Diary of a Mad Old Man (1987)
Diary of a Mad Old Man (1987) Marcel Hamelinck has a chronic muscle disease and therefore has to retire from his work. After his wife Denise dies, his attention is drawn to his daughter-in-law Simone. Obsessively he tries to make overtures, even at the expense of his own health. He gives her expensi
One Deadly Summer (1983)
One Deadly Summer (1983) In spring 1976, a 19-year-old beauty, her German-born mother, and her crippled father move to the town of a firefighter nicknamed Pin-Pon. Everyone notices the provocative Eliane. She singles out Pin-Pon and soon is crying on his shoulder (she's myopic and hates her reputati
The Flower of Evil (2003)
The Flower of Evil 2003 Anne runs for re election to the town council, shepherded by Matthieu, her fellow candidate and campaign manager Her husband, Gerard, a businessman and philanderer, hates the campaign and feels vindication when a nasty leaflet circulates about their family history His son, Fr
Under the Sign of the Bull (1969)
Under the Sign of the Bull (1969) With the financing of Jérôme, his brother-in-law, the inventor Albert Raynal manages to develop a revolutionary space rocket. Unfortunately, it fails on its test flight and Jérôme withdrew its financial support.
Quartet (1981)
Quartet (1981) It's 1927 Paris. Following the conviction of her art dealer husband, Stephan Zelli, for theft for which he was handed a one-year prison sentence, Marya Zelli, originally from West India, moves in with her acquaintances, expatriate Brits H.J. and Lois Heidler. Marya knows that H.J. in
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Moulin Rouge (1952) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec frequently visits the Moulin Rouge, where he drinks cognac and draws sketches of the dancers and singers. Though the son of a French count, Henri's legs were badly deformed by a childhood fall, and his personal life is often unhappy as a result. While he
Escape to Nowhere (1973)
Escape to Nowhere 1973 Who is Anton Haliakov, who has just been abducted by the M I 5 in London A Soviet scientist apparently But sixteen years before the man had another identity, Clement Tibere, and another nationality, French So what led him to become Russian and to change identity And why are th
A Monkey in Winter (1962)
A Monkey in Winter (1962) Albert is an inn owner who vowed never to drink again if he and his wife survived the war. They did, and the reformed alcoholic keeps his vow. But times have changed and soon after the war, Albert comes in contact with Gabriel, a young man prone to heavy bouts with the bott