
Pascal Mazzotti
2021The King and the Mockingbird
Paul Grimault
Jean Martin, Renaud Marx
The kingdom of Takicardie quakes under the rule of the tyrannical King Charles V-et-III-font-VIII-et-VIII-font-XVI, whose favourite pastime is shooting birds. His archenemy is a cheeky mockingbird, whose favourite pastime is thwarting the king’s attempts to shoot birds. One night, a portrait of the king comes to life and disposes of the real king, taking his place. The portrait king falls in love with a young shepherdess in another painting and intends to marry her. But, alas, the shepherdess has fallen in love with a chimneysweep and together they elope from the king’s palace. Enraged, the king sends his police to capture them and once they are within his power he forces the shepherdess to marry him. The mockingbird must use all his guile and courage to once more thwart the king and bring his evil reign to an end.
The King and the Mockingbird
Le dos au mur
Édouard Molinaro
Gérard Oury, Jeanne Moreau
Rich industrialist Jacques Decret learns his wife Gloria is having an affair with a young actor. For revenge, he bombards her with anonymous letters, convincing her that her lover is the culprit while Gloria desperately seeks a way out.
Back to the Wall
La fiancée du pirate
Nelly Kaplan
Bernadette Lafont, Georges Géret
Treated as an outcast and exploited by the villagers of a small town, a young woman liberates herself through sex, which she uses as a tool of economic gain and an instrument of revenge against those who have wronged her.
A Very Curious Girl
Toi... le venin
Robert Hossein
Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady
Picked up by a beautiful motorist, jobless hitchhiker Pierre (Hossein) is subsequently romanced by the girl. Immediately thereafter, however, she dumps him, attempting to run him over as a final insult. Memorizing her license number, Pierre pursues the enigmatic motorist. Arriving at her home, Pierre is met by two young ladies (Marina Vlady and Odelle Versois), either one of whom might be the woman he's looking for.
Blonde in a White Car
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
La Puce à l'oreille
Stellio Lorenzi
Pierre Mondy, Louis de Funès
Мадам Раймонда Шандебиз подозревает своего супругу, Виктора-Эммануэля, в неверности. Желая проверить его, она зовет свою подругу Люсьену, и они пишут мужу Раймонды любовное письмо, назначая свидание. Тот, получив письмо, даже представить себе не может, что оно адресовано ему, и, поразмыслив, приходит к выводу, что он адресовано его другу Турнелю, с которым он был во время, описываемое в письме. На свидание в отель «Игривый котик» идет Турнель. А Виктор-Эммануэль показывает полученное письмо другому своему другу, горячему испанцу де Истангуа! Но горячий испанец узнает почерк своей жены…
The Flea in the Ear
Hibernatus
Édouard Molinaro
Louis de Funès, Claude Gensac
The frozen body of Paul Fournier is discovered in Greenland where he had disappeared during a scientific expedition in 1905. Perfectly conserved he is brought back to life in the 1960s. His descendants take care of him: to spare him the cultural shock they behave so to make believe it's 1905 and they are his cousins, uncle...
Hibernatus
La Joconde: Histoire d'une obsession
Henri Gruel
Pascal Mazzotti, Cora Vaucaire
This is the story of an obsession. Mona Lisa keeps smiling quizzically while our poor hero is pursued by her representation in all its forms, in all places. She smiles at him in a museum, at a bookseller along the banks of the Seine, in the streets, at a café. Enough to drive him up the wall!
La Joconde: Histoire d'une obsession
Perched on a Tree
Serge Korber
Louis de Funès, Geraldine Chaplin
Henry Roubier, a French promoter, and Enrico Mazzini, an Italian, have signed an agreement guaranteeing them a stranglehold on European highways. While driving on the roads of the south, Roubier takes two young hitchhikers, but an unfortunate swerve the car rushes by Henri and its occupants on the top of a pine tree onto the side of a cliff.
Perched on a Tree
Chantons sous l'occupation
André Halimi
Pascal Mazzotti
This investigative documentary examines life in Nazi-occupied France, and features interviews with civilians who lived through World War II as well as stock footage of French entertainers performing for German soldiers. The filmmakers investigate the distinctions between collaboration, resistance and self-preservation by speaking with citizens who interacted closely with Nazis, who discuss their personal views about the ethical dilemmas they faced under occupation.
Chantons sous l'occupation
Mont-Dragon
Jean Valère
Carole André, Jacques Brel
Because he has seduced Germaine de Boismenil, Georges Dormont is thrown out of the army by the colonel and husband of the beautiful. After the death of the Count of Boismenil, Dormont arrived at the castle of the widow with the firm intention of taking revenge. From the outset, he seduces Pierrette, the servant, revives the heart of Germaine, having gotten an appointment with the widow, he makes her naked, humiliates and leaves her. Witness of the scene, Martha, the proud orphan, throws herself into the arms of Gaston, faithful order of the colonel, to avenge her mother. George soon flouted their feelings. He then forces Germaine to reveal his attachment to Pierrette and causes a beautiful scandal.
Mont-Dragon
L'âne de Zigliara
Jean Canolle
Jean Lefebvre, Tino Rossi
Maddalena finds that her donkey has reappeared after being missing for months. However, on the same day, a donkey disappears in a neighboring village. The unfortunate coincidence leads to "war" between the two villages.
The Donkey of Zigliara