Valentino (1977)
Valentino (1977) In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide - that actor was Rudolph Valentino. Ballroom dancer Valentino manipulated his good looks and animal-like grace into a Hollywood career.
An American in Paris (1951)
Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. However, things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Is Paris Burning? (1966) In this sprawling, star-laden film, we see the struggles of various French resistance factions to regain control of Paris near the end of World War II. The Nazi general in charge of Paris, Dietrich von Cholitz (Fröbe), is under orders from Hitler himself to burn the city if
The Glass Slipper (1955)
The Glass Slipper (1955) In a small pleasant European village, there is one unhappy person: Ella. She is despised by everyone, and mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters. Out feeling miserable one day, Ella meets a handsome young man, who falls for her. He is really Prince Charles, the son of
Fanny (1961)
A love triangle between a young woman, a rich 60-something man and an aspiring sailor set in early 20th century Marseilles.
Gigi (1958)
Gigi (1958) Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship, but it may not stay platonic for long. Gaston, the scion of a wealthy Parisian family finds emotional refuge from the superficial lifestyle of upper class Parisi
The LShaped Room (1962)
The LShaped Room (1962) Jane, a young French woman, pregnant and unmarried, takes a room in a seedy London boarding house, which is inhabited by an assortment of misfits. She considers getting an abortion, but is unhappy with this solution. She falls into a relationship with Toby, a struggling young
The Doctors Dilemma (1958)
The Doctors Dilemma (1958) Mrs. Dubedat loves and idolizes her artist husband, Louis, but he is dying of tuberculosis. She goes to a doctor and convinces him to save her husband. The doctor can keep only so many patients, and must choose who is worth saving, but is convinced that Louis' artistic tal
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Daddy Long Legs (1955) On a trip to France, millionaire Jervis Pendelton sees an 18 year old girl in an orphanage. Enchanted with her, but mindful of the difference in their ages, he sponsors her to college in New England. She writes him letters, which he doesn't read. After 3 years, he goes to visi
The Story of Three Loves (1953)
The Story of Three Loves (1953) Three loosely connected love stories. The first story: Paula is a talented dancer who cannot truly live unless she dances. But has a heart condition, which means she cannot live if she does. The second story: Tommy despises his French tutor, and hates being a child. H
A Very Special Favor (1965)
A Very Special Favor (1965) A rich man asks a womanizing playboy to marry his daughter and make a grandson for him.
The Subterraneans (1960)
The Subterraneans (1960) Leo is a 28 year old writer who doesn't have any friends because he finds normal people too shallow and so he hasn't found love. After an arguing with his mother he leaves into the night where he accidentally meets a group of poets, artists and philosophers who drag him to a
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) After Elizabeth's husband dies, she begins to play her tenor saxophone again, and remembers when she was 15 and a member of the Blonde Bombshells, an all-girl (with one exception) swing band. Accompanied by the exception and urged on by her grand-daughter, El
Chandler (1971)
Chandler (1971) A hardboiled aging private eye is hired to find and protect a missing government witness sought after by the gangsters. The witness is a beautiful French woman and even the cops can't be trusted. The case is tough, but so is Chandler.
Il padre di famiglia (1967)
Il padre di famiglia (1967) La seconda guerra mondiale è terminata da poco e Marco e Paola, architetti, sono pieni di ideali di rinnovamento per la società. Si sposano. Cominciano ad arrivare i figli, quattro, e i problemi che comporta la loro educazione e il tempo che passa riescono a logorare gl
Father Goose (1964)
Father Goose 1964 During World War II South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star (2016)
Leslie Caron, beloved star of Gigi and An American in Paris, reveals secrets of her work and life a world of contradictions, ambitions, and dreams, lived by one of the most luminous personalities of Hollywoods Golden Age Discovered by Gene Kelly when she was a teenager, she became one of the great t
Guns of Darkness (1962)
Guns of Darkness (1962) An English couple and a deposed ruler head for the border during a South American revolution.
Gaby (1956)
Gaby 1956 Gaby is a ballet dancer in 1944 London who happens to bump into a corporal Greg while rushing to catch the bus Greg is mesmerized by Gaby and goes to the ballet to see her on stage, but Gaby is French and wants nothing to do with Greg But he persists and by the end of the day, she agrees t