Le Rouge et le noir (1954)
Claude Autant-Lara

Before a court of law, Julien Sorel confesses to the attempted murder of the woman he loved and asks that he be condemned to death...   [More...]

Secrets d'alcove (1954)
Henri Decoin

When their journey is impeded by fog, four passengers in a car decide to pass the night by telling each other stories involving beds....   [More...]

Si Versailles m'était conté (1954)
Sacha Guitry

What tales the château of Versailles could tell us if its walls could speak… From the halcyon days of excess and grandeur under the reign of the "sun king" Louis XIV, to the tragic years of the French Revolution which brought an ignoble end to the French monarchy… From the intrigue of Madame de Montespan to the genius of Molière… So many stories to tell, so many lives to remember......   [More...]

Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)
Jacques Becker

Max and Riton are two ageing gangsters who have just pulled off a spectacular gold bullion robbery at Orly airport. Both men hope to retire gracefully on their ill-gotten gains but their plans are jeopardised when Riton says more than he should to his mistress Josy...   [More...]

Tourments (1954)
Jacques Daniel-Norman

Known to the world as Tony Caylor, Jacques Duffot surprised everyone when he chose to give up his high-profile singing career so that he could devote himself to his wife, Anne-Marie...   [More...]