Daniel Mendaille

Napoleon

A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is st...

Rififi

Out of prison after a five-year stretch, jewel thief Tony turns down a quick job his friend Jo offers him, unti...

Flight Into Darkness

During the First World War, before joining a squadron at the front in 1918, Herbillon (Jean-Pierre Aumont) has...

The Earrings of Madame de...

In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gav...

Lola Montès

Lola Montes, previously a great adventuress, is reduced to being the attraction of a circus after having been t...

Comradeship

At a mine on the shared edge of France and Germany, an underground explosion leads to the entrapment of a group...

The Cat

During the Occupation, Cora takes the place of her dead husband at the head of a Resistance network. One evenin...

Maya

Based on a venerable Legend of the Sea, the story concerns a pliable prostitute named Bella (Romance) who is al...

We Are All Murderers

Originally titled Nous Sommes Tout des Assassins, We Are All Murderers was directed by Andre Cayette, a former...

Under the Paris Sky

Fates of multiple otherwise disconnected characters intertwine miraculously under the sky of Paris. And it all...

Somersault

Flesh and Desire

Giuseppe is accused of killing his employer Matthias who is actually in a hospital with amnesia.

Not Delivered

After resolving to start a new life with his girlfriend Jacqueline, Bastien Sassey decides to give up working a...

On Trial

Prosecutor Etzel discovers that his father has sentenced a man, Leonardo Maurizius, on mere presumptions. He th...

El sueño de Andalucía

Juanillo is in love with Dolores, the daughter of the owner of an inn. He likes to sing, she likes dancing. Aft...

Stolen Life

Adapted from the best-selling novel by K. J. Benes, A Stolen Life serves as a tour de force for German actress...

Maria Chapdelaine

A young woman has three suitors on her father's logging ranch on the Quebec frontier.

The Ferret

A mysterious figure signing himself "The Ferret" keeps sending letters to the police, tipping them off about mu...

Sinners of Paris

Michel Piccoli plays a police inspector whose best friend is murdered on the orders of gang boss Charles Vanel....

Verdun: Visions of History

A dramatized re-enactment and documentary of the Battle of Verdun as seen by both French and German soldiers, s...

Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés

"Le Tambourin", a Montmartre nightclub, is on its way down. Although it can boast great performances by the all...

The City Destroyed

A crazed scientist planning to rule the world decides to destroy the city of Paris with his lightning/ray gun.

The Secret of Mayerling

On the morning of January 30, 1889, the Archduke Rodolphe de Habsbourg and his mistress Marie Vetsera were foun...

Andalusia

Having fallen out with his girlfriend Dolorès, Juanito leaves for Mexico, where he becomes a famous matador.The...

The Count of Bragelonne

Raoul de Bragelonne must uphold his musketeer father's legacy in the face of court intrigues from Cardinal Maza...

Judgement of God

Bavaria, 1433. Reason of state rules that Prince Albert is to marry Princess Bertha of Wurtemberg. But the fine...

Lucrezia Borgia

French silent film pioneer Abel Gance directs this 1935 classic about Lucrezia Borgia, her brother, Cesare. and...

Saint Joan the Maid

This relatively straightforward dramatic biography was one of two films commissioned to honor Joan of Arc on th...

L'Heureuse Aventure

A problem forces a plane carrying passengers bound for the Far East to land on a desert island. Couples forms a...

One of the Legion

Fernand Espitalion is miserable as totally whipped husband of a dragon 'passed on' -like cloths- by his late co...

Madame et son auto

Sophie Dirondel, history teacher at the Saint-Cloison-sur-Ermoise, wins the jackpot of a lottery, a 2CV. The go...

The Heart of a Nation

The story of how the people of Paris cope with the strains and struggles of war, from the siege of the city by...

Véronique

The king orders viscount Florestan to take mademoiselle de Solanges for his wife. But the viscount doesn't know...

120, rue de la Gare

On the verge of death, a man entrusts Inspector Burma with an address. Burma conducts a difficult investigation...

Counter-Investigation

Undercover police officer Dan Hogan infiltrates a ruthless gangster mob. Hogan’s main objective is to identify...

The Drop Of Blood

The film, shot in Nice, was started by Jean Epstein, and the editing finished by Maurice Mariaud, who had just...