Julien Bertheau
1910 - 1995That Obscure Object of Desire
Luis Buñuel
Carole Bouquet, Ángela Molina
After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow passengers with the story of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and the young woman in question, a fiery 19-year-old flamenco dancer named Conchita. What follows is a tale of cruelty, depravity and lies -- the very building blocks of love.
That Obscure Object of Desire
The Phantom of Liberty
Luis Buñuel
Adriana Asti, Milena Vukotić
This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
The Phantom of Liberty
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Luis Buñuel
Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Section spéciale
Costa-Gavras
Louis Seigner, Michael Lonsdale
In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. The collaborationist Vichy government decides to pin the murder on six petty criminals. Loyal judges are called in to convict them as quickly as possible.
Special Section
La facture
Jacques Charon, Pierre Sabbagh
Jacqueline Maillan, Viviane Gosset
Noëlle is a woman who succeeds in everything. In addition, she is blessed with incredible luck. But one day, she questions herself, convinced one day to pay the bill. So, to be unhappy, she dismisses one of her friends ... Filmed at the Édouard VII Theater in Paris.
La facture
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Bertrand Tavernier
Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort
Lyons, France. Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives alone with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and informs him that Bernard killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realizes that he knew far less about his son than he thought .
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Love on the Run
François Truffaut
Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marie-France Pisier
Antoine is now 30, working as a proofreader and getting divorced from his wife. It's the first "no-fault" divorce in France and a media circus erupts, dredging up Antoine's past. Indecisive about his new love with a store clerk, he impulsively takes off with an old flame.
Love on the Run
La Petite Lise
Jean Grémillon
Nadia Sibirskaïa, Pierre Alcover
Victor Berthier, a good man but also a very jealous one, killed his wife in a fit of jealousy. After serving a few years in a chain gang, he is released for good behavior. He feels very happy to be able to return to Paris and to meet Lise, his daughter, again. But, to his dismay, he finds that Lise, through the fault of André, her lover and pimp, has unwillingly committed a murder.
Little Lise
Les grandes familles
Denys de La Patellière
Jean Gabin, Annie Ducaux
Фильм снят по одноимённому роману Мориса Дрюона. Фильм также известен под названием «Великие семьи». Мультимиллионер Ноэль ворочает делами процветающей бизнес-империи, имеющей свой интерес в самых разных отраслях, вплоть до издания газет. В целях поддержания и укрепления своих позиций Шудлер активно использует связи в верхах и даже политические рычаги. Он не отягощается нравственными идеалами, ориентируясь лишь на достижение выгоды. Ноэль ощущает себя настоящим монархом и выражает недовольство реформаторскими идеями своего сына Франсуа. Решив преподать ему примерный урок, он и не подозревает, что это приведет к поистине трагическим последствиям…
The Possessors
Cela s'appelle l'aurore
Luis Buñuel
Georges Marchal, Lucia Bosé
In a small town in southern France, on the seafront and not far from Italy, Dr. Valerio is working to heal the poor. His young wife, could no longer stand the place, encouraged him to go and settle in Nice but the doctor does not want to leave before having found a replacement. Valerio was particularly friendly with Sandro, an agricultural worker who maintains the trees belonging to Gorzone, wealthy industrialist and major employer in the city. Sandro, disturbed by the serious illness of his wife, is struggling to fulfill its functions. During an absence of his wife, Dr. Valerio meets Clara, a young Italian, and falls for her. The drama erupts when Gorzone dismisses Sandro ...
That Is the Dawn
Patrie
Louis Daquin
Pierre Blanchar, Maria Mauban
Brussels in the year 1568, as the Flemish people are fighting against the tyranny of the Spanish occupiers. Led by Count de Rysoor, the revolt against the ruthless Duke of Alba, is meant to help Prince William of Orange to get into the city and come to power. Now, the count's lieutenant, has an affair with Elisabeth, Rysoor's wife. For the time being, the count, who thinks of his homeland first, turns a blind eye. But such a relationship might well undermine the whole rebellion movement.
Homeland
