In an attempt to boost his then-flagging career, comedian Buster Keaton starred in the 1935 French production Le Roi de...
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2004
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This biblical drama chronicles the life of the mother of Christ. It is shot on location in Northern Africa and follows the...
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1995
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This French historical drama is a retelling of the story of St. Bernadette, the young 19th-century girl who was ostracized...
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1989
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1989
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The wealthy old lady (Françoise Rosay) in this French comic crime caper is largely unaware of the machinations of her...
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1972
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A network of spies affects the lives of people in and out of the organization in this routine espionage drama. Dominique...
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1970
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Originally titled Le Soleil des Voyous, Action Man teams two veteran international film stars: France's Jean Gabin and...
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1967
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1966
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This episodic film is for those who have ever wondered about the lives of the people who buy beds in a furniture store. Each...
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1965
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Leopold (Paul Meurisse) is an attorney who gets involved with underworld thugs trying to hijack a truck containing a shipment...
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1965
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Jean Delannoy's This Special Friendship (Les Amities partculieres) is set in a boy's boarding school of the early 1930s. Two...
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1964
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This French/Italian historical spectacle was released in the US as Imperial Venus. Gina Lollobridgida, in her considerable...
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1962
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Upper-crust intrigue, murder, and passions are mixed together in this routine, slow-paced murder mystery by Jean Delannoy. A...
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1961
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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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This is another standard romantic drama geared toward the talents of popular French actor Jean Gabin who plays the lead, a...
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1960
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Love and the Frenchwoman (La Francaise et L'Amour) concentrates on the nature of love by illustrating seven separate aspects...
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1960
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Jean Gabin once again stars as that other famous French detective Inspector Maigret in this murder mystery that is less a...
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1959
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In this standard tale of a gold-hearted prostitute and her difficulties, Zizi Jeanmaire plays Guinguette, the former lady of...
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1959
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The French-made Inspector Maigret offers one of the best-ever Maigrets in the form of veteran tough guy Jean Gabin, who...
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1958
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1957
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Though nearly as lavish as the 1938 MGM film of the same name, the 1955 French historical epic Marie Antoinette is not...
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1956
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1955
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1954
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Franciolin) FI An all-star lineup of actors and directors was responsible for the omnibus feature Secrets D'Alcove. The film...
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1954
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The French/Italian Obsession was based on a novel by American suspense writer William Irish (aka Cornell Woolrich)....
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1954
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1954
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This film is comprised of three vignettes focusing upon women and war. The first episode, set in WW II, chronicles the sad...
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1954
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La Route Napoleon is a lampoon of the aggressive sales tactics adopted by the French tourism industry. Go-getting publicity...
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1953
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1952
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1952
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Though the title literally translates to Savage Man or Savage Boy, this French film was released in the U.S. as Savage...
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1951
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French filmmaker Jean Dellanoy once again combines visual poetry with box-office savvy in Dieu a Besoin des Hommes. Set on a...
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1950
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Released in the U.S. in 1950, Mask of Korea has the sort of title that suggests a tie-in with the then-raging Korean...
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1950
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The tragic 19th-century romance between Austria's Crown Prince Rudolph and his teenaged mistress Marie Varetska served as the...
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1948
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Director
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1948
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Released in the US as The Chips are Down, Jean Delannoy's Les Jeux sont Faits represented the first work written directly for...
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1947
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Adapted by Pierre Bost and Jean Aurenche from a novel by Andre Gide, Symphonie Pastorale proved yet another box-office...
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1946
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In this French romance, a genius composer/violinist finds great success but no love because he cannot seem to connect with...
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1945
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1944
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Eternal Return (L'Eternel Retour) translates the Tristan and Isolde legend into contemporary (e.g. 1939) terms. The Tristan...
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1943
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1942
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1942
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1941
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1940
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1939
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La Venus D'Or (Golden Venus) was based on Business, a play by Pierre Sabatier. Mirielle Balin stars as Judith, the mistress...
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1938
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Le Paradis de Satan is set in the jungles of Brazil, where a once-thriving plantation faces financial ruin. Young financier...
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1938
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1937
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1933
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1928
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