A fresh-faced orphan from the provinces labors away at the last old-fashioned café on Avenue Montaigne as the Paris theater...
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2007
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The master of French suspense joins forces with the queen of English suspense fiction for this tense tale of the treacherous...
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2006
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The year is 1914, and as World War I continues to rage across the European countryside, four individuals stuck on the front...
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2006
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Co-written by Caroline Eliacheff, Claude Chabrol's La Fleur Du Mal (The Flower of Evil) concerns three generations of the...
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Aunt Line
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2003
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Jean Becker's Effroyables Jardins (Strange Gardens) is a tale of survival during WWII. At the beginning of the 1960s, French...
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2003
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As directed by Olivier Bourbeillon, this documentary profiles Claude Chabrol (1930-2010), one of the most vital contributors...
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2002
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Directed by Rémi Waterhouse, Mille Millièmes is centered around an eccentric ensemble of apartment residents. Kindness is...
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Mme. Chartreux
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2002
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When a man kills his wife -- who happened to be the most hated woman in the village -- no one is sure if he should be...
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Schoolmistress
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2001
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A lighthearted and nostalgic drama about life among a group of close-knit friends, Les Enfants du Marais/Children of the...
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1999
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Acclaimed director Tony Gatlif spins this wildly anarchic tale about three young punks, a bevy of cinematic inside jokes, and...
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1999
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La mere
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1992
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1990
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This poetic French drama about the inner experience of a returning World War I soldier, is based on the much-loved and highly...
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Louise Muselier
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1989
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1987
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In this erotic drama, Marcel (Ralph Michael) fantasizes about being with his daughter-in-law Simone (Beatie Edney) after the...
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Denise Hamelinck
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1987
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Clemence
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1987
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1986
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In this tragic tale of misunderstanding, obsession, and increasing madness, "she," a beautiful young woman (Isabelle Adjani)...
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Cognata
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1983
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In this 80-minute biographical documentary, Pablo Picasso is portrayed through his art, historical footage that lays a...
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1982
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No relation to the 1949 Somerset Maugham "omnibus" film of the same name, 1981's Quartet is based on the roman a clef by Jean...
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1981
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Alain Delon plays Mr. Klein, a French-Catholic art dealer during the Nazi occupation. Strapped for cash, Klein takes...
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Jeanine
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1976
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Alain Delon stars in this French/Italian prison-break film. When his son is falsely imprisoned, Delon contrives to bust the...
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1976
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In this poetic slice-of-life film that reveals the problems and needs of a group of lowlife characters, unwed mother Vivaine...
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Man-Louise
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1976
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A doctor gains a new perspective on her life and career when she faces a life-threatening illness in this drama. Francoise...
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1975
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Elizabeth (Romy Schneider) and her daughter (Benedicte Bucher) take a holiday together, and each of them has a brief romance:...
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Edith
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1974
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This French spy thriller makes a number of surprising variations on familiar themes. Tibere (Lino Ventura) is a Soviet...
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Jeanne
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1973
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Thomas (Jacques Charrier) is a sailor who has deserted from the Navy in this gentle French drama. He has found refuge in a...
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1972
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Teresa (Suzanne Flon) is the neurotic, middle aged woman living in an expansive apartment in Rome. Elana (Anne Doat) is the...
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Teresa
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1970
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In this story of the perfect crime that goes wrong, Jeff (Georges Rouquier) is the mastermind who has planned a successful...
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Mrs. de Groote
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1969
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This is an updated version of the Alexander Dumas classic. Edmond Dantes (Paul Barge) is framed and imprisoned for...
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Christine
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1968
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Zita, portrayed by Katina Paxinou, is a Parisian widow who has suffered a stroke. She is cared for by her niece...
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Yvette
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1968
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Albert (Hardy Kruger) is a Franciscan monk and a medical orderly at a monastery in France. Although he is German, the kindly...
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Mother
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1968
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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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Marie-Jeanne Farrand
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1967
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Bernard Blier directs and stars in this routine spy saga. A vacationing doctor is caught in a web of international espionage...
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Women
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1966
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Mlle. Villard
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1964
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Nutty, Naughty Chateau is summed up in the encyclopedic book The United Artists Story as "Sex comedy drama." No more, no...
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1963
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1963
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Cordie's mother
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1963
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Much of Orson Welles' latter-day reputation as an "unfathomable" genius rests upon his seeming unwillingness to tell a story...
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Miss Pittl
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1963
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In this thriller a fugitive from prison must clear her name after she was wrongly convicted of a crime. She had already...
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1963
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Latent forces for a strong individualism are pitted against the need to honor deeply held commitments in this effective...
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Suzanne Quentin
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1962
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1961
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Also known as Mr. Arkadin, this flawed late effort by director Orson Welles recalls the structure of Citizen Kane, centering...
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1955
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Moulin Rouge is the story of 19th century French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, portrayed by José Ferrer. The film records...
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Myriamme Hayen
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1952
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1951
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The material is better than the execution in the French La Belle Image. The story concerns a plain-looking young man named...
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Lucienne
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1950
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1949
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Simone
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1948
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1948
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