Père de Jean
Уже шесть лет Жан и Катрин — любовники. Жан не хочет разводиться и живет с женой. Катрин живет у своих родителей. Они видятся в отелях, машинах, во время отпусков и уикэндов. Они любят друг друга, ссорятся, затем мирятся. Но чувства постепенно угасают, а Жан становится все агрессивнее…
Moulard
A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.
Retiree, ex-colleague of Julien
Пожилая пара - Жюльен (Жан Габен) и Клеманс Буэн (Симона Синьоре) - живет в старом районе, дни которого сочтены: дома один за другим идут на снос, а на их месте ведется активное строительство. Отношения героев давно потеряли былую теплоту, они едва терпят друг друга. Однажды Жюльен подбирает на улице бездомного кота и тот становится его любимцем и единственной отрадой. Однако Клеманс, которая не может понять, почему муж разлюбил её, так просто не смирится с появлением «чужака».
Percier, le satyre
Le vieux copain de Paul
Юбер де Тартас, богатый промышленник, живет счастливо со своей женой Эдме и сыном. Но внезапно странное событие потрясает их жизнь: на полюсе найден замороженный дедушка его жены, пролежавший в ледяной глыбе 65 лет. Его выводят из состояния зимней спячки, а чтобы не травмировать дедушкину психику, пытаются инсценировать вокруг него жизнь начала XX века. Но в их планы вмешиваются непредвиденные обстоятельства…
Monsieur Henri
Дуанель увольняется из армии в возрасте 20 лет. Не сумев заставить Кристин полюбить его, он продолжает поиски идеальной женщины. Устраивается работать в детективное агентство, где заваливает любое дело, которое ему поручают расследовать. Наконец он получает возможность продемонстрировать свою «техническую пригодность», правильно завернув обувную коробку в магазине. Дуанель должен выяснить, почему владелец магазина, мсье Табард, чувствует, что его кто-то ненавидит, и существует ли против него заговор. Как-то, задержавшись на работе позднее обычного, Дуанель знакомится с Фабьен, женой Табарда, и вступает с ней в любовную связь.
Le père de Marion
Филипп Ламбер, обаятельный молодой человек, работающий при кабинете премьер-министра, имеет славу покорителя женских сердец. Одна из его поклонниц, мадам Гранбур, жена очень влиятельного человека, присылает ему страстное письмо, которое он теряет в театре. Марион, нашедшая его, просить оказать ей «услугу» в обмен на возвращение компрометирующего письма: помочь избежать выселения из квартиры, все грозящего ее семье из-за отца Марион, постоянно затапливающего соседей с низу.
Поначалу Ламберт отказывается поддаваться на «шантаж» и пытается вызвать полицию, но в дело вмешивается любовь…
Un clochard
Finding himself unemployed overnight, Louis Salavin lets himself go into an incurable laziness despite the support of his friends and his mother...
Curtis
На этот раз комиссару Мегрэ суждено столкнуться с жестокими гастролерами-гангстерами из Соединенных Штатов Америки. Приятель комиссара, работающий на ФБР, советует комиссару не связываться с мафией, но это не может остановить Мегрэ, желающего оградить граждан родного города от заезжих бандитов. Помощь в этом деле комиссару окажет инспектор Лоньон, который сам стал жертвой преступников-американцев итальянского происхождения.
le médecin militaire
Notary
In this crime drama, Michel Simon is cast as Pierrot, an elderly gangster who does not fit the stereotype -- he is soft-hearted. After a petty criminal betrays his cohorts by taking off with the loot from a big robbery, he is caught and sent to jail. Now he has served his time, and Pierrot is given the task of retrieving the stolen cash. The tyro criminal tries to use a pretty young woman who has fallen in love with him as a red herring for Pierrot's investigation. Everything backfires though, and Pierrot is left considering what to do with the loot, and with the criminal who does not yet realize he loves his attractive accomplice and could have a good life with her if he opts for walking the straight and narrow.
Me Doucet, le notaire
Melun, on 1959. On the return to an auction, a young and attractive widow, Elisabeth Vernon, finds at her home(with her) a wounded escapee of prison. The fugitive, Daniel Morane, is a handsome boy and justifies himself crimes(murders) of which we accuse it. The young woman is allowed convince, seduce, feels sorry, and agrees to help him(it). But during their escape(mare), the doubt seizes her …
Le cafetier
A rich kid, the daughter of an oil tycoon, lives a life of luxury. Bad guys kidnap the heiress.
A young woman has been run over by the car of Carlos, a brilliant embassy attaché. Feeling sorry for her, Carlos drives her to his place and decides to take her in. The young lady accepts his offer but refuses to tell Carlos her name, wanting to be called Miss Pigalle, after the Paris district where she was born. It does not take long before Yvonne (Miss Pigalle's true name) and Carlos fall in love. Life is like a dream and, when Yvonne gets pregnant, their happiness is at their peak. Unfortunately, a revolution breaks out and Carlos returns to his country in secret. Feeling forsaken and at a loss, Yvonne, who is now penniless, has no other solution but prostitute herself.
Le juge de paix
Драма, действие которой разворачивается в долине реки Дюранс. После перепланировки плотины на водохранилище Сер-Понсон погибает процветающий помещик, старик Феликс. Его юная дочь Гортензия становится единственной наследницей богатого состояния. В качестве компенсации за гибель мужчины она получает 30 миллионов франков. Нежданное богатство несовершеннолетней девушки пробуждает невиданную жадность некоторых ее родственников. К жизни «бедной сироты» сразу начинают проявлять интерес. Фильм «Живая вода» получил награду «Золотой глобус» за лучший фильм на иностранном языке.
L'ambassadeur
Брижит, дочь председателя правительства Франции, влюблена в молодого человека по имени Мишель, шефа кабинета министров.Но ее возлюбленный время зря не теряет. Он так любвеобилен, что не в силах отказать женам чиновников, которые звонят ему и просят встречи.Брижит, влекомая любовным порывом, приходит в гостиничный номер к Мишелю с целью стать его любовницей, но тут неожиданно в комнату врывается её отец....
Le concierge du 'Music-Hall'
During the First World War, the Empyrée Montmartre, a Paris music-hall, is dedicated to patriotic revues whose star is the charming Mitsou. The young artist is not without talent but she is mainly well-connected. She is indeed the cherished mistress of Pierre Duroy-Lelong, a rich industrialist. One night, thanks to Petite-Chose, an ebullient singer-dancer and her co-star, she gets to know a handsome army, Lieutenant Bleu. Mitsou falls madly in love with him and Lieutenant Bleu is physically attracted to her. The trouble is that Bleu comes from a distinguished family and cannot put up with her lack of culture and artistic bad taste...
Le médecin de la prison
Henri, le maître d'hôtel
После войны летчик Мишель Ривьер приезжает в африканский городок, чтобы продать алмазы, которые он обнаружил в своем самолете. Погрузившись в заботы по поиску покупателя, Мишель упустил из виду нечто очень важное. Теперь ему повезет, если он выберется из города живым…
The President
Commissioner
Honoré, a valet, has an extremely logical mind and is unable to tell a lie. This comes in very fortunate for the family he works for.
Moulinot
An industrialist who prefers painting to business is cheated on by his wife with a painter who prefers business to painting.
A brave and talkative wine merchant, Eugène Barbentin drives his son Pierrot out of the family home, because he has given birth to his girlfriend. His wife then reveals to him that he is not Pierrot's father and she flees with her lover. Abandoned, Eugene will be saved by his mother who will restore the situation with energy and determination.
Petit rôle (uncredited)
Молодой красавец Фанфан идет в армию, чтобы избежать насильственной женитьбы и осуществить предсказание цыганки, нагадавшей ему славу воина и невесту королевской крови. На деле очаровательная предсказательница оказывается дочерью сержанта, вербующего крестьян в армию. Узнав про эту хитрость, Фанфан не отступается от своей мечты и, полный надежд на исполнение предсказаний лже-цыганки, встает под королевские знамена…
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Cock-eyed reporter Georges Masse enjoys a peaceful vacation in Venice. Which does not please his boss as he is not supposed to be... in vacation! P'tit Louis, Georges' blundering but faithful photographer, is sent to Venice with a mission: pull up his socks. But Georges is not so dormant as he appears. Behind the scenes, he investigates the activities of a gang that cleans out Venice. Quite logically, he soon finds himself face to face with a bunch of shady brutal characters, among whom Zélos, a Greek nightclub owner, and Alessandro Cassidi, a powerful motor manufacturer married to the alluring Clara, twice younger than he is...
Henri (uncredited)
Личная жизнь Поля Браконнира и его жены Бландины очень далека от идеала. Лучшие супруги просто ненавидят друг друга — на грани желания убийства. Когда Поль слышит о Матра Обане, адвокате защиты, который не проиграл ни одного дела, он отправляется к законнику. Поль хочет знать, как он сможет убить жену и избежать наказания. Вдохновленный тем, что он услышал, Браконнир закалывает жену, в то время как она собралась отравить его…
Head waiter
Father Benoît would like one of his twins to take over his inn, at 3 plates. But his ancillary ambitions are not commensurate with his last 3. Bernard is also in love with Hélène, daughter of Colonel Flouc de La Donzelle. He dreams of becoming an actor and goes to Paris to find a job. Difficult beginnings since from the theater, he goes to the cabaret, then to the radio, without success. In the final scene, the 3 brothers meet, which gives rise to a series of gags during the wedding.
The boss
Zoé, a pretty penniless girl, decides on the advice of her neighbor to embark on gallantry. After a brief failure, she meets a young boy, Jacques Lebreton who is about to get married. After causing the failure of this arranged marriage, she will have to play the role of wife of Jacques with his family, until the arrival of the uncle from America.
Evanella, who writes the “Horoscope” section of a major newspaper, and her brother Méristo, create with the help of a young journalist, Jean Lassère and the capital of their uncle Amédée, a “Bureau des Prédictions”. Success being expected, they manage to obtain revelations about a gang of gangsters which they publish as predictions. It is success and fortune. Jean marries the newspaper director's daughter and Evanella the director himself.
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One day, Raoul Cérusier realizes with amazement that his face has changed. With the exception of an old uncle, no one, not even his wife, recognizes him. From an ordinary, rather ugly man, he has become a charming young man on whom the prettiest girls turn, including his wife whom he seduces. Fortunately, he regains his old face in time and Madame Cérusier, losing a lover, finds her husband again.
Authorized signatory
Josette needs to marry within a year to get her aunt's money but her fiance has left.After getting permission from her godfather for a "white wedding, " she realizes she loves the godfather instead.
The romantic life of the head of a bandit gang, wanted by the police. Cartouche gets away with being deported to Louisiana after unmasking a plot by a Duke against the throne.
The evocation of Paris in the 1920s mingles with the rapid rise of the irresistible Caprice, a talented singer, and her tumultuous love affair with Jeff the composer. A photographer nicknamed Bagnolet, a gentle anarchist, gently monitors the activities of Caprice, who has become Lady Paname and, in the absence of morality, makes love triumph.
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A typographer makes a mistake by printing the winning number of the national lottery. Many people believe they have won the jackpot. Pursued by his newspaper editor, the worker appears in court where all mystified people are invited to testify.
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In 1825, Paul-Louis Courier, a Republican writer known for publishing pamphlets against the French monarchy, was killed in the farm where he had retired. Was it a political assassination or a vicious crime? Those who have known him loved him or hated him are interrogated by the police. Will the guilty person(s) be ferreted out?
The critic
Having become famous, a painter marries his model whom he soon brings to despair by deceiving her.
Musard
Léon Ménard, the village verger, is a decent young man whose hobby is to play the accordion. One day he is fired for having accompanied Mary Pinson, a singer deemed scandalous by the right-minded parishioners. Blinded by his love for Mary, Léon follows her to Paris where he becomes her plaything. With Mary's complicity, a gang of swindlers make him the puppet proprietor of a night club. But Léon can't live in a fool's paradise forever and soon finds himself on the street, forsaken and desperate. Luckily, the manager of a circus notices him while he is busking and he hires Léon at once. Not only will success come to him but he will win the love of sweet Solange.
Isabelle is a lawyer who has Flip, a private detective, convicted of speeding. But shortly after, a murder is committed of which Isabelle's best friend is suspected. To save her, Isabelle is forced, despite her reluctance, to ask Flip for help, who agrees to look for the culprit.
A seemingly united family is suddenly shaken by the turmoil caused by the discovery of a letter from the father. He announces his intention to divorce. The children immediately mobilize to preserve the nest, they just manage to do so. The family building will be consolidated.
Investigating judge
Naive and good-hearted Léon Ménard arrives in Paris, determined to find work in the capital. In a café, he meets Bob, a seedy guy, who helps him to get a job. On cloud nine, the ingenuous young man, does is unaware of how Bob manipulates him. Having become the night concierge of a hotel, the thankful Léon lets Bob and his accomplices get into the pace. Jewels are stolen as a result.When he is accused, Leon refuses to incriminate his "friend". Fortunately, Charlotte, Léon's fiancé, manages to find evidence of Bob's guilt and thanks to a premium paid by the diamond dealer the two lovebirds can buy a grocer's shop and tie the knot.
April fools in a studio where a radio host pretends to shoot dead all the performers....till a true crime occurs.
Monsieur Dubois (uncredited)
Summoned by his mother to plead, a very young lawyer has a trio of pathetic criminals acquitted. The daughter of one of them reveals to the lawyer that the three accomplices hoped to find food and board in prison. For the beautiful eyes of the young girl, Master of La Bastide attaches the three rogues to his service. Disasters, confusion, clumsiness follow one another until the planned wedding.
Jeanne, la jeune soeur novice (uncredited)
The life of Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century author and priest who founded two religious orders.
Captain Palmer's daughter, Maria, is neglected by her husband, the cynical Leo, who lives with the beautiful Sylvia. To defeat his son-in-law, Palmer has the idea of putting Sylvia back in the presence of Pierre, her first love. Leo takes revenge by creating many difficulties for Palmer who retaliates by starting a violent fight where Leo is killed. Everything seems to point to Pierre, but...
Un spectateur (uncredited)
Emile is a French film producer at the beginning of the century. One of his friends leaves his daughter Lucette in his house, when he is starting a tour through France. Emile falls in love with her. Problems starts when his younger friend Jacques come back from military service and after complaining his misfortune with women, follows Emile's advice in starting affairs with women and he meets Lucette.
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Иногда сходство с известной персоной может иметь тяжёлые последствия. Так, прибыв на вокзал, один пассажир поезда, чтобы скоротать время до отправки следующего, решает осмотреть город. Но его удивительная схожесть с его превосходительством Леопольдом де Виттом играет с ним злую шутку…
The head of a school in a little French country town encourages the playful romances between his young students, as well as a love of jazz music.
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An average worker who feels downtrodden at work and home, dreams of becoming a dictator. His aunt has her own fantasy that the love-of-her-life, a fairground magician, will return to her once more.
