Christian de Chalonge

Argan inventa enfermedades todo el tiempo y sigue preguntando por su médico. Para recibir atención en el hogar, quiere casar a Thomas Diafoirus, un médico, con su hija Angelique. Pero este último está enamorado de cléante.

Behind the scenes of the theater, while the last performance has just ended, the comedian returns to his box.

An old aristocrat, short of money, who does not accept the new world ruled by the bourgeois class ,epitomized by the industrialist and by the doctor who finally grabs the the aristocrat's castle which soon will be turned into a hospital.

An old aristocrat, short of money, who does not accept the new world ruled by the bourgeois class ,epitomized by the industrialist and by the doctor who finally grabs the the aristocrat's castle which soon will be turned into a hospital.

Aunque alguna vez fue coronel en Argentina, el personaje principal de esta película ahora es un rico exiliado que vive en París con su amada esposa, quien no ha podido tener hijos. Para llenar este vacío en sus vidas, él alimenta y viste a los niños abandonados, criándolos en su mansión como si fueran suyos. Como nunca sería el caso en la vida real de hoy, en esta historia fantástica ambientada en 1925, nadie se opone a este comportamiento, y viven juntos de forma agradable y placentera. Las cosas se vuelven mucho más animadas cuando un mago escénico coloca a su atractiva hija en la casa del coronel, lo que despierta un vivo interés romántico de sus hijos y del gran hombre.

A true story shot in a German Impressionistic style. In France during the Nazi occupation, Dr. Petiot (Michel Serrault) offered to help Jews escape the Nazis. They would come to his house, and he would kindly give them lethal "vaccinations" for their anticipated travel to Argentina. Then he would steal everything the brought with them (in addition to their up-front payment to him) and burn their bodies in his home-made crematorium.

Born with their immune systems damaged, Tom and Lola are doomed to live their lives in isolation, sealed in separate plastic bubbles. However, neither cold urethane nor chillier hospital technicians can keep down the beguiling spirit of these indomitable siblings.

Julien is an electronics professional who is down on his luck when he decides to enter an international sailboat race. He is led astray from his original good intentions by a low-life press agent who convinces him it would be well worth his while to win the race by illegal maneuvering. As he sets off, flashbacks tell how he came to be on the sailboat; later he has long monologues -- several of them, and in-between he occasionally battles to stay afloat on an uncooperative sea.

In southern France, in a quiet little town, the mayor, who also owns a castle with some cattle, is in the wine cellar with some other people: the pharmacist, the veterinary, and some of his employees. As they are drinking wine, they hear a terrible noise and the heat's getting higher and higher. They don't realize what's happening: when they come out of the cellar, they realize that everything has burned, and all the buildings are destroyed...

In southern France, in a quiet little town, the mayor, who also owns a castle with some cattle, is in the wine cellar with some other people: the pharmacist, the veterinary, and some of his employees. As they are drinking wine, they hear a terrible noise and the heat's getting higher and higher. They don't realize what's happening: when they come out of the cellar, they realize that everything has burned, and all the buildings are destroyed...

El ejecutivo bancario Henri Rainier concede un préstamo enorme al inversionista Claude Chevalier d'Aven. Sin embargo, los negocios de Chevalier resultan tan ruinosos que el banco se ve obligado a cubrir el déficit. Por si fuera poco, Rainier es considerado culpable del desastre de la entidad financiera. A pesar de todo, Rainier, lejos de quedarse de brazos cruzados, decide demandar a su anterior jefe.

El ejecutivo bancario Henri Rainier concede un préstamo enorme al inversionista Claude Chevalier d'Aven. Sin embargo, los negocios de Chevalier resultan tan ruinosos que el banco se ve obligado a cubrir el déficit. Por si fuera poco, Rainier es considerado culpable del desastre de la entidad financiera. A pesar de todo, Rainier, lejos de quedarse de brazos cruzados, decide demandar a su anterior jefe.

Miembros de una división militar se atrincheran en una recóndita fortaleza del desierto a la espera del ataque del ejército enemigo. Allí, soldados y oficiales sobreviven con honor, tratando de respetar las reglas. El eje del relato es el joven teniente Drogo, quien poco después de ser destinado a la fortaleza, intenta conseguir un certificado médico que lo exima de su nueva posición.

A vet tries to create his own Garden of Eden

A vet tries to create his own Garden of Eden

Director Christian De Chalonge uses a docudrama-styled approach to tell the lonely story of Portugese workers in France. In hopes of avoiding the Army, a boy leaves Portugal bound for Paris to find a job. He meets other Portugese upon his arrival but spends most of his time wandering the streets of Paris when his friend cannot be found. The tedium of the feature overshadows the good intent to bring attention to the plight of immigrant workers struggling to survive in a new country.

París 1917. Mientras se habla de una guerra que no termina, Mata Hari, un espía con un gran poder de seducción, utilizará sus encantos para conseguir arrebatar importantes secretos militares. Su principal objetivo: seducir a un capitán francés…