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1904 - 1994La loi c'est la loi
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Fernandel, Totò
Assola is an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France and the borderline crosses the village itself. The French customs agent Ferdinand is always trying to catch the Italian smuggler Giuseppe. Giuseppe discovers that Ferdinand was actually born in Italy and therefore he can't be a French customs agent.
The Law Is the Law
Les disparus de Saint-Agil
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Erich von Stroheim, Michel Simon
In a college, three friends form a secret society. Their objective - going to America. One night, after one of their secret meetings, one of them sees a man coming out from a wall. The next day, after he talks about it, he disappears. Then, the second one vanishes. Are they gone to their dreams? That's when the art teacher is murdered. Suspicions now are too high so the third one decides to investigate.
Boys' School
Un Revenant
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Louis Jouvet, Gaby Morlay
1946, a man walks in Lyon. He makes a pilgrimage to the places of his childhood. Another man, Edmond Gonin, recognizes him. It was Jean-Jacques Sauvage, whom he had ousted in a "radical" way with a young heiress. Only Savage is not dead, and here he is on the scene of his first love.
A Lover's Return
La Chartreuse de Parme
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Gérard Philipe, Renée Faure
This adaptation of Stendhal's timeless masterpiece of French literature tells the tale of Fabrice Del Dongo (Grard Philipe) a young archibishop who gives his heart and soul to romance rather than to the Church creating upheaval in the lives of evergone around him the Countess of Sanseverine (Maria Casares) is but one of the may women who love him. In turn she incurs jealous retributions from those in high places who desire her. For his crimes Fabrice is thrown in Prison where from Crimes Fabrice is thrown in prison where form his lonely window he falls in love with his jailer s daughter and plans a daring escape she however calls his plan insane and takes a vow to the Virgin Mary to never see him again ever if his escape succeeds the Charterhouse of Parma explodes with conflicting desires man s desire form God vs. his desire for romance.
The Charterhouse of Parma
Boule de suif
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Micheline Presle, Louis Salou
During the stagecoach trip of a frightened group of inhabitants of Rouen, Elisabeth Rousset, known as "Boule de Suif", renders these people a signal service, but comes up against their stupidity and their sufficiency. A little later, Boule de Suif assassinates the formidable Prussian lieutenant whom his friends had nicknamed Fifi and who shamelessly displayed his taste for pillage and his sadistic tendencies.
Angel and Sinner
Fanfan la Tulipe
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Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida
Fanfan is a young handsome peasant. He joins the army to escape marriage because a gypsy girl predicted he will get glory and the king's daughter as a wife. But the gypsy girl was in fact Adeline, the daughter of the recruiting officer. Once he has discovered the stratagem, Fanfan refuses to forget this dream and decides to fulfill the destiny of the fake prediction.
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Jamie's Super Food
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Armand Bernard, Jamie Oliver
On his wedding day, Robert confesses his father-in-law that twenty years ago, he seduced a lady in a sleeping car of a train. His mother-in-law overhears the conversation and convinces Robert that she was that lady and that makes Robert's bride also his daughter. The wedding is in danger of being annulled when the trickery is finally discovered.
Ladies Only Compartment
Le Repas des fauves
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France Anglade, Francis Blanche
A diverse group of friends gather to celebrate a witless woman's birthday in this comedy drama set in France during World War II. The guests include an uncle who is a Nazi collaborator, a blind war veteran, a simpering physician, an arrogant educator, a patriotic girl, and the husband of the guest of honor. When some German soldiers are killed outside the house, the group is told by the Gestapo that they must choose among themselves two who will be shot if the killer is not caught. If two victims are not chosen, all seven at the party will be captured. Things sound pretty grim, but the black comedy begins when all seven try to save themselves by any means possible.
Champagne for Savages
Si tous les gars du monde...
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André Valmy, Jean Gaven
На борту французского рыболовецкого траулера "Лютеция" 12 рыбаков ведут промысел в Норвежском море (Северная Атлантика). Члены экипажа судна поочередно заболевают неизвестной болезнью. Капитан после безуспешных попыток связаться по служебному радио с береговыми базами, посылает через коротковолновый передатчик сигнал бедствия SOS на радиолюбительской частоте 14300 кГц. Радиосигнал с судна удается принять радиолюбителю-коротковолновику в далекой Африке, который записывает координаты судна и связывает экипаж с доктором. Для спасения заболевших требуется в течение 12 часов доставить на борт антибутулическую сыворотку. Сообщение передается по цепочке через радиолюбителей разных стран, демонстрируя саму интернациональную суть коротковолновой радиосвязи и радиолюбительскую взаимопомощь.
If All the Guys in the World...
Voyage sans espoir
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Simone Renant, Jean Marais
Gohelle, escaped from prison, seeks to flee occupied France for Argentina. The captain of a cargo ship is willing to smuggle him out out France for a price but Gohelle has no money. His mistress, Marie-Angel tries to charm the money out of wealthy Alain Ginestier who seems the ideal pigeon but Marie-Angel falls in love with Ginestier.
Voyage Without Hope
François 1er
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Fernandel, Mona Goya
Honorin is the simple and naive stage manager of a traveling theatre troupe, whose one ambition is to once play the role of the cavalier in the opera "Francis I, or the Loves of the Beautiful Ferroniere". A hypnotist puts him to sleep and in his dreams he is transplanted to the days of the Renaissance. There, among other items, he is made a Duke by Henri VIII, fights a duel and survives a series of medieval tortures, while also bestowing some 20th century blessings on the court of Francis I.
François 1er
