Henri Langlois was, in many respects, the ultimate film fan. In 1936, at the age of 22, Langlois became (along with...
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2005
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Instead of simply traveling to eastern Siberia to collect a modern art collection willed to him by a forgotten uncle, Daniel...
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1993
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1993
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In modern-day Paris, a cabalist known as the Maharal has created a golem, an artificial being constructed of earth and clay,...
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1992
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This difficult-to-follow arthouse film explores the parallel stories of two very idealistic Zionist women who never met in...
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1989
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Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander) are angels who watch over the city of Berlin. They don't have harps or wings...
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1988
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In this experimental film that deals metaphorically with Arab-Jewish relations in the Middle East, left-leaning director...
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1985
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In one of the more bizarre documentaries to come out of French cinema, this is a record of a confrontation between ex-Nazi SS...
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1985
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An aging Nazi war criminal, "Doktor S.," was convicted of killing more than 11,000 people in Byelorussia and Lithuania...
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1984
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Director Robert Kramer became intrigued with the process of filming Wundkanal by Thomas Harlan because the exchange between...
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1984
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1984
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This story about a wounded American gangster seeking refuge in the country villa of a blind, sophisticated, and aging actor...
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1983
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This French film has a plot that sounds like an expansion of an urban legend. Walter (Daniel Mesguich) and Sara...
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1983
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On Top of the Whale, one of the best-known films by acclaimed director Raul Ruiz, is an allegorical exploration of language...
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1982
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Wim Wenders' The State of Things (Der Stand der Dinge) was financed by one of the director's chief mentors,...
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1982
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1982
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This French sex farce is translated in English as The Trout. Joseph Losey directed and co-wrote the film, which stars...
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1982
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When several Americans start out on their trek through a large national park, they have no idea that their lack of expertise...
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1981
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In what was billed as "The First East-Meets-West Western," Toshiro Mifune plays Kuroda, a samurai warrior who accompanies a...
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1971
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1970
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1969
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This romantic tragedy concerns the Archduke Rudolf (Omar Sharif) and his mistress, the Baroness Maria Vetsera...
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1968
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Adapted from his autobiography The Eddie Chapman Story, this is the story of a British safecracker who was in prison when...
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1967
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This exciting adventure provides an interesting look into the manufacture and trafficking of opium and heroin. The original...
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1966
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Lady L (Sophia Loren) is an 80-year-old woman who recalls her amorous adventures in flashback in this light sex comedy. While...
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1965
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After years of enduring movie lampoons of his 1955 crime-caper classic Rififi, director Jules Dassin topped them all with his...
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1964
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1963
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This tragic and suspenseful tale of domestic abuse concerns a couple who have drifted far from the intent of their marriage...
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1962
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The French omnibus feature Tales of Paris is made of four separate romantic playlets, each with its own cast, director, and...
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1962
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This tragedy of two star-crossed lovers, directed by Jean Delannoy, is based on a 17th-century novel by Madame de La Fayette....
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1961
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In what must be the longest lapse of time between a film and its sequel, 70-year-old Abel Gance continues his nearly...
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1960
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Black Tights is a filmed ballet anthology divided into four all-dance episodes. "The Diamond Cruncher" spotlights...
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1960
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This French social comedy makes fun of the upper crust. It is based on a Moliere play and is the first appearance of the...
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1960
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A wife attempts to help her escaped convict husband and his two cohorts evade capture, but is stopped by love and several...
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1959
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This legendary opera by Mozart is lavishly produced and comedically performed with great skill by the Comedie Francaise....
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1959
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At the insistence of the Czechoslovakian judges, the French-Czech Liberte Sureveille (Provisional Liberty) was withdrawn from...
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1958
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This French-Italian musical starts out in the eponymous French gambling establishment. Vittorio de Sica plays Gordy, an...
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1957
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This Franco-Japanese production made the American TV rounds as Typhoon Over Nagasaki. Jean Marais heads the cast as Pierre, a...
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1957
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Le Cas Du Dr. Laurent (The Case of Dr. Laurent) stars Jean Gabin as a Paris-based doctor who tries to spread the gospel of...
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1956
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Gerard Philipe stars in the lavishly appointed adventure film Le Meilleure Part. Philipe is cast as a dedicated constructive...
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1955
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Released in some markets as The Toy Wife, the French Frou-Frou stars Dany Robin in the title role. The heroine is a WW1-era...
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1955
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A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African republic of Liberia, which in...
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1955
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1954
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Barbara Laage essays the title role in Zoe. Our heroine's adventures begin when she catches the eye of a big-city playboy...
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1954
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The French Les Impures was one of a cycle of filmed "exposes" of the white slavery trade. The heroine, played by...
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1954
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Audrey Hepburn became a star with this film, in which she played Princess Anne, weary of protocol and anxious to have some...
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1953
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Julietta (Dany Robin) is not fond of the wealthy older man (Bernard Lancret) whom her mother has selected for her husband....
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1953
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The official credits for the Italian-made Stranger on the Prowl read: "written and directed by Andrea Forzano." In truth,...
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1952
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1951
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In this drama, a free-spirited vagabond's life changes dramatically when he learns that he has inherited a fortune....
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1950
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1950
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1949
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Per its title, Lovers of Verona is an updated adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The film was a joint project of...
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1948
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1948
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This psychological drama is set aboard a submarine carrying Nazi officials fleeing their country just before the end of World...
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1947
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Jean Cocteau's adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (originally released in France as La Belle et la Bête) stars Josette Day as...
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1946
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La Bataille du Rail (Battle of the Rails) is regarded by many cineastes as the one truly great French "resistance" film....
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1945
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1941
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Director Jean Renoir returns to the "people of the soil" of his previous Toni in People of France! (originally La Vie est a...
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1936
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