Claude de Givray

An inquiry into two of the most influencial French filmakers friendship and feud.

This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his personal correspondance reveals the little known insurgent side of his personnality. Featuring interviews with close collaborators, friends and family, this definitive documentary tells his intimate story, from the streets of Paris to the filmmaking accolades and high profile marriages at the height of his career.

Posthumous tribute paid by actor Luc Bernard to his older brother, director Guy Gilles ( 1938 - 1996 ). Documentary composed of interviews with some of his brother's friends and some actors from his main films, excerpts of which we see.

In a small town in post-World-War-II France, an unhappy sixteen-year-old (Janine Castang) tries to escape her dreary situation by any means at her disposal. Three successive friends (Michel Davenne, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette Dargelos, a photographer and fellow prisoner) help her learn from her mistakes.

A tribute to the late, great French director Francois Truffaut, this documentary was undoubtedly named after his last movie, Vivement Dimanche!, released in 1983. Included in this overview of Truffaut's contribution to filmmaking are clips from 14 of his movies arranged according to the themes he favored. These include childhood, literature, the cinema itself, romance, marriage, and death.

An amateur detective helps a hotel owner to find her younger sister.

Antoine se casou com sua namorada de infância Christine, e os dois vivem uma vida aconchegante vendendo flores e dando aulas de violino enquanto Antoine trabalha no seu romance de longa data. Christine está grávida do primeiro filho do casal e Antoine inicia um romance com uma bela jovem japonesa.

Antoine se casou com sua namorada de infância Christine, e os dois vivem uma vida aconchegante vendendo flores e dando aulas de violino enquanto Antoine trabalha no seu romance de longa data. Christine está grávida do primeiro filho do casal e Antoine inicia um romance com uma bela jovem japonesa.

Annie is a middle-age wife, still sexy and pampered by her husband, Phillippe, who is the owner and general manager of a dynamic company. Under the deluge of sexy Swedish movies, sexy advertising on the streets, sexy intimate clothing in ladies' shops, and even talks about sex and marital infidelity with her mother and female friends, Annie starts feeling left aside by her husband, and trying to attract in a number of ways - and failing. It's not the all-purpose secretary at the office that is keeping him late, it's a tax expert that, asking the most innocent questions, is finding out how Philippe can manage a company without profits, and still manage a home, may be two... with high quality levels.

Após ser expulso do exército, Antoine Donel consegue um emprego como recepcionista de hotel, mas logo é demitido ao ajudar o detetive particular Henri. O ex-policial o leva para trabalhar em sua agência, mas, no primeiro caso que pega, Antoine se apaixona pela esposa do seu cliente e coloca tudo a perder.

Após ser expulso do exército, Antoine Donel consegue um emprego como recepcionista de hotel, mas logo é demitido ao ajudar o detetive particular Henri. O ex-policial o leva para trabalhar em sua agência, mas, no primeiro caso que pega, Antoine se apaixona pela esposa do seu cliente e coloca tudo a perder.

Episode of the French television series about the work of film director Jacques Becker. (A 27-minute excerpt from this show appears on the Criterion Collection's release of "Casque d'Or." )

Catherine Guérande (Valeria Ciangottini), a 19-year-old attractive Parisian girl, decides to become a prostitute after a messy love affair. She did not count on Pornotropos (Jean Yanne), a brutal racketeer who runs the profitable business of model agencies, cabarets, and camping sites, backed by Thanatos (Jean-Marie Fertey), his brother, who runs the mugging and murder side of their business. Pornotropos is not taking it well that a freelancer is around reducing his profits, and he sets his girls to harass and beat her up. Catherine does not take his mistreatment and moves to another brothel. But luck has it that an old man (Roger Karl) dies in her room, and that he was the owner of a marketing agency. Paul (Jacques Destoop), a young and handsome executive in his company, decides to investigate the shady causes of death of his late boss, and when Paul meets Catherine it's love at first sight.

Catherine Guérande (Valeria Ciangottini), a 19-year-old attractive Parisian girl, decides to become a prostitute after a messy love affair. She did not count on Pornotropos (Jean Yanne), a brutal racketeer who runs the profitable business of model agencies, cabarets, and camping sites, backed by Thanatos (Jean-Marie Fertey), his brother, who runs the mugging and murder side of their business. Pornotropos is not taking it well that a freelancer is around reducing his profits, and he sets his girls to harass and beat her up. Catherine does not take his mistreatment and moves to another brothel. But luck has it that an old man (Roger Karl) dies in her room, and that he was the owner of a marketing agency. Paul (Jacques Destoop), a young and handsome executive in his company, decides to investigate the shady causes of death of his late boss, and when Paul meets Catherine it's love at first sight.

Documentary about French playwright and film director Sacha Guitry.

A man inherits an old house in a very bad condition. With the help of a young mechanic, he begins to renovate this house.

A man inherits an old house in a very bad condition. With the help of a young mechanic, he begins to renovate this house.

Eddie Constantine stars as a reporter mixed up in the spy world in this routine espionage actioner by first-time director Pierre Grasset. After taking some illicit photos for a new story he is working on, Eddie (Constantine) is coerced into doing a job for the French Secret Service. There is a mole in the French missile sites who is passing on classified information, and Eddie is enlisted as bait to draw the culprit -- or culprits -- out. Along the way, he finds himself running for his life, fighting, and romancing until the final denouement.

Jean Lerat begins his military service at an army camp. Despite his aunt’s attempts to pull a few strings to his advantage, the unfortunate Lerat manages to get on the wrong side of his bullying colonel…

Jean Lerat begins his military service at an army camp. Despite his aunt’s attempts to pull a few strings to his advantage, the unfortunate Lerat manages to get on the wrong side of his bullying colonel…

Um grupo de rapazes tem uma queda por Bernadette e, por inveja de seu namorado Gérard, tentam destruir o relacionamento dos dois. Um dos meninos leva uma surra de Gérard quando é flagrado espionando o casal. Para se vingar, eles tentam fazer Bernadette duvidar do amor de Gérard.