Paul Frankeur

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Headlines of Destruction
6.2

Headlines of Destruction

Nov. 10, 1955

Headlines of Destruction

Michel was just released from prison when he is suspected of having killed his wife as she was the one who brought him into prison. She also ...
Marie-Octobre
7.6

Marie-Octobre

Apr. 24, 1959

Marie-Octobre

A group of ex-resistance fighters are brought together by Marie-Octobre, the code name of Marie-Helene Dumoulin. The former members of the ...
Razzia
7.0

Razzia

Apr. 07, 1955

Razzia

Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug ...
My Uncle Benjamin
6.7

My Uncle Benjamin

Nov. 28, 1969

My Uncle Benjamin

In the amorous mid 18th century under Louis XV, a country doctor risks danger and prison to pursue his seduction of the women of the bourgeoisie. ...
Before the Deluge
6.8

Before the Deluge

Feb. 26, 1954

Before the Deluge

The title of this French “reality” drama, which translates to Before the Deluge, is a play on Louis XVI’s famous ...
Maigret Sees Red
6.3

Maigret Sees Red

Sep. 18, 1963

Maigret Sees Red

Gangsters from the United States try to kill a key government witness whose testimony could help land an influential mobster in jail. It’s ...
An Eye for an Eye
7.1

An Eye for an Eye

Sep. 13, 1957

An Eye for an Eye

In North Africa Dr. Walter (W) is a very skilled surgeon but lives at a distance from the hospital. In the evening a husband (H) and his sick ...
Star Without Light
6.2

Star Without Light

Apr. 03, 1946

Star Without Light

An aspiring singer tries to break into films during the early talkie era. She is hired to dub the singing and speaking voice of a silent-movie ...
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
7.9

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually ...
Strange Tales
6.3

Strange Tales

Oct. 26, 1949

Strange Tales

A group of policemen look over three murder cases including a cutthroat that prays on young women, a madman that hid his deformed ...
The Night Affair
6.6

The Night Affair

May. 14, 1958

The Night Affair

Vallois, a vice inspector for the Paris police, takes special interest in the plight of drug-addicted Lucky (Najda Tiller), whom he considers to ...
Thérèse Raquin
7.2

Thérèse Raquin

Nov. 06, 1953

Thérèse Raquin

Star-crossed lovers Thérèse (Simone Signoret) and Laurent (Raf Vallone) think they’ve gotten away with murder after Thérèse’s ...
Return to Life
7.1

Return to Life

Sep. 14, 1949

Return to Life

Five prisoners ,a woman and four men,return to France after WW2.We follow their rocky road to life.It’s a movie which consists of five ...
Blood to the Head
6.4

Blood to the Head

Aug. 10, 1956

Blood to the Head

After thirty years of effort, the former longshoreman François Cardinaud has become one of the most powerful men in the port of La Rochelle. On ...
Reproduction interdite
6.5

Reproduction interdite

Feb. 08, 1957

Reproduction interdite

An art dealer in dire straits, after being ripped off by two crooks, one of whom owns a genuine painting by Gauguin while the other is an expert ...
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
7.8

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

Mar. 17, 1954

Touchez Pas au Grisbi

An aging, world-weary gangster is double-crossed and forced out of retirement when his best friend is kidnapped and their stash of eight stolen ...
The Milky Way
7.5

The Milky Way

Mar. 15, 1969

The Milky Way

Two drifters go on a pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Along the way, they hitchhike, beg for food, and face the ...
A Monkey in Winter
7.6

A Monkey in Winter

May. 11, 1962

A Monkey in Winter

The story of a man who has stopped drinking- and then dreaming- and who thanks to a young man who tries to forget a lost love in alcohol will ...
Rue de Paris
6.8

Rue de Paris

Oct. 21, 1959

Rue de Paris

Life in a one-parent family with a focus on the parent, Henri Neveu (Jean Gabin), is the topic of this standard drama with a dash of comedy. ...
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
7.1

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

Police Commissioner Jules Maigret returns to the small village where he spent his childhood at the request of the Countess of Saint-Fiacre, who ...