Classic, landmark films in cinematic history.
Helene Regnier’s husband Charles, who is mentally ill, injures their son Michel in a rage. Charles moves back in with his wealthy and manipulative parents, who blame Helene for their son’s condition and vow to win custody of Michel. While the boy is in hospital, Helene rents a room in a boarding house nearby. The Regniers hire Paul Thomas, a family acquaintance who needs money, to find dirt on Helene before the court hearing on custody.
La Rupture (1970) Read More
Any Number Can Win movie storyline. A veteran of the crime scene decides after several years to try again the coup that had brought him to prison a few years ago: that of robbing the cashier of the Casino de Cannes in the middle of the fashionable season, when the money turns, with the help of a young accomplice.
Any Number Can Win (1983) Read More
Alice Carol (Sylvia Kristel) leaves her husband one rainy night, telling him that she does not love him anymore. She travels alone but when her windscreen breaks on a lonely road, she has to stop and seek help. She goes to a creepy manor and is welcomed by the owner, Henri Vergennes, and his butler, Colas. Alice is invited to spend the night in the house.
Alice or the Last Escapade (1977) Read More
Just Before Nightfall movie storyline. Charles Masson (Michel Bouquet), an advertising executive, is having an affair with Laura, the wife of his best friend, the architect François Tellier. Charles strangles Laura when one of their S&M games goes too far. Dazed, Charles walks out of the borrowed apartment in Paris and soon bumps into François in a nearby bistro.
Just Before Nightfall (1971) Read More
Circle of Deceit movie storyline. Shot on location in the still smoldering streets of Beirut, Circle of Deceit is a film of riveting tension and passionate eloquence. Director Volker Schlöndorff (The Legend of Rita, The Ogre, The Tin Drum) combines war film verve, documentary immediacy to yield a violent yet character-rich film that’s both politically charged and personally moving.
Circle of Deceit (1981) Read More
And Soon the Darkness movie storyline. Jane and Cathy, two English women in their early twenties, are on a cycling tour. While traveling in rural France, they begin to disagree about the route.
And Soon the Darkness (1970) Read More
Black and White in Color movie storyline. French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors.
Black and White in Color (1976) Read More