Janine Verneau

A sailor sees a student killing his teacher and decides to spin a few yarns for him. He tells the boy of his many adventures in exotic South American ports where he visited opium dens and stayed in cathouses. In such dark, dreamlike places, the sailor meets many strange, mystical characters.

Part of a series in which foreign filmmakers portray a region or town in France. Manoel de Oliveira looks at Nice.

After a road accident, a writer, Edgar, and his wife, Mylène, take up residence on an island off the coast of France to recuperate. Edgar soon recovers from his injuries and begins writing his next novel, seeking inspiration from the local people. His wife, however, has lost her voice and can only communicate through written notes. The islanders grow suspicious of the reclusive couple, their unease soon turning to aggression. Edgar is equally anxious about his neighbors, particularly a solitary widower, Ducasse, who has taken charge of a large consignment of crates. What secret project is Ducasse engaged in – and can it explain the strange behavior of the islanders?

ヌーベルバーグを代表する女性監督アニエス・バルダの代表作のひとつで、幸福を求める平凡な夫婦に訪れる皮肉な運命を描いた人間ドラマ。フランソワは美しい妻テレーズや可愛い子どもたちに囲まれ、平穏で幸せな毎日を送っていた。ある日、近くの町へ出かけたフランソワは、郵便局で働く女性エミリーと出会い、恋に落ちてしまう。その一方で、フランソワは妻テレーズのことも心から愛していた。ある日、家族を連れてピクニックに出かけたフランソワは、テレーズに不倫の事実を打ち明けるが……。1965年ベルリン国際映画祭で銀熊賞を受賞した。

A photo montage of Cubans filmed by Agnès Varda during her visit to Cuba in 1963, four years after Fidel Castro came to power. This black & white documentary explores their socialist culture and society while making use of 1500 pictures (out of 4000!) the filmmaker took while on the island.

クレオ（コリンヌ・マルシャン）はブロンド髪の美しい娘。が、最近クレオは悩んでいる。体の具合が悪いのだ。もしガンだったら……と思うと、いてもたってもいられない。先日、彼女は病院で精密検査を受けた。結果の出るのは今日の夕刻。クレオはその時刻の来るのがこわかった。五時。クレオは女占師の前に腰をおろす。占師は彼女が病気であることを見透した。

A subtitle warns, "beware of dark sunglasses." Anna and her lover, whose looks in bowler and bow tie are reminiscent of a young Buster Keaton, kiss chastely on a bridge overlooking the Seine. He dons sunglasses and waves as she runs down a stairway to the river's edge, then watches in horror as she's knocked flat and loaded into the back of a hearse. In vain, he gives chase. Disconsolate, he buys a large funeral wreath and a handkerchief from sympathetic vendors. He removes the glasses to wipe his eyes and realizes they are the cause of all his woe. He replays the farewell without the glasses.

A short documentary on the chateaux of the Loire in France was commissioned by the French Tourist Bureau.

Impressions of the rue Mouffetard, Paris 5, through the eyes of a pregnant woman.

Nightclub entertainer Jean Clery discovers too late that the 'baby' he agreed to take care of is a wild, shapely sex kitten.

A small-town policeman is informed that "naked women" are dancing in a revue at a local variety theater. Being the guardian of public morals that he is, he decides to stroll on down there and check it out for himself.