Philippe Collin

In these interviews, conducted in 2008, actor Alexandra Stewart and filmmakers Philippe Collin and Volker Schlöndorff discuss the making of The Fire Within.

Paul, a former insurer, is struggling to make ends meet. He agrees to meet Sarrebry, a loan shark introduced to him by his friend Daubelle. Paul mortally knocks out the disgusting crook and steals a large sum of money from him.

Paul, a former insurer, is struggling to make ends meet. He agrees to meet Sarrebry, a loan shark introduced to him by his friend Daubelle. Paul mortally knocks out the disgusting crook and steals a large sum of money from him.

Documentary about the Parisian locations for the film by Louis Malle.

A brief, fictionalized time period in the life of Professor Kant. The story is set in Kant's hometown, Konigsberg; it chronicles his last few years prior to his death in 1804 at the age of 80.

A brief, fictionalized time period in the life of Professor Kant. The story is set in Kant's hometown, Konigsberg; it chronicles his last few years prior to his death in 1804 at the age of 80.

With his body now devoid of substance and able to fly, N. wanders looking for a way to return to life and reintegrate into the world.

Cine Follies is a film anthology focusing chiefly on French comedies and musicals of the 1930s interspersed with newsreel footage. Among the stars featured are Fernadel, Josephine Baker, Jean Gabin, and Maurice Chevalier.

Parigi O Cara is probably the most camp in the history of Italian cinema, certainly a favourite with the GLBT community who quote its lines by heart. Unique as it's the only film where Franca Valeri (now 90) is the unquestioned star, in the role of Delia, a snobbish, stingy prostitute who is moving to Paris looking for greener and more lucrative pastures. An anti-neorealist, amoral, almost abstract comedy, which anticipates Almodóvar, a ferocious, though gentle, non-moralistic portrayal of the 60's boom and its broken dreams. The dialogue between Delia and her brother (played by Fiorenzo Fiorentini), when he does (or does not) tell her he is a homosexual, is memorable, a primordial coming-out, a masterpiece of allusions. But what makes it one of the first examples of a film with a "gay point of view" is the approach: perceptive, non-conformist, caustically witty. A film ahead of its times, still unbeaten.

The charismatic, surly son of a wealthy industrialist, Clément, leads a double life as a member of a right-wing extremist organization. When he’s ratted out after a failed assassination attempt on a prominent politician, Clément and his long-suffering wife Anne flee Paris to the idyllic country home of his childhood friend, pacifist print-maker Paul. As affection blossoms between Paul and Anne, the emotional, as well as political tensions, soar and eventually explode.

Pierre Wesselrin é um músico parisiense bon-vivant e falido, que um dia recebe um telegrama informando-o de que sua tia rica morreu. Como ela tem apenas dois parentes vivos, Pierre pressupõe que herdará sua fortuna, e convida seus amigos para uma festa celebrando a boa notícia. No dia seguinte, Pierre descobre que foi deserdado e que seu primo, que considerara um idiota, ficou com toda a herança. Sem um tostão, ele é expulso de seu apartamento, e como seus amigos estão todos em férias ou viajando a trabalho, ele é obrigado a dormir na rua.

Jill é uma jovem de dezoito anos que vive uma confortável vida de classe média alta com sua mãe viúva na Suíça e desenvolve uma paixão por Fabio, o marido de uma amiga, não correspondida. Ela se muda então para Paris, para trabalhar como modelo e dançarina e é descoberta por um produtor, que a transforma numa grande estrela de cinema. As pressões e o incômodo da fama, do assédio dos fãs e da imprensa afetam sua vida e sua mente de tal maneira que ela retorna à Suíça para se recuperar e lá tem um caso de amor com o agora divorciado Fabio, mas a pressão da fama continua a persegui-la, o que levará a trágicas complicações em sua vida privada.

Quando a mãe de Zazie vai até Paris encontrar o amante, ela deixa a filha com o tio da menina, Gabriel. Porém, a sobrinha descuidada deixa o apartamento de Gabriel e decide visitar Paris de metrô. Com a greve dos funcionários, a menina fugitiva arranja problemas para o tio em meio ao caos da cidade.