The Land That Dies

In Vendée, an old farmer is gradually abandoned by his family who do not see their future in the fie

Pitiless Gendarme

The police superintendent may be good-natured but he has got a lot on his plate with all the witness

To the Polls, Citizens

To have known

An opinionated and cocky bookkeeper is certain he can rum his employer's business better than his em

That scoundrel Morin

Life is so dull in a quiet little neighborhood that gossips, eager for some kind of scandal to brigh

Sa meilleure cliente

It is one thing to open a beauty salon (which Edwige and her young lover Gaston have just done) but

Roger la Honte

1871. Roger Laroque accuses himself of a crime he did not commit to save his mistress, Julia de Noir

We Are Not Children

In the spring of 1913, Jean Servin, a son of a family, became friends with Roberte, a little midinet

Crainquebille

Crainquebille, merchant of four seasons, is sentenced to fifteen days in prison for having insulted

The Spanking

A husband, exasperated by his wife, spanks her without paying attention to the open window in front

A Picnic on the Grass

A rich young woman asks a poor man to play for her the role of a generous friend. He ends up falling

La Symphonie fantastique

The film is biographical, telling the story of the life and artistic struggles of the French compose

The Blue Veil

In 1914, in the first months of World War I, Louise Jarraud loses her husband, killed on the front.

Sins of Youth

A rich businessman living alone is deprived of the nephew he was to have brought up decides on his d

The Benefactor

A kind and generous village noble, specializing in good works, actually leads a double existence and

Threats

"Menaces" deals with the months before WW2 in a hotel :t he fear of the impending war never leaves t

The White Truck

A young mechanic is given a strange job: to convey the king of the gypsies' embalmed dead body on a

Carnival of Sinners

A struggling artist buys a talisman that gives him love, fame and wealth. The talisman is a severed

Vingt-cinq ans de bonheur

Comedy about an older man wanting to marry a younger woman who must make sure first that the woman i

Whims

Caprices tells the story of two young rich people. A famous actress poses as a poor florist, and a d

The White Waltz

Bernard Lampré, a young composer, is engaged to Hélène Madelin, a gifted intern. Jealous of Professo

The Ménard Collection

Renée Ménard, a young mixed-race Indochinese, arrives in France to find her French father, whom she

Children of Chaos

An officer, two of his comrades and a social worker want to create the "Carrefour", a place for lost

Vingt-quatre heures de perm'

Two friends, mobilized together and idle, send their photos to two young workers. The photos are inv

Secret Documents

An adventure between rival spies about documents concerning the process for extracting fuel from sea

The Bride of Darkness

Sylvie, a young woman who believes to be cursed, lives in the town of Carcassonne with her guardian,

Alert Nights

Hélène, a young waitress working in a bar frequented by German soldiers, saves the life of Pierre, a

The London Man

Maloin, a maritime station guard, spends his nights at the port signal box. One night, he becomes th

Last Refuge

Philippe and Sylvie have to do with Alvarez, a dangerous gang leader. They break up with him and com

Mort ou vif

A friendly average Frenchman pretends to be a famous commissioner on vacation. He arrives in a castl

Le diamant de cent sous

For fun and to dazzle his wife, the novelist Morgan steals a ring and gets rid of it in the costume

Wear His Heart on His Sleeve

Léon Ménard, the village verger, is a decent young man whose hobby is to play the accordion. One day

Girl from Maxim's

After a crazy night spent at Maxim's, Doctor Montgicourt returns home with the Môme Shrimp. General

Marlène

Returning from South America, a singer is hired by an old pal who runs a detective agency to use a p

The Curtain Rises

1938, France, Paris, at the Superior Conservatory of Dramatic Art ("Conservatoire Supérieur d'Art Dr

Two Little Jesus'

Abandoned by the father of her child, the begging young mother desperately seeks refuge in a monaste

Lucrèce

Lucrèce, a famous actress, is bothered first, then flattered by the passionate testimonies of love g

Children of Paradise

In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater

Beating Heart

Tells the story of a young woman escaping from reform school who tries to steal a foreign ambassador

Miquette and Her Mother

The irresistible rise of a young provincial, Miquette, who, having risen to Paris, will experience s

Who Killed Santa Claus?

A village in the French Alps is rocked by a series of crimes, including the theft of a sacred ring a

Love Songs

To protect the honor of a married lady, a grammar professor pretends to be a singing teacher and fal

Last Love

Hélène has an affair with Alain for ten years, but does not want to divorce her husband. Alain recei

The Last Vacation

A schoolboy remembers his last holiday in the big house of his family in the country, before it was

Le Trésor des Pieds-Nickelés

Although suspected and hunted down by policeman Sherlock Coco and inspector Hector, the Pieds Nickel

The Cupboard Was Bare

The aunt of Alfred Puc, a meek tax-collector in Paris, dies while riding in a moving van. The driver

When Love Is Over

An art historian has an affair with a young saleslady while his disaffected wife cheats on him in tu

Le Voleur

A woman steals to have enough money to please her husband. Her nephew, madly in love with her, repor