mother, sculptor Raymond Corbier becomes suspicious. Just who was that man he saw sitting beside her in her car... [More...]
André Hunebelle
When his wife Sylvia sets out to spend the weekend with her mother, sculptor Raymond Corbier becomes suspicious. Just who was that man he saw sitting beside her in her car... [More...]
Ma pomme (1950)
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
When a house is demolished a fabulous treasure is discovered. According to the terms of a will, this treasure is to be divided up between a number of legatees, but only if the eldest agrees to accept his share of the inheritance... [More...]
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
When a house is demolished a fabulous treasure is discovered. According to the terms of a will, this treasure is to be divided up between a number of legatees, but only if the eldest agrees to accept his share of the inheritance... [More...]
Madame de... (1953)
Max Ophüls
A wealthy Countess decides to sell her earrings to pay off a small debt, leading her husband, an important general, to believe that the jewels have been lost... [More...]
Max Ophüls
A wealthy Countess decides to sell her earrings to pay off a small debt, leading her husband, an important general, to believe that the jewels have been lost... [More...]
Madame du Barry (1954)
Christian-Jaque
When the nobleman Jean du Barry falls in love with the stunningly beautiful Jeanne Bécu, he contrives an elaborate plot so that she may become his mistress... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
When the nobleman Jean du Barry falls in love with the stunningly beautiful Jeanne Bécu, he contrives an elaborate plot so that she may become his mistress... [More...]
Mademoiselle et son gang (1957)
Jean Boyer
Dédé and Juju are two small-time crooks who, lacking imagination, resort to seeking inspiration in the manuscripts entered in a crime writers' competition... [More...]
Jean Boyer
Dédé and Juju are two small-time crooks who, lacking imagination, resort to seeking inspiration in the manuscripts entered in a crime writers' competition... [More...]