In 1940s France, a music teacher joins a boys' choir at a boarding school and inspires the students to find hope and redemption through the magic of music. The story revolves around the journey of a troubled 13-year-old boy and the bond he forms with his teacher.
Rififi follows a group of ex-convicts as they meticulously plan and execute a daring jewelry heist in the bustling city of Paris. Filled with tension and suspense, the film explores themes of friendship, betrayal, and revenge.
Fan-Fan the Tulip is set in 18th-century France during the Seven Years' War. Fan-Fan is a rogue adventure hero who joins the French Army to impress a king's daughter. Along the way, he encounters various obstacles and engages in swordfights, social satire, and romantic drama. The film explores themes of social commentary, anti-war sentiments, and the plight of orphans. Fan-Fan's journey is filled with danger, intrigue, and unexpected twists.
Jour de fête is a classic French comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. It follows the story of a postman who tries to modernize his mail delivery process in a small village. However, his attempts at efficiency often lead to comical mishaps and misunderstandings. The film is known for its physical comedy, visual gags, and slapstick humor. Set in the idyllic French countryside, Jour de fête showcases the charm and eccentricities of village life in the 1940s.
Utopia is a slapstick comedy set in 1950 in Marseille, France. The story follows a stowaway who finds himself shipwrecked on an island with a group of quirky characters. They discover a hidden document that leads them on a hilarious journey to find a hidden inheritance. Along the way, they encounter laughter, mishaps, and unexpected adventures. With its mix of physical comedy and witty dialogue, Utopia is a delightful comedy that will keep you entertained from start to finish.
A compilation of segments covers the seven deadly sins of greed, wrath, envy, pride, lust, sloth, and gluttony.
In France, in 1930, a supervisor of a boarding school for young offenders seeks to awaken the music by forming a choir, despite the skepticism of his boarding school director.
Making his directorial debut, Robert Hossein also assumes the leading role, playing an escaped convict. Hossein and his fellow escapees cross the path of Marina Vlady, with whom they all fall in love. Alas for our "heroes," Vlady intends to avenge the death of her sweetheart at the hands of Hossein and his confreres. Not only do these heels go to Hell, but they do so with a spectacular flourish. Les Salauds Vont en Enfer was adapted by Rene Wheeler from a play by Frederic Dard.
Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.
On the banks of the Rhône, not far from Tain l'Hermitage, Alcide Garonne, an old ferryman - and incidentally a poacher - lives out of wedlock with Victorine Rousset nicknamed Maryse, a colorful tramp. When Garrone's son, Pilou, a worker, falls in love with Augusta, the mayor's daughter, the unconventional old couple tries to protect the unconventional young pair from the disapproval of self righteous villagers.
An art dealer in dire straits, after being ripped off by two crooks, one of whom owns a genuine painting by Gauguin while the other is an expert copyist, finds them again and, instead of killing them as he originally intended, joins in their game – with ultimately disastrous results.
Marie, a young doctor, settles down on the Ouessant Island. She will be able to win the diffidence of the local population but she will have to fight for her independence after falling in love with an italian engineer.
In the 16th century, as Flanders is invaded by the Spanish, Till the Mischievous uses stratagems to enter the service of Ferdinand Alvare de Toledo, Duke of Alba, and from there organize resistance against the invaders.
In a port area of France, clashes between a gang of young delinquents and a tribe of gypsies.
A boudoir adventure during which the seductive Madame Jolivet, shocked by the behavior of her husband who appears with an actress, calls on the services of a young man, known as "the man of joy".
Martine, who has become a major star of the song in Paris, wants to return to visit her hometown. Confronted with Merlerault, a very haughty and noble character who wants to teach her how to live, she succumbs after a time of anger, to the charms of the gentleman. They get married but she forgot to tell her husband that her father is in fact the most famous poacher in the area.
A sensitive teen-age boy survives the brutalities of a country training school.
When the seductive Frenchwoman Geneviève Dupré, secretary to a Spanish businessman, travels to Madrid to announce the death of her boss to his brother, the famous bullfighter Mario Montes, it's love at first sight. Set in Spain, this melodrama is full of light, betrayal and blood, and takes place in the murky world of bullfighting.