Movies and TvShows featuring "french-filmmaking" theme.

In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station becomes entangled in a mystery surrounding his father's death and a broken automaton. With the help of a girl named Isabelle and a filmmaker named Georges Méliès, he discovers the truth behind his father's past and finds a new purpose in life.

A young man in Taipei becomes obsessed with time after selling a watch to a French woman who is about to leave for Paris. The man starts setting his watch to Paris time and begins to behave strangely. Meanwhile, the French woman struggles to adjust to life back in France. Their paths cross again when the man becomes a street vendor selling watches and the woman visits his stand. The film explores themes of existential loneliness and the concept of time.

Irma Vep follows a cat burglar named Irma as she infiltrates the chaotic world of the French film industry. Along the way, she faces challenges, a nervous breakdown, and explores themes of lesbianism and artistic creation. This dark comedy takes a postmodern approach to storytelling.

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno is a documentary that explores the abandoned film project by acclaimed French director Henri-Georges Clouzot. The film delves into Clouzot's ambitious and innovative ideas for the movie, which was intended to push the boundaries of filmmaking. However, due to various setbacks and Clouzot's deteriorating health, the project was ultimately left unfinished. Through interviews, archival footage, and reconstructed scenes, the documentary provides insight into Clouzot's creative process and the challenges he faced during the production.

A Woman at Her Window (1976) is a drama film set in 1936, depicting the life of a wealthy man as his world begins to crumble due to his involvement in adultery and political corruption. The story explores themes of ambition, self-image, alienation, and the decay of bourgeois society. It showcases the protagonist's struggle with his own desires and emotions, as well as his search for meaning in a world filled with decadence and despair.

During World War II, a screenwriter and his film crew navigate the challenges of working under Nazi occupation while secretly aiding the French Resistance.

This series of sketches introduces doctor Apfelglück and four of his patients... and their rather peculiar and disturbing problems.

This documentary traces Jacques Tati's rise from the Parisian Music-Hall stage to his Oscar winning films of the 1950s, the documentary then explains how Tati bet all he had on his fourth film 'PlayTime' and how this mammoth film ended prematurely the career of a genius while also giving the world one of the most beautiful films ever made.

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child is a documentary that explores the life and career of renowned French filmmaker François Truffaut. The film primarily focuses on his influential work The Wild Child, which tells the story of a young boy found in the wild and his struggles to adapt to society. Through interviews, archival footage, and analysis, the documentary sheds light on Truffaut's filmmaking style and his role in the French New Wave movement.

This documentary explores the life and work of François Truffaut, a prominent figure in the French New Wave movement. It delves into his love for cinema and the impact he had on French filmmaking.

Documentary about François Truffaut who is one of the most respected directors in the history of cinema.

Al and Elsa have been a couple for some time, but the chances that their relationship will be long-lived are few. For one thing, Al is appallingly dependent on Elsa for his every emotional need. For another, Elsa is an incredibly elusive person, extremely difficult to pin down about anything - especially whatever is bothering her. How they have managed to survive this long is a cause for wonder. When Al gets an opportunity to be cast in a movie role, complete with no-cost occupancy in the casting agent's ugly but fashionable apartment, he jumps at the chance to provide a little material satisfaction for his beloved Elsa. But what exactly does she want?

Victor Derval is returning home after a performance when he is hailed by Lisa, a young Hungarian woman. Her motives are mysterious; is she simply a star-struck peasant girl, or an ambitious, manipulative aspiring star?

Documentary about the prolific French film company Eurociné.

La Petite morte is a documentary film that delves into the controversial world of the French pornography industry, examining its various aspects including the lives of porn actresses, issues of consent and objectification, and the impact of pornography on society. The film explores topics such as child abuse, film censorship, and the workings of the sex industry in the red-light district. It provides a thought-provoking insight into an often-taboo subject.