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poster
The Roku Channel
85
8.1
/72646/
78
/1292/
79
/1055/
4.2
/80528/
95
/88/
93
/869/

Diabolique (1955)
The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after Delassalle's corpse mysteriously disappears.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
82
7.8
/22943/
75
/383/
76
/714/
4.0
/38795/
100
/29/
90
/242/
87
/10/

I Vitelloni (1953)
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
76
7.8
/11751/
74
/206/
75
/304/
3.9
/13991/
97
/32/
90
/146/

Le Corbeau (1943)
Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.
poster
76
43
7.3
/660/
70
/23/
73
/56/
3.5
/646/
95
/342/

Dr. Knock (1951)
Saint-Maurice, an ordinary peaceful village, lived healthily so much so that the local doctor's practice was scant. But that was before Dr. Parpalaid retired and was replaced by a charlatan by the name of Knock. A real genius this one, for he soon managed to persuade everyone that they were ill. And not only didn't they resent him but they even loved their physician, who made a fortune and brought prosperity to the village by turning it into a big hospital.
poster
64
34
6.7
/1167/
56
/20/
65
/34/
3.5
/669/
62
/64/

The Spies (1957)
A doctor at a run-down psychiatric hospital is offered a large sum of money to shelter a new patient. Soon the place is full of suspicious and secretive characters, all apparently international secret agents trying to find out who and what the patient is.
poster
73
28
7.3
/1178/
71
/26/
72
/69/
3.5
/421/
80
/8/

The Law Is the Law (1958)
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.
poster
66
21
7.0
/732/
68
/15/
64
/28/
3.6
/787/
56
/4/

I Accuse (1938)
After serving in the trenches of World War I, Jean Diaz recoils with such horror that he renounces love and personal pleasure to immerse himself in scientific research, seeking a machine to prevent war. He thinks he has succeeded, but the government subverts his discovery, and Europe slides with seeming inevitability toward World War II. In desperation, Diaz summons the ghosts of the war dead from the graves and fields of France to give silent, accusing protest.
poster
67
20
7.2
/775/
62
/16/
66
/21/
3.4
/558/

Who Killed Santa Claus? (1941)
A village in the French Alps is rocked by a series of crimes, including the theft of a sacred ring and the murder of a man dressed as Père Noël (Father Christmas).
poster
64
15
6.9
/548/
60
/6/
58
/23/
3.5
/244/

Lovers of Paris (1957)
Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital.
poster
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10
/1/

Les mains liées (1956)
François Jauréguy is a young Basque who would love to devote his life to God. But meeting Maïté and the example of the worker priests makes him doubt the wisdom of his choice. Marie-Jeanne, his mother, suffers from this situation. She knew a man, Jean Etchandy, who renounced the priesthood out of love for her. François supports him in his final moments, and celebrates his first mass before his mother's tender eyes.
poster
?
6.3
/18/
10
/1/

Sister Angele's Secret (1956)
A poor wop entrusts his savings to an antique dealer's care. Bad idea. When he comes back to claim his dough,the villain acts as if they've never met. And the poor Italian immigrant kills him.
poster
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5.6
/12/
10
/1/

I'll Get Back to Kandara (1956)
One evening, professor André Barret sees the author of a murder in the darkness; cafe owner Cordelec is the victim. From then on, his suspicions fall on one of his students who had just arrived in his class, Bernard Cormiere.
poster
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6.1
/10/
10
/1/
10
/1/

Piédalu député (1954)
In the 1953 elections, Piédalu was elected mayor of Marboue-Chambourcy. The esteem of his fellow citizens won him popularity, but he had to reckon with the wiles of his political opponents if he ran for deputy. The support of the son of one of his rivals, who loves Françoise Piédalu, and above all his stubborn common sense and natural malice, help him to overcome all obstacles.
poster
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5.0
/17/
10
/1/
30
/2/

Les amoureux de Marianne (1953)
Gaston Duboutois and Catherine Berton love each other, and are about to play Romeo and Juliet in their small provincial town. The industrialist Duboutois is opposed to his accountant Berton, both of whom are running for parliament. Tempers flare and invective quickly escalates. In the end, Duboutois wins and Berton loses his position. Although futile and foolish, it's the excellent Mme Duboutois who brings peace to the situation, brings about reconciliation and helps the two children to unite.
poster
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5.8
/34/
10
/1/
45
/2/

La Dame aux camélias (1953)
Young and handsome Armand Duval falls in love with Marguerite Gautier, a 'demi-mondaine'. He manages to persuade her to give up her life as a courtesan and they both settle down in the country. Tthe beginning of their idyll is like a dream but a short-lived one as their relationship is considered scandalous by Armand's family. During a secret visit to Marguerite, Armand's father convinces her to leave his son, which she does broken-heartedly but out of love for Armand. Her end will be doubly tragic; not only does she suffer from terminal tuberculosis but she is abandoned by everyone, including by Armand, who believes she has betrayed her. At long last, learning the truth, Armand rushes to her bedside and Marguerite has the joy to breathe her last in his arms.
poster
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5.3
/10/
10
/1/
50
/1/

Des quintuplés au pensionnat (1953)
In a girls boarding-school run by Madame Piégeois, young Gisèle meets, at night, the count of Champrès' son.
poster
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10
/1/

Cent ans de gloire (1952)
A fictionalized military documentary.
poster
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10
/1/

Nocturnal Uproar (1951)
Armand Varescot, a rich and tyrannical old man, is killed by his young and pretty secretary, Caroline, while he was trying to abuse her. To avoid scandal, his granddaughter Marie Varescot convinces Frank, his cousin, to take responsibility for this "accidental" death, he who is in love with Caroline. But Commissioner Legrand, who has designs on Marie, only agrees to close the affair if Marie marries her, and if Frank leaves with Caroline, abandoning his share of the inheritance. The arrangement is accepted and life goes on.
poster
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85
/1/

Mademoiselle de la Ferté (1949)
Anne seeks revenge on Jacques who betrayed her trust. She decides to poison him and the people close to him.
poster
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60
/1/

Just Out (1949)
Satire of publishing circles, featuring a ferocious boss, Moscat, a successful but handsome author, Maréchal, another successful but bitter author, Bourgine, a writer plagued with ambition, Brégaillon and the hero, Marc Fournier Zola Prize winner. Naive, the latter quickly becomes formidable, especially since his wife's infidelities have provided him with the material for a new novel.
poster
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5.2
/25/
50
/1/

The Great Pack (1945)
Côme de Lambrefaut inherited the family castle on the death of his father, but the notary told him that all his property was mortgaged. However, he wants to keep the pack of one hundred and ten hunting dogs that make him proud. In September 1939, the castle was destroyed during a bombardment, and the dogs escaped from their enclosure.
poster
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6.2
/21/

The Ménard Collection (1944)
Renée Ménard, a young mixed-race Indochinese, arrives in France to find her French father, whom she only knows is called Paul Ménard. In the hope of identifying her father, she meets a series of men with that name.
poster
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6.4
/29/

The Roquevillards (1943)
France, 1880. Francois Roquevillard is a respected lawyer in Chambery and the head of a family that prides itself on its impeccable morals. Francois's world rapidly begins to fall apart when his son Maurice elopes to Italy with Edith Frasne, the wife of an esteemed notary.
poster
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6.1
/75/
53
/3/
60
/4/

The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock (1942)
The everyday life and activity of "La Dernière Heure", a major evening newspaper, seen through the eyes of Hélène Perrin, a cub reporter trained by Pierre Rabaud, a star in his field. Side by side they will investigate several events: an air show that ends tragically, the coming to France of a Hollywood actress, a lightship caught in a terrible storm...
poster
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6.2
/53/
60
/1/
58
/3/

Premier bal (1941)
Two country sisters are rivals for the love of the doctor. He marries one, but regrets it and is rescued by the other.
poster
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6.4
/12/

Hopes ... (1941)
Grigou owns a patch of land between farmers Martin's and Aubert's fields. Both covet this plot.As Grigou has lost the title deed,the mayor of the village decides to sell it.After an interminable auction sale, Aubert carries the day .To add insult to injury,shortly after, Martin is expelled from his farm,and becomes an innkeeper (a doomed inn where the former owner hanged himself). Ten years after, Aubert's daughter falls in love with Martin's son.Their fathers being deadly enemies, their marriage seems impossible.
poster
?
3.2
/11/

Miquette (1940)
Miquette is a young woman whose beauty and vivacity increase the clientele of her mother's tobacco shop. A Barrymoresque actor believes that Miquette has star potential, but he hasn't sufficient capital to finance her theatrical debut. He manages to get the money by practicing a bit of genteel blackmail on an aging marquis who has romantic designs on the heroine.
poster
?
5.7
/35/
80
/1/
57
/3/

Champs-Elysees (1937)
A reveler who has experienced setbacks tries to become unemployed without ever having worked.
poster
?
5.6
/14/

Une femme chipée (1934)
Hélène, married to Larsonnier, has developed a crush for Germont, her neighbor. One night, she is abducted and she discovers that her kidnapper is none other than Germont. But, to her dismay, he does not act out of love for her : his only motivation is money, which he proves by asking her husband a five-Million-franc ransom. After a long hesitation, Larsonnier finally pays the sum and Hélène returns to him. As for Germont, chased by the police, he goes on the loose... Some time later, Hélène is kidnapped one more time, and again by Germont! But this time around, this the elopement of her dreams.
poster
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5.8
/85/
70
/5/
60
/10/

Whims (1942)
Caprices tells the story of two young rich people. A famous actress poses as a poor florist, and a distinguished society man camouflages himself as forger and swindler. This game leads them to make close relations in a series of adventures.
poster
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6.0
/23/

Ramuntcho (1938)
Ramuntcho is a young man who has fallen in with a gang of smugglers, led by Itchoua, who carry their contraband across the border into Spain. He is in love with Gracieuse whose mother, Dolorès, bitterly dislikes Ramuntcho because he was born an illegitimate child. His smuggling activities force him to join the army and he is sent to Saigon and, because of her mother's desire to marry her off to someone else, Gracieuse joins a convent.
poster
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4.8
/11/
50
/1/

Coup de tête (1944)
A sporty and chivalrous young man creates, with some comrades, a society whose goal is to protect honest people against rogues. He finds himself thrown into unforeseen adventures, at the end of which he will discover love.
poster
?
5.8
/27/
70
/1/

Vidocq (1939)
A film based upon the life of Vidocq, the famous adventurer, who, after numerous prison escapes ceased being a crook, a thief and a counterfeiter, and was employed by Pasquier’s government’istry as director of the crime-fighting Sûreté Nationale.
poster
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6.6
/36/
10
/1/
50
/4/

Sending of Flowers (1950)
Envoi de Fleurs is based on incidents in the life of French composer Paul Delmet. Played by popular French singing star Tino Rossi, Delmet is depicted as a man all too willing to give up personal happiness in favor of blind ambition. After carrying on a romance by correspondence with beautiful young Suzanne (Micheline Francey), Delmet is on the verge of marrying the girl. Instead, he allows himself to be talked out of leaving France to further his own career, with disastrous results for all concerned.
poster
?
10
/1/
60

Trip to America (1951)
As part of the fascination in post World War II France with American culture, a young French couple here travel to the US to see for themselves the prosperity they have heard about.
poster
?
6.4
/21/

The Woman in Red (1947)
Two paintings are stolen. Amateur private detective Roland Gautier investigates.
poster
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6.4
/76/
35
/2/
47
/7/

Beast at Bay (1959)
Melun, on 1959. On the return to an auction, a young and attractive widow, Elisabeth Vernon, finds at her home(with her) a wounded escapee of prison. The fugitive, Daniel Morane, is a handsome boy and justifies himself crimes(murders) of which we accuse it. The young woman is allowed convince, seduce, feels sorry, and agrees to help him(it). But during their escape(mare), the doubt seizes her …
poster
?
7.3
/10/
50
/1/

A Bombshell Night (1935)
A banker threatened by gangsters is replaced by a tramp who is his perfect double. The gangsters arrest the fake banker and take him for a madman.
poster
?
5.0
/34/
40
/2/
43
/3/

Thirteen at the Table (1955)
Madeleine Villardier is terribly superstitious, and she's in a lot of trouble for the New Year's Eve party she's planning. Inexorably, the number of guests is down to thirteen. To add to her dismay, the presence under her roof of a certain Consuelo is proving cumbersome, especially as this lady has revelations to make about Antoine Villardier's stormy past. The mistress of the house's trances alternate with marital explanations. But why not consider the fateful number as a lucky charm?
poster
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4.9
/36/
60
/2/
58
/2/

Berlingot and Company (1939)
François and Victor sell hard candy at the fun fair. They also bring up Gisèle, a one-year-old child they found by the side of the road. Although the two men are often at each other's throats they are the best friends, getting on well with the other fairground people. But when they defend Lisa, the fortune teller's daughter against Dédé, a thug who pesters her, they provoke his anger. Dédé sets fire to the two friends' stand and they are forced to take the road.
poster
64
?
6.4
/106/
70
/1/
60
/1/

The House Under the Sea (1947)
A stranger named Constant disrupts the life of Flora, who is seemingly happy with her husband Lucien. But she suddenly experiences a passionate love, taking refuge with Constant in a cave they call “home under the sea.”
poster
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6.4
/34/
70
/1/
70
/2/

The Traveler Without Luggage (1944)
Having lost his memory due to serving in World War I, Gaston has spent the past 15 years in a psychiatric hospital. Due to his large disability pension fund, several families claim him as their missing son. Gaston is introduced to the Renaud family by the Duchess Dupont-Dufort and her lawyer. The Renaud family attempt to revive Gaston's memory with stories of his past, but he is apalled by some of the things he hears and dislikes the man he is supposed to be.
poster
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6.1
/69/
55
/2/
57
/2/

Five Red Tulips (1949)
During the Tour de France, five riders are found murdered with a red tulip near their bodies. A journalist and a police inspector lead the investigation to unmask the murderer.
poster
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10
/1/
60
/1/

Bed for Two (1950)
Robert Bobin has been an assistant accountant for twenty years now and, although meek and obedient, is getting weary of his monotonous, limited life. He tries marriage but, unfortunately, Blanche, the nurse he marries, proves to be a shrew. One day, a miracle happens : Michèle, a young orphan and fellow-worker gradually develops tender feelings for him. But will Robert be able to overcome his mediocrity and grasp this unexpected opportunity to find happiness?
poster
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6.1
/53/

Barry (1949)
Lovers since childhood, Sylvain and Angelina do not see their lives separated from each other. However, Sylvain is sent to war and the young woman desperately awaits his return. Years pass and the latter is forced by her father to marry Jean-Marie, a man she does not love. One day, while Angelica and her family are climbing in the Alps, an avalanche sweeps them away. Safe and sound, she comes face to face with her childhood sweetheart, Sylvain.
poster
53
?
5.6
/389/
48
/8/
55
/12/

An Angel on Wheels (1959)
Heralded racing driver Pierre Chaillot has never noticed the pretty young flight attendant who dotes on him adoringly. But when his fiancée's infidelity drives him to the brink of suicide, Pierre's guardian angel takes the form of this stewardess to urge him to choose life. Though the angel confesses her divinity, Pierre is skeptical of the existence of angels. But, despite their difference, the two bond during her brief sojourn in human form.
poster
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6.0
/75/
80
/1/

Carmen (1944)
Carmen is a French-Italian musical drama film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Viviane Romance, Jean Marais, and Lucien Coëdel. It is a version of the famous opera. It was filmed in two versions, French and Italian, with the same screen cast but some different crew, and with Italian voices dubbed in on the Italian version, which have been munged together at IMDb. A third version, with English dubbed under the direction of British actor Noel Howlett, was made subsequently using one of the two (French or Italian) originals for the visual source.
poster
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6.6
/25/
60
/1/

Le Bateau à soupe (1947)
Hervé is a tough sea captain in command of the "Duchesse Anne", a rum-trading ship. But the sea dog hides a tender heart and he allows Marie-Douce, a poor slum girl who dreams of seeing the wide world,on board. To have her accepted by the crew, he passes her off as his niece. A seasoned master like him, wise enough to ban alcohol use on his ship, should have known better : a beautiful girl on the deck cannot but unleash the savage instincts of all those men without women.


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