Cast: Marc Michel

Direction Jacques Becker

Cast Philippe Leroy · Marc Michel · Michel Constantin · Jean Kéraudy

Synopsis The Hole (The Night Watch) (1960) is set in 1947 France, where a young man named Gaspard Claude is wrongfully convicted of attempting to murder his wife. Sentenced to the infamous Santé Prison in Paris, Gaspard finds himself sharing a...

Direction Jacques Demy

Cast Catherine Deneuve · Anne Vernon · Nino Castelnuovo · Ellen Farner

Synopsis The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) follows the story of Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, who has developed deep feelings for Geneviève Emery, a 17-year-old employee in her widowed mother's fashionable but financially struggling umbrella shop. As Guy prepares...

Direction Jacques Demy

Cast Anouk Aimée · Marc Michel · Alan Scott · Jacques Harden

Synopsis Lola (1961) unfolds in the city of Nantes, where a listless young man named Roland finds his monotonous existence interrupted by an unexpected encounter with Lola, a captivating cabaret performer he knew during his teenage years. Lola, now a single...

Direction Agnès Varda

Cast Anouk Aimée · Richard Berry · Nino Castelnuovo · Danielle Darrieux

Synopsis The Universe of Jacques Demy (1995) is a heartfelt tribute crafted by the spouse of the esteemed French filmmaker, who pays homage to her late husband's life and creative legacy. The documentary delves into his unique vision through a compilation...

Direction Luigi Comencini

Cast Claudia Cardinale · George Chakiris · Marc Michel · Dany París

Synopsis Bebo's Girl (1963) unfolds in a quaint Italian village during the 1940s, centering around a woman (portrayed by Claudia Cardinale) who develops deep feelings for a mysterious man (George Chakiris). The man, it is revealed, had taken the life of...

Direction Rafael Gil

Cast Sara Montiel · Fosco Giachetti · José Prada · Leonardo Villar

Synopsis Samba (1965) follows the intertwined lives of two women who bear a striking resemblance to each other, Laura Monteiro and Belén Moreira. The narrative begins with the tragic murder of the renowned Brazilian singer, Laura Monteiro, at the hands of...

Direction Just Jaeckin

Cast Françoise Fabian · Murray Head · Dayle Haddon · Klaus Kinski

Synopsis Madame Claude (1977) presents a purportedly factual narrative centered around the notorious Madame Claude, a figure who supplied elite escorts to influential figures and world leaders. The plot revolves around David Evans, a photographer, who is on a mission to...

Direction Pierre Gaspard-Huit

Cast Marina Vlady · Peter van Eyck · Jean Gaven · Dora Doll

Synopsis Girl on the Third Floor (1955) follows the journey of a young and inexperienced reporter, Marina Vlady, who was just 17 years old at the time of filming. The story unfolds as she becomes entangled in a complex web of...

Direction André Cayatte

Cast Renaud Verley · Jane Birkin · Elsa Martinelli · Serge Gainsbourg

Direction Luigi Comencini

Cast Catherine Spaak · Enrico Maria Salerno · Marc Michel · Riccardo Cucciolla

Direction Jean Leduc

Cast Elga Andersen · Robert Woods · Georgia Moll · Jean-Claude Bercq

Direction Jean-Gabriel Albicocco

Cast Michel Auclair · Eva Swann · Madeleine Robinson · Brigitte Auber

Synopsis The Mad Heart (1970) follows Georges Menessier, a renowned press writer in his mid-forties, who infiltrates a psychiatric facility to capture images of his former spouse, Clara Noël. Once a celebrated film actress, Clara is now a patient in the...

Direction Michel Vianey

Cast Jean Rochefort · Victor Lanoux · Barbara Sukowa · Maurice Biraud

Direction Maurice Labro

Cast Fernandel · Perrette Pradier · Eliane D'Almeida · Jacques Monod

Synopsis Blague dans le coin (1963) follows the journey of a struggling stand-up comedian who finds himself in the bustling town of Las Perlas, where gambling is the primary attraction and slot machines outnumber residents. The comedian's initial performances are met...

Direction Bernard Toublanc-Michel

Cast Sean Flynn · Marika Green · Terry Downes · Marc Michel

Synopsis Five Ashore in Singapore (1967) follows a group of five CIA agents dispatched to Singapore to probe the mysterious vanishing of a U.S. marine. Led by Art (Sean Flynn), the team infiltrates a bustling nightclub, causing a stir as they...

Direction Mino Guerrini

Cast Eleonora Rossi Drago · Maria Grazia Buccella · Paolo Ferrari · Marc Michel

Direction André Cayatte

Cast Annie Girardot · Mireille Darc · Bernard Fresson · Michel Bouquet

Synopsis Where There's Smoke (1973) revolves around an election campaign that takes an unexpected turn when a series of anonymous photographs surface, revealing the wife of a prominent candidate, Dr. Peyrac, at a risqué gathering. The scandalous images add a layer...

Direction Edouard Molinaro

Cast Charlotte Rampling · Christopher Thompson · Vanessa Wagner · Yann Collette