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Handsome Serge

  The directorial debut of Claude Chabrol, this drama centers on Francois Baillou (Jean-Claude Brialy), who has returned to his small hometown after years away. When Francois reconnects with Serge Read More

The Horseman on the Roof

  In 1832, cholera ravages Provence (South of France). After several misadventures, Angelo, young Italian officer hunted by the Austrian secret police, meets Pauline de Theus, a young lady. After Read More

Hate

  When a young Arab is arrested and beaten unconscious by police, a riot erupts in the notoriously violent suburbs outside of Paris. Three of the victim’s peers, Vinz (Vincent Read More

Humanité

  Humanité tells the story of a widowed, unlikely policeman investigating a rape and murder of a schoolgirl in rural France. His slow investigation is interspersed with everyday scenes of Read More

The Hairdresser’s Husband

  Antoine has always been fascinated with a hairdresser’s delicate touch, the beguiling perfume and the figure of a woman with an opulent bosom, moreover, he knew that he would Read More

Scapin the Schemer

  Scapin constantly lies and tricks people to get ahead. He is an arrogant, pompous man who acts as if nothing were impossible for him. However, he is also a Read More

Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle

  The film consists of four episodes in the relationship of two young women: Reinette, a country girl, and Mirabelle, a Parisian. The first episode, L’Heure Bleue/The Blue Hour, recounts Read More

Let’s Rob the Bank

  Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family’s life savings in an African mine, on his banker’s recommendation. When the mine is nationalized, rendering the stock worthless, he considers Read More

The Grand Maneuver

  Armand de la Verne, a lieutenant in the French cavalry and a notorious seducer, undertakes a bet that he will “obtain the favours” of a woman selected secretly by Read More

The Dinner Game

  To amuse themselves at a weekly dinner, a few well-heeled folk each bring a dimwit along who is to talk about his pastime. Each member seeks to introduce a Read More