Screenplay: Daniel Boulanger

Direction Robert Enrico · Richard T. Heffron

Cast Klaus Maria Brandauer · Jane Seymour · François Cluzet · Jean-François Balmer

Synopsis A history of the French Revolution from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. The first part of the movie tells the story from 1789 until August 10,...

Direction Sarah Maldoror

Cast Sidiki Bakaba · Cheick Doukouré · Elias Sherif · Jean Bouise

Synopsis Bokolo and Mamadou, sweepers in the city of Paris, are looking for a way to pay for the return home of one of their sick comrades. When they find an old book of recipes in the trash, they discover a...

Direction Alain Corneau

Cast Yves Montand · Simone Signoret · François Périer · Stefania Sandrelli

Synopsis A tough but honest cop must clear his name after a corrupt colleague implicates him in a murder in this French thriller. Ferrot (Yves Montand) is a hard-as-nails police detective who is attracted to a beautiful woman named Sylvia (Stefania...

Direction Costa-Gavras

Cast Charles Vanel · Bruno Cremer · Jean-Claude Brialy · Michel Piccoli

Direction Philippe de Broca

Cast Alan Bates · Geneviève Bujold · Jean-Claude Brialy · Julien Guiomar

Synopsis During the latter part of World War I, Private Charles Plumpick is chosen to go into the French town of Marville and disconnect a bomb that the German army has planted. However, Charles is chased by some Germans and finds...

Direction Alain Corneau

Cast Yves Montand · Carole Laure · Marie Dubois · Jean-François Balmer

Synopsis After many years of managing a trucking concern for his lover Dominique (Marie Dubois), Savin (Yves Montand) is planning to leave her for the girl who is bearing his child. Hysterical, Dominique threatens suicide then goes to a meeting between...

Direction Philippe de Broca

Cast Yves Montand · Madeleine Renaud · Maria Schell · Jean Rochefort

Direction Claude Chabrol

Cast Jacques Dufilho · Bernardette Le Saché · François Cluzet · Arnel Hubert

Direction Philippe de Broca · Claude Chabrol · Jacques Demy · Sylvain Dhomme

Cast Jacques Charrier · Marie-José Nat · Eddie Constantine · Nicole Mirel

Synopsis Seven directors each dramatize one of the seven deadly sins in a short film.

Direction Claude Bernard-Aubert

Cast Jean Gabin · Victor Lanoux · Gérard Depardieu · Henri Vilbert

Synopsis In 1952, at 75 years of age, he was officially found guilty of the brutal murder of Sir Jack Drummond, his wife and daughter in the South of France.

Direction Philippe de Broca

Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo · Françoise Dorléac · Jean Servais · Roger Dumas

Synopsis Farce, spy spoof, and adventure. Swarthy thieves steal an Amazon figurine from the Trocadéro and kidnap the world's authority on the lost Maltec civilization. Cut to Agnes, the daughter of a murdered man who possessed one of two other such...

Direction Jean-Paul Rappeneau

Cast Catherine Deneuve · Philippe Noiret · Pierre Brasseur · Henri Garcin

Synopsis A Matter of Resistance is the English-language title of the frothy wartime comedy La Vie De Chateau. Set in occupied France, the film stars Catherine Deneuve as the young and beautiful bride of middle-aged and homely Philipe Noiret. Disappointed at...

Direction Federico Fellini · Louis Malle · Roger Vadim

Cast Jane Fonda · Alain Delon · Brigitte Bardot · Terence Stamp

Synopsis Histoires extraordinaires (1968) dubbed Spirits of the Dead for English and Tre Passi Nel Delirio for Italian, is an "omnibus" film comprising three segments. The French title Histoires extraordinaires (translated to English as Extraordinary Stories) is from the first collection...

Direction Philippe de Broca

Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo · Claudia Cardinale · Jess Hahn · Marcel Dalio

Synopsis In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot's gang, but their ways are too 'unethical' for him. He creates his own band, acting under the name of Cartouche, making audacious robberies of the rich people, and...

Direction Jean Becker

Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo · Nadja Tiller · Jean-Pierre Marielle · Robert Morley

Direction Philippe de Broca

Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo · Ursula Andress · Maria Pacôme · Valerie Lagrange

Direction Jean Becker

Cast Jean-Paul Belmondo · Jean Seberg · Enrico Maria Salerno · Renate Ewert

Direction René Clément

Cast Faye Dunaway · Frank Langella · Barbara Parkins · Karen Blanguernon

Synopsis Jill is surprised and angry when her computer-genius boyfriend decides to quit his job in a big company for unclear reasons. But when her children disapear mysteriously and seem to have been kidnapped, she wants to know more, and discovers...

Direction Claude Autant-Lara · Mauro Bolognini · Philippe de Broca · Jean-Luc Godard

Cast Michèle Mercier · Enrico Maria Salerno · Gabriele Tinti · Elsa Martinelli

Synopsis A collection of sketches on prostitution through the ages. 1) "The Prehistoric Era": A caveman discovers that a cavewoman is more attractive when cave paint is applied to her face. And she can earn more seashells that way. 2) "Roman...

Direction Claude Chabrol

Cast Marie Laforêt · Francisco Rabal · Serge Reggiani · Charles Denner

Synopsis On a train bound for Switzerland, a secret agent, Bruno Kerrien, steals a precious jewel destined for the ruthless Dr Kha and passes it on to a wealthy traveller, Marie-Chantal, for safe keeping. Believing that he still has the jewel,...