Going Places (1974)
Going Places (1974) Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder, and alternately charm, fight, or sprint their way out of trouble. They take whatever the bourgeois characters value: whether it's cars, peace of mind, or daughters. Marie-Ange, a jaded, passive hairdresser, joi
How Much Do You Love Me? (2005)
Combien tu maimes? (2005) In Paris, after winning the lottery, the clerk François goes to a bar in Pigalle and offers one hundred thousand Euros per month to the prostitute Daniela to live with him until the end of his money. François is a lonely man, with heart problems and Daniela stays with him
Nathalie... (2003)
Nathalie... (2003) Nathalie is the name a Parisian prostitute assumes for a special mission or "private investigation." She is engaged in this unusual and secretive task by a professional, upper-middle-class wife who fears that her husband is unfaithful to her. Nathalie has to seduce the clueless hu
Mon Pere Ce Heros (1991)
Mon Pere Ce Heros (1991) Veronique, living with her divorced mother, is going on holiday to Mauritius with her father. To impress a local boy, Benjamin, she manages to complicate the situation by making up stories about her father. She presents him as her lover, a mercenary and even a secret agent w
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) Solange is depressed: she's stopped smiling, she eats little, she says less. She has fainting fits. Her husband Raoul seeks to save her by enlisting Stephane, a stranger, to be her lover. Although he listens to Mozart and has every Pocket Book arranged in alphabetic
Mistress (1976)
Mistress (1976) A common thief (Depardieu) breaks into the house of a professional dominatrix (Ogier), and begins to help her "train" her clients. Though this world is alien to his experience, he finds himself falling in love with her. Eventually he discovers that she does this in order to support h
Unhook the Stars (1996)
Unhook the Stars (1996) Character study about Mildred, an elderly woman who has spent her life caring for others. When her daughter finally leaves home, she finds that, for the first time in her life, she has nobody to worry about - but soon becomes involved in the life of Monica, a young mother who
102 Dalmatians (2000)
102 Dalmatians (2000) After a spot of therapy Cruella De Vil is released from prison a changed woman. Devoted to dogs and good causes, she is delighted that Chloe, her parole officer, has a dalmatian family and connections with a dog charity. But the sound of Big Ben can reverse the treatment so it
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) A dashing officer of the guard and romantic poet, Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane without her knowing. His one curse in his life, he feels, is his large nose and although it may have been a forming influence in his rapier-sharp wit, he believes that Rox
Nathalie... (2003)
Nathalie... (2003) Nathalie is the name a Parisian prostitute assumes for a special mission or "private investigation." She is engaged in this unusual and secretive task by a professional, upper-middle-class wife who fears that her husband is unfaithful to her. Nathalie has to seduce the c
Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)
Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) Astérix and Obélix compete at the Olympics in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. Brutus also tries to win the game with his own team and get rid of his father Julius Caesar.
The Last Woman (1976)
The Last Woman (1976) Gerard and his 9-month-old son have been left by his wife for feminist reasons. The custody of his son is being threatened by his next romance.
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three months. Since all
The Woman Next Door (1981)
The Woman Next Door (1981) Madame Jouve, the narrator, tells the tragedy of Bernard and Mathilde. Bernard was living happily with his wife Arlette and his son Thomas. One day, a couple, Philippe and Mathilde Bauchard, moves into the next house. This is the accidental reunion of Bernard and Mathilde,
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999)
Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) The well-known little village from the Asterix and Obelix-comic books is in trouble: It is the last place not controlled by Rome. When Tax collector Claudius Incorruptus does not get his money from the villagers, Julius Caesar himself comes to the place to see wh
1900 (1976)
1900 (1976) Set in Italy, the film follows the lives and interactions of two boys/men, one born a bastard of peasant stock (Depardieu), the other born to a land owner (de Niro). The drama spans from 1900 to about 1945, and focuses mainly on the rise of Fascism and the peasants' eventual reaction by
Camille Claudel (1988)
Camille Claudel (1988) Biography of Camille Claudel. Sister of writer Paul Claudel, her enthusiasm impresses already-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin. He hires her as an assistant, but soon Camille begins to sculpt for herself and for Rodin. She also becomes his mistress. But after a while, she would l
My Father the Hero (1994)
My Father the Hero (1994) Andre, a Frenchman divorced from his American wife takes his teenage daughter, Nicole, on vacation with him. She's desperate to appear as a woman and not a girl, so in order to impress a local boy, she makes up more and more ridiculous stories, starting with Andre being her
Vatel (2000)
Vatel (2000) In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the steward, Vatel, a man of honor, talent,
Welcome to New York (2014)
Mr. Devereaux is a powerful man. A man who handles billions of dollars every day. A man who controls the economic fate of nations. A man driven by a frenzied and unbridled sexual hunger. A man who dreamed of saving the world and who cannot save himself. A terrified man. A lost man.
Too Beautiful for You (1989)
Too Beautiful for You (1989) A car dealer, well-to-do and with a beautiful wife, finds himself attracted to his rather plain new temporary secretary. Despite her own commitments she feels the same and the two soon embark on an affair. Though it would seem it has happened before his wife finds this p
Elisa (1995)
Elisa 1995 Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father, whom she blames for her mothers death
Green Card (1990)
Green Card (1990) George Faure is a Frenchman who has been offered a job in the U.S. But in order to get the job he must obtain a work permit - green card, and the easiest way is to marry an American. Bronte Parrish is a New Yorker who is a keen horticulturist and just found the perfect flat with it
RRRrrrr!!! (2004)
RRRrrrr!!! (2004) In 35,000 BC, the tribe of the Dirty Hairs is in war against the tribe of the Clean Hairs for eight hundred years, trying to get their shampoo. The chief of the Dirty Hairs sends his daughter Guy disguised to the enemy tribe to get some shampoo for his tribe. When the healer of the
Loulou (1980)
Loulou (1980) Maurice Pialat's portrait of contemporary France mocks prosperity as a substitute for social and sexual revolution. Nelly abandons her bourgeois friends and a steady relationship for the unemployed layabout Loulou, whose charms include focusing his energy into sex.
Maigret (2022)
Maigret 2022 In Paris, a young girl is found dead in a Parisian square, wearing an evening dress Commissioner Maigret will try to identify her and then understand what happened to the victim
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018)
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018) With the war to end all wars looming, a young army "doughboy" Robert Conroy has his life forever changed when a little dog with a stubby tail wanders into camp as the men of the 102nd Infantry Regiment train on the grounds of Yale University. Conroy gives his new
Fort Saganne (1984)
Fort Saganne (1984) French civilization in the desert. Saganne is of peasant stock, with courage and a forceful will. In 1911, he volunteers and is posted to the Sahara under the aristocratic Colonel Dubreuilh. He catches the eye of Madeline, the daughter of the regional administrator. In the desert
Bogus (1996)
Bogus (1996) Seven year-old Albert is the son of a Las Vegas circus performer. When she is killed in a car wreck, Albert is sent to live with his mother's foster sister, Harriet Franklin, a no-nonsense businesswoman struggling in New Jersey. Albert hates it with the dour Harriet, but takes refuge in
La Chevre (1981)
La Chevre (1981) When the accident-prone daughter of a French businessman disappears in Mexico and the detective sent down to find her returns empty-handed, the businessman's company psychologist comes up with an unusual plan - send someone equally accident-prone to find her. Despite detective Campa
Bye Bye Monkey (1978)
Bye Bye Monkey (1978) A man walking on the beach near New York City finds the corpse of King Kong. He also finds Kong's orphaned son, and takes it to a friend who lives in the city, and they decide to raise it.
Jean de Florette (1986)
Jean de Florette (1986) In a rural French village an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, so are dismayed to hear the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and
Viktor (2014)
Viktor 2014 After spending seven years in jail for an art heist, Frenchman Victor Lambert returns to Moscow to uncover the circumstances behind his son Jeremys brutal murder He is backed by his lover Alexandra, and by his ex partner in crime, choreographer Souliman
Germinal (1993)
Germinal (1993) It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them
Ruby & Quentin (2003)
Ruby & Quentin (2003) After hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail, Ruby, a brooding outlaw encounters Quentin, a dim-witted and garrulous giant who befriends him. After Quentin botches a solo escape attempt, they make a break together. Unable to shake the clumsy Quentin Ruby is forced to ta
Bon Voyage (2003)
Bon Voyage (2003) At the start of World War II, the fate of the free world hangs in the balance at the posh Hotel Splendide in Bordeaux. Cabinet members, journalists, physicists, and spies of all persuasions gather in order to escape the Nazi occupation of Paris. High society socialites hobnob with
Barocco (1976)
Barocco (1976) The story of a girl in love with a boxer. They plan to go abroad after making a lot of money by participating in an interview intended to discredit a politician at elections time. But the boxer is killed, and the murderer, little by little, falls in love with the girl who finally acce
Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012)
Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012) Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.
Police (1985)
Police (1985) Mangin, a police inspector in Paris, leans hard on informants to get evidence on three Tunisian brothers who traffic in drugs. He arrests one, Simon, and his girl-friend Noria. Simon's brothers go to their lawyer. He springs Noria, who promptly steals 2 million francs that belong to th
The Moon in the Gutter (1983)
The Moon in the Gutter (1983) In Marseilles, a woman commits suicide after she is raped in an alley. Nightly, her brother Gerard broods at the scene hoping to catch the rapist. He lives with his lover Bella whom he neglects, an alcoholic brother who lurks about, and his father who's stayed drunk sin
A Pure Formality (1994)
A Pure Formality (1994) Onoff is a famous writer who hasn't published any new books for quite some time and has become a recluse. When he is picked up by the police one stormy night, without any identification, out of breath and running madly, without clear memory of recent events, the Inspector is
Glenn, the Flying Robot (2010)
Glenn, the Flying Robot (2010) Synopsis Henry and Jack are two famous and talented pianists: they are rivals and try to outdo each other in the various music events where they regularly compete. They have known each other since their days at the music academy and developed a very strong friendship.
La machine (1994)
La machine 1994 The psychiatrist Marc Laxroix is a studious scientist of the brains of criminals He has an unhappy and loveless marriage with his wife Marie Lacroix and they have a boy, Leonard Lacroix Marc has also a mistress, Marianne, who is also his confidante Marc has secretly built a machine t
Tell Her That I Love Her (1977)
Tell Her That I Love Her 1977 David is an accountant He leaves town every Friday, pretending he is going to take care of his parents at their old peoples home But actually his parents are dead, and he spends the week ends converting a chalet He intends to live there with Lise, a woman he knows and l
Under the Sun of Satan (1987)
Under the Sun of Satan (1987) A priest stuck in a rural congregation and burdened with his overwrought spirituality, finds purpose in a troubled woman accused of murder.
Disco (2008)
Disco (2008) Didier Travolta (Franck Dubosc) is a 40-year-old disco music fan who has no job, lives with his mother, and has a son he hasn't seen for a while in Britain. The mother of his son refuses to send him their son for the holidays unless he can offer him a real vacation, not just going to ba
Danton (1983)
Danton 1983 Action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety, under Robespierres incitement, has begun a series of massive executions, The Terror Confident in the peoples support, Danton clashes with his form
Buffet Froid (1979)
Buffet Froid (1979) Black comedy about solitude and the dehumanization of the modern world, through the adventures of three men. First introduced is Alphonse Tram, an unemployed young man. His only neighbour is the police chief-inspector Morvandieu. Then a third man appears: he is Alphonse's wife's
Boudu (2005)
Boudu 2005 Light hearted, social comedy about the house guest from Hell A modern remake of Renoirs classic film about a vagabond saved from drowning
Uranus (1990)
Uranus (1990) After World War II, a small French village struggles to put the war behind as the controlling Communist Party tries to flush out Petain loyalists. The local bar owner, a simple man who likes to write poetry, who only wants to be left alone to do his job, becomes a target for Communist
United Passions (2014)
United Passions (2014) A group of passionate European mavericks join forces on an ambitious project: the Federation Internationale of Football Association (FIFA). An epic, untold story that brings to life the inspiring saga of the World cup and the three determined men who created it. Driven by thei
Inspector Bellamy (2009)
Inspector Bellamy 2009 As every year, chief inspector Paul Bellamy spends a few days with his wife Francoise in the family house in Nimes Jacques, Pauls stepbrother, turns up unawares, which is bad news since the fellow is an alcoholic good for nothing Also annoying is this stranger at bay who asks
The ComDads (1983)
The ComDads (1983) Unable to find her runaway son, a woman deceives two of her ex-lovers from her youth, a mild-mannered teacher and a tough journalist, that each is the real father in order to obtain their help.
A Farewell to Fools (2013)
A Farewell to Fools (2013) Once upon a time, during WWII, somewhere in Nazi occupied Romania, a night of comic misadventures ensues when a boy discovers a dead soldier. The German authorities demand that the perpetrator must be identified or the town leaders will be shot the following morning. In th
One Woman or Two (1985)
One Woman or Two (1985) An ad executive impersonates an archaeology professor to avoid a situation with an obsessed former lover. She enlists the help of a hapless archaeologist who is at the airport to pick the real archaeology professor. What follows is a series of conflicting and comical situatio
1492 Conquest of Paradise (1992)
1492 Conquest of Paradise 1992 Big budget account of Christopher Columbus discovery of the Americas Released in 1992 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the discovery Shows the disastrous effects the Europeans had on the original inhabitants, and Columbus struggle to civilize the New World
7 morts sur ordonnance (1975)
7 morts sur ordonnance (1975) Dr. Brézé and his sons, all surgeons with limited abilities fight any competition on their sector with all means. Especially a well-known operating surgeon Pierre Losseray, which wants to operate again after a cardiac infarct and a longer recovery break. Night for nig
Inspecteur la Bavure (1980)
Inspecteur la Bavure (1980) The clumsy son of a deceased police hero joins the police and his task is to protect a reporter from the most famous gangster of Paris.
The Dogs (1979)
The Dogs (1979) After several inhabitants of a new city were bitten by dogs, a young doctor tries to stop to the climb of violence.
Robust (2021)
Robust 2021 An aging and disenchanted film star gets a new assistant in the form of a young female security officer
À lorigine (2009)
À lorigine (2009) France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and cynically enjoys the profits of his scam until he meets the lady mayor of a small village that the r
La Dream Team (2016)
La Dream Team 2016 When a fit of anger leads to a serious injury, a sidelined soccer star returns to his hometown and reluctantly agrees to train the local youth
Heavy Duty (2019)
Heavy Duty 2019 This is the story of a guy who goes too fast and a big guy who is too slow Foster meets Taupin All this would be trivial if one of them had a scary scenario, the scenario of their lives and their deaths Just open the pages and shake
The Fugitives (1986)
The Fugitives 1986 Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen But when he is taken hostage in a bank by a hare brained robber, no cops can believe he is not part of this action
The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
The Return of Martin Guerre 1982 During the middle of the 16th century, Martin Guerre returns to his village in southwestern France, after being away in the war for almost a decade The villagers who knew him as a young man suspect he is not Martin, but he seems to know all about his friends, his fam