Gérard Depardieu
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story of a stray dog who became a hero of the First World War. For his keen instincts and fierce loyalty, Stubby is still recognized today as the most decorated canine in American history and the first promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Français
Description
Germain, a nearly illiterate fifty-something man who is considered the idiot of his small French town, meets elderly Margueritte, who is articulate and highly intelligent, and, through their afternoon visits and friendship, Germain begins to realize he is smarter than he thought.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Français
Description
Jean de Florette: Set amidst the rugged hills of Provence, this epic saga follows the heroic efforts of Jean Cadoret, who inherits a farm from his mother, Florette, and leaves his city job behind, hoping to create a "new Eden" with his wife and daughter. But, unbeknownst to Jean, his greedy neighbor, César Soubeyran, is plotting to steal the land out from under him with a wicked scheme that drives Jean to the brink of madness.
Manon of the spring:...
5) Hamlet
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
Special edition ; Widescreen edition.
Language
English
Description
Prince of Denmark, Hamlet, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer. Meanwhile, war is brewing. Reset in 19th-century world.
6) Potíche
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Français
Description
"A housebound trophy housewife steps in to manage the umbrella factory run by her tyrannical husband after the workers go on strike. To everyone's surprise, Suzanne proves herself a competent and assertive woman of action."--Container.
7) Last metro
Series
Criterion collection volume 462
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Français
Description
Paris, 1942. Lucas Steiner is a Jew who feels compelled to leave the country in order to survive the German occupation during WWII. His wife Marion is an actress and a member of the Resistance who goes on to direct the theater for him. She tries to keep the theater alive by rehearsing a new play. She hires Bernard Granger for the leading role. The troupe believes that the show must go on no matter the circumstances. But Lucas never left the country,...
8) Danton
Series
Criterion collection volume 464
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Français
Description
Georges Danton, the popular revolutionary leader, returns to Paris at a time when the new Republic is in disarray. Robespierre and his allies have set up a monstrous dictatorship, beginning the infamous "Reign of Terror." Danton pleads with the people for an end to the bloodshed which violates the spirit of their revolution.
12) Nathalie
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
[English subtitled, widescreen version].
Language
Français
Description
Upon discovering that her husband is cheating on her, Catherine hires a prostitute to seduce him and report back. A strange relationship develops between the two women and soon Catherine enters a world that changes her forever.
13) 36th precinct
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Français
Description
In the underbelly of the Parisian criminal world, the police are frustrated by a gang committing a series of violent robberies. Leo Vrinks and Denis Klein are two cops seeking promotion and the imminent departure of the chief sets the scene for them to compete for the vacant throne. The competition between them becomes increasingly ruthless and blurs the usual lines of morality until there seems no difference between the police and the criminals they...
14) Closet
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
Widescreen edition
Language
Français
Description
A man, on the verge of being fired, pretends to be gay.
15) Camille Claudel
Series
Language
Français
Description
The dramatic account of the romance between the aspiring young sculptor Camille Claudel and her internationally known colleague, Auguste Rodin, in turn-of-the-century Paris. The emotional strain Claudel experiences as a result of the restrictions of French society against female artists, her lover's fame, and his affection for another woman eventually bring about her downfall. This is the uncut French version of the film.
16) Napoleon
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
Collector's edition.
Language
English
Description
Drama about the years in the life of Napoleon Bonaparte from his first decisive battle to his bitter defeat and exile.
17) Maîtresse
Series
Criterion collection volume 223
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
Français
Description
A young man stumbles into a subterranean world of sadomasochism when he is implicated in a burglary of a Paris apartment. The apartment's mistress runs a two-floor operation, respectibility above and a dungeon of punishment-seeking clients below.
19) 102 Dalmatians
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
[Special edition].
Language
English
Description
Oddball is the newest puppy. She is searching for her spots. Waddlesworth is a macaw who thinks he's a rottweiler. After a spot of therapy Cruella De Vil is released from prison and is a changed woman who is devoted to dogs and good causes. She is delighted that her parole officer, Chloe, has a dalmatian family and big connections with a dog charity. But the sound of Big Ben can reverse the treatment so it is only a matter of time before Cruella is...
20) Barocco
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
Français
Description
In this film-noir classic, a young woman convinces her boyfriend to accept a bribe to tell a lie that discredits a local politician. When the boyfriend is murdered, she is racked with guilt until she meet the killer, a dead-ringer for the murdered man. In order to hide from the police, he accepts the woman's need to "reinvent" him as her dead boyfriend, but can love transform his soul as well?
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