Marcel Carné
Born in Paris, France, the son of a cabinet maker whose wife died when their son was five, Marcel Carné began his career as a film critic, becoming editor of the weekly publication, Hebdo-Films, and working for Cinémagazine and Cinémonde between 1929 and 1933. In the same... Read full bio →
Les assassins de l'ordre
A judge investigating police corruption finds that the deeper he digs, the more roadblocks he finds.
Les jeunes loups
Alain, "a young wolf", elegant and racy, is maintained by the princess Linzani. At the same time, he goes out with a girl of his age, Sylvie, who despite her bold attitude has never had a lover.
Trois chambres à Manhattan
When his wife leaves him, a young French actor, François Combe, moves to New York to work for a television company. One evening, he meets an attractive young woman, Kay Larsi, in a bar.
Du mouron pour les petits oiseaux
In a building close to the Place de la Contrescarpe in Paris, a tale of criss‑crossings in turn romantic, gourmet, interested or mystical, between an Italian gigolo and a nightclub hostess, a family of butchers and an apprentice rocker, a mystic tailor, a writer sending himself telegrams, an alert paralytic woman, a thoughtful concierge, a…
Terrain vague
Director Marcel Carné's 1960 look at juvenile delinquency, a pressing social issue in France at that time. Based on "Tomboy", an American pot-boiler novel by Hal Elison.
Les tricheurs
Dans le années 1950 à Saint-Germain-des-Prés, la jeune Mic rencontre Bob par l'intermédiaire d'une bande d'amis. Les différences de classes sociales,l'orgueil, les sentiments dissimulés auront raison de leur amour...
Le pays d'où je viens
One Christmas Eve, a carefree young man, Eric, arrives in a small provincial town. Here, he meets Julien, a bar pianist who is his exact double. Julien is in love with Marinette, a pretty waitress, but he is too shy to make any romantic overtures. Eric decides to give the course of true love a helping hand by pretending to be Julien.
L'air de Paris
An aging boxer (Jean Gabin) trains a young railroad worker (Roland Lesaffre) to become a fighter.
Thérèse Raquin
Star-crossed lovers Thérèse and Laurent think they've gotten away with murder after Thérèse's weakling husband "falls" from a speeding train. But when forced to contend with a blackmailer's demands and the mute accusations of Thérèse's mother-in-law, it's only a matter of time before the law, their passion or blind chance trips them up.
Juliette ou La clef des songes
Michel has stolen from his employer, Mr Bellanger, for the love of Juliette. He is now in jail. One night, while sleeping in his cell, he wakes up all of a sudden, the gates open and he finds himself in a strange village where all the inhabitants have lost their memory.
La Marie du port
Henri Chatelard is well in his forties, owns a restaurant and a cinema in the city, and appreciate women. When he meets Marie, a 18ish stronghead who just lost her father in a small fishermen village, it is not clear who is the hunter and who is the prey.
Les portes de la nuit
In post-Liberation Paris, a man reunites with a friend and meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover her brother's dark past.
Les enfants du paradis
In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.
Les visiteurs du soir
At the end of the 15th century, a man and a woman, posing as traveling minstrels, are sent by the Devil to a castle to seduce its inhabitants.
Le jour se lève
Francois, a sympathetic factory worker, kills Valentin with a gun. He locked himself in his furnished room and starts remembering how he was led to murder. He met once Francoise, a young fleurist, and they fell in love. But Francoise was gotten round by Valentin, a dog trainer, a machiavellian guy...
Le quai des brumes
A military deserter in a French port city finds love amidst trouble.
Hôtel du Nord
Un hôtel modeste au bord du canal Saint-Martin abrite une clientèle bigarrée. Pierre et Renée, un couple d'amoureux, décident d'en finir avec la vie. Ce qui va s'avérer plus difficile que prévu. Un autre couple, M. Edmond, mystérieux homme, et Raymonde, une prostituée, vont se mêler à l'histoire des amoureux désespérés.
Drôle de drame ou L'étrange aventure du Docteur Molyneux
British sex anthology that is truly bizarre but with small input from William Burroughs
Jenny
When her fiancé breaks off their engagement, Danielle leaves London and returns to her mother, Jenny, in Paris. With her business partner Benoît, Jenny runs what appears to be a respectable nightclub – it is in fact a place where wealthy men can buy the favours of attractive young women.