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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1985
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Not just another documentary on the French resistance movement, this film focuses on one particular group of underground...
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1983
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Mme. Baron
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1982
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This fictionalized biography of Guy de Maupassant uses his dying days, suffering under the last ravages of syphilis, to...
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His mother
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1982
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Based on the novel by Bernice Rubens, I Sent a Letter to My Love stars Simone Signoret as a woman who has reached middle age...
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Louise
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1981
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L'Adolescente (The Adolescent) was the second directorial stint for French film star Jeanne Moreau. This possibly...
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Mamie
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1978
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When her old resistance buddies come to her looking for someone to helm a financially troubled liberal newspaper, Judith...
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Judith
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1978
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Madame Rosa (Simone Signoret) is an aging former prostitute who, in her dotage, makes a living by caring for the children of...
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Mme. Rosa
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1977
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Chris Marker's remarkable documentary about the rise and fall of the New Left in the 1960s and 1970s was originally released...
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1977
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A tough but honest cop must clear his name after a corrupt colleague implicates him in a murder in this French thriller....
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Therese
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1976
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The heiress Claire (Charlotte Rampling) in this movie is the daughter of the Miss Blandish of the film...
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Lady Vamos
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1975
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The very modest lawyer (Jean-Louis Trintignant) in this case of murder finds much more than he is looking for and then must...
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1973
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In this French film, Rose (Simone Signoret) is the pillar on which her family depends, and against which it pulls. These...
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Rose
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1973
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In this French film, Jeanne (Simone Signoret) is a poorly regarded (and treated) second wife, who serves as more of a servant...
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Jeanne
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1973
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Coudrec
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1971
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A Georges Simenon novel was the basis for the French Le Chat. Not much happens in the way of plot, nor are many words of...
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Clemence
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1971
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Nolan (Serge Reggiani) was set up to take the fall for a crime committed by his whole gang, and as a result, his brother is...
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Lea
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1971
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This Costa-Gavras thriller stars Yves Montand as an East European government functionary, inexplicably imprisoned by his...
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Lise
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1970
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This documentary follows noted film archivist Henri Langlois as he returns to Paris. Over 60,000 prints exist in his Paris...
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1970
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In this war drama set during the French Resistance of WW II, a courageous fighter escapes Gestapo headquarters and returns to...
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Mathilde
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1969
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A man returns to France after living in America for 11 years to find the old hometown has changed. Bruno...
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Leone
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1969
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To help fight the communists, comic-strip superhero Mister Freedom (John Abbey) is sent to France by an American group called...
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1969
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This is one of several film versions of the classic play by Anton Chekhov. The depressing tale of unrequited love begins when...
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Arkadina
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1968
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In this psychological thriller, Paul (James Caan) and Jennifer (Katherine Ross) are a pair of wealthy but blasé socialites...
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Lisa
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1967
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Elsa Fennan
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1967
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In 1944, with Paris on the verge of Liberation by the allies, Adolph Hitler ordered that the City of Light be blown up and...
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Cafe Proprietress
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1966
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Eliane Darres
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1965
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The first person the audience sees in Ship of Fools is dwarf Michael Dunn, who speaks to viewers directly and acts as a Greek...
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La Condesa
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1965
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Director Jacques Baratier's Sweet and Sour is an independently produced project with a surprising amount of European...
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1963
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This French/Italian effort travelled under the titles Le Jour Et L'Heure, Il Giorno e L'Ora and Viviamo Oggi in Europe. In...
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Therese Dutheil
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1963
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This is an untraditional film documentary that concerns Paris. Instead of covering the usual sights and sounds of the city,...
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1963
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Based on James Barlow's novel The Burden of Proof, this is a thoughtful drama revolving around the relationship between a...
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Anne Weir
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1962
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1961
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Four different vignettes are featured in this routine anthology of love stories supposedly based on historical truths. In the...
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Jenny
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1961
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Four unemployed prostitutes attempt to open a restaurant in this comedy. They look all over Rome for a restaurant they can...
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Adua
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1960
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Talented actress and writer Simone Signoret carries this drama about an emotionally deteriorating woman, Roberta, who tries...
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Roberte
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1960
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Ruthless young working-class Englishman Laurence Harvey takes a job in a North Country village controlled by millionaire...
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Alice Aisgill
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1959
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American playwright Arthur Miller was still under an "unfriendly" cloud in 1958, so far as the anti-Communist brigades were...
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Elizabeth Proctor
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1957
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This standard documentary follows a 1956 tour by singer-actor Yves Montand through various cities in the USSR as he performs...
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Commentary
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1957
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Recharging his creative batteries with a "commercial" venture, director Luis Bunuel came up with the stylish if...
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Djin
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1956
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Nicole Horner
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1954
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Therese Raquin
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1953
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The Paris demimonde of 1900 is the setting for Casque d'Or. Georges Manda (Serge Reggiani), an honest woodworker, falls in...
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Marie, Casque D'or
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1952
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Caroline (Maria Casales) and Isabelle (Simone Signoret) are half-sisters with a long history of mutual animosity. Jacques...
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Isabelle
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1951
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Cornell Wilde serves as "box office insurance" in this Swiss-filmed romantic comedy. Wilde plays American sailor Stanley...
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Yvonne
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1950
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An exercise in style, La Ronde was one of the few films of the 1950s to contain overtly sexual themes. The story is a series...
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Leocadie, the Prostitute
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1950
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1950
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In this Italian drama, an independent, sensual woman married to the owner of a riding academy has a string of affairs. She...
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1950
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Eddie Roback (Dane Clark), an American army deserter turned criminal, is going to trial in Paris after a ten-month delay when...
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1950
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Dora
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1950
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1948
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Set in World War II times, this drama involves a highly trained bunch of British soldiers who must parachute into Nazi-held...
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Michele Denis
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1948
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Originally released in France as Dedee D'Anvers in 1948, this tight little melodrama was both directed and co-written by...
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Dedee
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1947
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1946
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Generally forgotten today, Macadam opened to good reviews and excellent business when it first came out in 1946. The film...
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1946
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Raymond Rouleau stars in Le Couple Ideal as a French movie leading man, circa 1912. Slated to appear at a gala for President...
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1945
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1943
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1943
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1943
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1942
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Les Demons de L'Aube was French director Yves Allegret's first film since 1943. Also known as Dawn Devils, the film was...
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1942
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1941
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In this French drama, based on a story by Tolstoy, the public prosecutor decides to sacrifice himself so that his wife can...
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1940
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1937
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