Un client à "L'ange gardien" (uncredited)
무대는 19세기 말의 파리. 교외에서 친구와 뱃놀이를 하던 메리는 카페에서 일하던 목수 망다에 매료되어 르카 일당인 애인 로랑 대신 그와 춤을 춘다. 결국 만다는 질투심에 불타는 롤랑과 술집에서 결투 끝에 그를 살해하고 마리와 함께 시골로 도망친다. 하지만 마리를 차지하려는 두목 르카의 밀고로 망다의 친구 레이몽이 살인 누명을 쓰게 되는데...
Le contrôleur (uncredited)
A woman in Paris hires a taxi driver to locate her ex-lover, father to her newborn child, who left her without leaving an address.
(uncredited)
Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.
Although suspected and hunted down by policeman Sherlock Coco and inspector Hector, the Pieds Nickelés (Croquignol, Filochard and Ribouldingue) manage to save the legacy of Monsieur Miradoux, who will be very grateful to them.
Gaston Bernod is a Parisian bus driver. Honest, upright and hard-working, he is held in high esteem by his superiors. Gaston has always pampered "his" bus, going as far as to equip it with a fuel-saving device of his invention. Very close to his vehicle, he may have somewhat neglected his wife Paulette, who lets herself got round by the smooth words of Pierrot. The gigolo has indeed managed to persuade her to follow him to the Mont Saint-Michel, "a wonderful nest for their burgeoning love" as he says. The trouble is that Gaston, while driving his dear 84, catches sight of the car, and suddenly aware of his misfortune, sees red. He immediately sets off in pursuit of the culprits, involving his load of helpless passengers in the chase.
Agent
Nicole, a spirited lawyer, must defend, for her debut in the courtroom, the accused Panoyau. It is a failure, the death sentence. Furious, Nicole proclaims to Claude, her fiance, that the marriage is canceled as long as Panoyau is threatened. Claude manages to steal the guillotine and the couple go on a trip and discover the real assassin.
Plasterer
A trio of criminals gradually become entangled in theft and crime. Serge is arrested, his mistress, Hélène, and his accomplice, Michel, both become lovers, try to exonerate him and use false fingerprints first, then after Serge's conviction, gloves covered with the same fingerprints of the prisoner.
Un homme dans le métro (uncredited)
Everyone in Paris thinks Fantomas is dead. A wave of extortion, blackmail and murder all point to the master criminal. Inspector Juve and his reporter friend Fandor set out to find the truth.
Peasant
La Carcasse, an obtuse peasant, lives with his wife Lucie and his father-in-law Tord-cou. At odds with his son-in-law, the Tord-cou takes it into his head to marry Thérésa, the daughter of their neighbor Casimir. But the Carcass, too, feels attracted to the young woman...
Un employé du garage (uncredited)
Georges, hunted by the Germans, had taken refuge with his brother, Commissioner PJ Paris. Once released, he teams up for the sake of a girl with the lackluster Zattore. A bank is robbed, but the police is fast and Georges will either lose his life.
In the peaceful alpine village of Granges-de-Mortes, a tragedy has just taken place: Gustave Boeuf, the local Casanova, has mysteriously died at the foot of a wayside cross. Shortly afterwards, a peasant, who is suspected of having murdered him, hangs himself from a branch of the calvary. But was he the real culprit? Angélique Barrodet, an old maid , who had been Gustave's fiancée before he abandoned her on the very day of their wedding, leads the investigation in her own way.
Un pauvre (uncredited)
The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.
Popaul
She's working in a big store, he's a typographer and they lost their winning lottery ticket.
Inspector
Martine discovers, on the eve of her wedding, that her mother, whom she believed to be dead, leads an adventurous life. Pierre, her fiancé, unable to overcome his family's opposition to the revelation of this news, decides to kidnap Martine. The adventurer, who is not recognized by her daughter, agrees to leave France. The family of the young man will no longer put obstacles in the way of marriage.
Hervé is a tough sea captain in command of the "Duchesse Anne", a rum-trading ship. But the sea dog hides a tender heart and he allows Marie-Douce, a poor slum girl who dreams of seeing the wide world,on board. To have her accepted by the crew, he passes her off as his niece. A seasoned master like him, wise enough to ban alcohol use on his ship, should have known better : a beautiful girl on the deck cannot but unleash the savage instincts of all those men without women.
Director of a music hall, the dubious Ribero, to save himself from bankruptcy, only hopes for the victory of his horse. An English lord enlists his crack Master Love in the race. Ribero will try to prevent its departure. He is thwarted in his dark projects by the lord's daughter, captain of a troop of girls, and by a wise and determined sportsman who does not hesitate, for the occasion, to become a jockey. Master Love wins the race, Ribero is confused, a few weddings are celebrated.
Stage manager
Diavalo is the popular hero of French serials circa 1912. Diana is an actress who falls in love with Diavalo. Diavalo is forced to wear a series of disguises to elude the police so he can attend a Gala for the President.
Anne-Marie meets three men bearing the first name of Ludovic. Each of them has a very different character than the other two. The young woman will find great love with one of them.
Le détective
Anne-Marie meets three men bearing the first name of Ludovic. Each of them has a very different character than the other two. The young woman will find great love with one of them.
During the 1940 exodus, a young girl takes in a baby to whom she becomes deeply attached.
The exploits of Chief Police Inspector Chabrier, first before the invasion of France in May 1940 as he fights against spies preparing the coming the Germans, particularly Emmy de Welder, the alleged manager of the Rouen hospital. Later, Chabrier and his men go underground and resist the occupiers whatever the price to pay. When the Liberation comes Chabrier resumes his activities at the French National Police.
Two friends, mobilized together and idle, send their photos to two young workers. The photos are inverted, resulting in a real sentimental imbroglio which finds its best conclusion in the context of the Théâtre aux Armées.
Jules Leroy, an industrial shoe polish manufacturer, on his deathbed reveals to his son Achille that the family fortune originates from an inheritance stolen 23 years earlier. The one who should have inherited is one of the factory employees, Hyacinthe Camusset. The latter is also one of the lovers of Lucienne Leroy, the daughter of the family, who has a penchant for Jean Bernon, a boy who dedicates verses to her. Hyacinthe is unaware that he has been robbed but the Leroy family, who are not sure, try to woo him. The family, Hyacinthe, Jean and Lucienne meet at the castle.
(uncredited)
Renée Ménard, a young mixed-race Indochinese, arrives in France to find her French father, whom she only knows is called Paul Ménard. In the hope of identifying her father, she meets a series of men with that name.
The struggles of a small business owner come to light in this film by director André Cayatte. The proprietor of a fabric shop, M. Baudu (Michel Simon) faces stiff competition when a department store moves in across the street, the first of its kind in 1860s Paris. On top of the stresses associated with the rival retailer, Baudu’s niece and two nephews take up residence with him after recently being orphaned. The niece, Denise Baudu (Blanchette Brunoy), sees the writing on the wall for her uncle’s business so she takes a job as a shop girl with his competitor and despite her success the decision does not register well with the family.
The novelist Loïc Limousin knew the turbulent past of Marie-Martine and he extracted the material for a novel from which the young girl risks paying the price. After the drama that had thrown her in prison, she met a brave boy ready to make his life with her. Will the scandal separate them?
샤란트 마을의 구피 집안은 대가족으로 집안의 재산을 유지하기 위해 혈연 결혼을 한다. 파리에서 살고 있던 무슈는 아버지의 부름을 받고 사촌과 결혼하기 위해 마을로 돌아온다. 무슈가 돌아온 뒤, 할아버지가 숲에서 의식을 잃은 채로 발견된다. 할아버지는 집안에서 유일하게 보물이 어디에 있는지 알고 있는 인물로, 욕심 많은 아버지는 보물을 찾기 위해 쓰러진 할아버지를 닦달하고 심지어는 아들까지 의심하기 시작한다. 자크 베케르는 엉뚱하게 꼬여만 가는 상황과 너무나도 색깔이 분명한 인물들이 빚어내는 일련의 사건들을 흥미롭게 교차시키며 인물 하나하나를 조명한다. 또한 정교함과 느긋함이 공존하는 인물의 등장과 처리는 스승인 르누아르의 을 연상시킨다. (2009년 시네마테크부산 프랑스 영화제)
Martine, who has become a major star of the song in Paris, wants to return to visit her hometown. Confronted with Merlerault, a very haughty and noble character who wants to teach her how to live, she succumbs after a time of anger, to the charms of the gentleman. They get married but she forgot to tell her husband that her father is in fact the most famous poacher in the area.
Un inspecteur (uncredited)
Picpus is a street and a subway stop where a number of murders have been committed. Maigret tries to find the killer.
Catherine's technique to sell her clocks is to blackmail illegitimate couples such as Jacques and Gisèle. However when Gisèle's husband Pierre walks in on them, Catherine pretends to be Jacques's lover to save the day. Jacques then gets caught up in her schemes when the next couple she deals with turn out to be jewel thieves who kidnap them.
The formidable K.O. Bouillon killed trainer Victor's colt during a boxing fight. Strongly affected, Victor returns to the south to find his wife and adopted daughter. He discovers in the person of Bernard a seed of champion which he ensures the training in secret...
Le garçon du buffet (uncredited)
An unconsummated marriage to fool the father who wants his heir to be wed.
A man is shot In the hotel of an imaginary South American country. Clarence and Montès, two inspector students, must solve this murder, but they don't know that dead guy is the USA public enemy No.1.
The guy from the cafe (uncredited)
21번가에 ‘듀랑’이란 명함을 희생자의 시체 위에 올려 놓는 연쇄살인사건이 잇달아 발생하자 도시는 공포에 사로잡힌다. 이에 형사 웬스는 신분을 위장한 채 동네로 이사를 와 수사를 개시한다. 하지만 바로 그가 지내는 아파트에서 또 다른 살인사건이 발생하고, 결국 웬스는 물론 그의 아내까지 생명에 위협을 느낀다. (2014 한국시네마테크협의회 - 한겨울의 클래식 - 프랑스 고전영화 특별전)
Denis, a poor student in philosophy, works as a night porter in the Paris market of Les Halles in order to pay for his studies. Constantly weary, he falls asleep and dreams of a beautiful girl in white, Irène, with whom he falls in love.
Villard
Stuck in Angoulême between her uncle, who composes classical music, and her aunt, who is a fan of contemporary music, young Irène finds life boring. Fortunately, there is swing music which illuminates her days. So when, one day, Raymond Serre and his swing orchestra come to Angoulême, she seizes the opportunity to slip the copy of a song she has written into the pocket of one of the musicians. The trouble is that while she is doing so, the train she has boarded pulls out.
Un technicien de l'institut scientifique (uncredited)
Robert and Françoise Monier make a hot air balloon to fly to the stratosphere. After a visit to Venus, they return home, but have only aged 15 days whereas 25 years have passed on Earth.
Despite a perfect marriage and a superb career as a singer, Jean Dupray cheats on his wife. She dies while listening to the song he dedicated to her, "Maria". He then retired to the south where he led a life in complete anonymity. But his best friend's fiancé recognizes him and seduces him. Following a fight with his best friend, he decides to return to order by becoming a monk.
A college student (uncredited)
Micheline Chevassu is a young, naive woman living in an orphanage. Through classified ads, she has a date with an unknown man. She escapes from the orphanage to go to it, dreaming of the Prince Charming. But comes Nicolas Rougemont, an unattractive middle-aged man... He pretends not to be the author of the letters, who could not come...
Considering his wife as his property, a smuggler bullies the unfortunate woman and does not allow her to turn to another man.
Fearing a gangster's vengeance,his moll sails away to South Africa ,where many emigrants intend to work in the mines there.
Un garde-chasse (uncredited)
인상파 화가 르노와르의 아들인 장 르노와르의 야유와 풍자가 난무하는 클래식 필름. 프랑스 지배계층에 대한 부도덕한 묘사로 인해 1959년에야 검열 삭제 부분이 복원, 완성된 영화로 공개되는 비운을 겪기도 했다. 영화가 표현할 수 있는 미장센의 모든 것을 담고 있는 작품이라 추앙받기도 하는 이 작품은 갖가지 계층의 프랑스인들이 모인 대저택에서 벌어지는 며칠간의 에피소드를 줄거리로 하고 있다. 하지만 줄거리 보다도 내러티브, 즉흥연기, 딥 포커스, 카메라 무브먼트, 모짜르트 음악 등이 영화의 풍부함을 더해준다. 감독 스스로가 이야기하는 이 영화의 주제는 '인생은 멈추어 있지 않고 항상 흐른다'라는 것.
A wealthy old maid offers to be the godmother of a regiment in order to find a fiancé for her niece who must come into possession of a large inheritance the day she marries a private.
Un soldat
Jules Vachon, a pharmacist, has two sons, Gabriel, a steady-minded young man dedicated to his job in the pharmacy, and Gaston, a good for nothing whose only talent is to seduce rich women and take money from their pockets. But it is Gaston who is hailed as a great man when he returns to his native village thanks to his deep pockets.
A poor peasant family, a failed cabinet maker and an unemployed worker struggle in contrast to crooked rich businessmen. nearby.A Communist meeting gives young workers hope for a better future.
Journalist (uncredited)
Alexandre Mérital, the leader of a political party, finds himself under attack from Frépeau, one of his opponents. The latter has indeed discovered that Mérital committed a theft in his youth. But Mérital will not be intimidated by his adversary's move. In his turn, he discovers that Frépeau was once involved in a financial scandal, which forces the plaintiff to discontinue the prosecution.
Petit rôle (uncredited)
A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing how the comrades help the proletariat against the capitalists.
Le coiffeur
The banker Marivol looks like a tailor, Lambinet. Gangsters threaten the first, who hires the second as a double. The latter accepts ignoring everything. When he learns that he will be the target of killers, the unfortunate man begins to live in terror.
A respected gangster, Justin, finds himself in a deadly feud with his rival, the unscrupulous Esposito. The latter plans to steal a cargo of opium bound for China and to have Justin killed.
