This set celebrates innovative director, writer and actor Jacques Tati's ambitious career, showcasing his ability to turn sight-gag comedy into high cinematic art. Includes Jour de Fete (1949),... more
Three-disc set includes: The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie (1972)Luis Buñuel's classic satire is filled with savage wit and some of the director's most surrealistic images. The gatherings of... more
Sacha Guitry was once a household name. Something of a Gallic counterpart to Noel Coward, this disarming, multitalented artist served up some of 1930s French cinema's tastiest dishes. The son of a... more
Writer/director Olivier Assayas' satirical look at the French movie industry stars Jean-Pierre Leaud as a once-hot filmmaker whose comeback attempt is a remake of the classic silent serial "Les... more
Features: 4K Mastering, With Blu-ray, Full Frame, Mono Sound
A weekend shooting party at an upper-class French estate is the setting for director Jean Renoir's witty, acerbic look at the jaded and amoral lifestyles of the aristocracy in the days before World... more
Director Jacques Rivette's hypnotic and surreal drama, based in part on the writings of Henry James, follows flamboyant nightclub magician Céline (Juliet Berto) and withdrawn librarian Julie... more
Catherine Demongeot, Philippe Noiret. A foul-mouthed girl visits her female-impersonator uncle in Paris and explores the city by subway. In French with English subtitles. 1962/color/92... more
Benoit Poelvoorde, Remy Belvaux. A "reality-TV" crew follows the daily activities and murderous habits of a charming, poetry-reciting homicidal maniac in this bizarre comic spoof. In French with... more
Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor. This famous comedy/drama contrasting affaires d'amour of aristocrats and servants during a weekend outing in the country, is thought by many critics to be the best movie... more
In this warmhearted comic yarn from Aki Kaurismdki (THE MATCH FACTORY GIRL), fate throws the young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (LA VIE DE BOHHME'S Andri... more
Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor. This famous comedy/drama contrasting affaires d'amour of aristocrats and servants during a weekend outing in the country, is thought by many critics to be the best movie... more
In 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle) Jean-Luc Godard beckons US ever closer, literally whispering in our ears as narrator. About what? Money, sex, fashion, the city,... more
A French comedy master whose films went unseen for decades as a result of legal tangles, director-actor Pierre Etaix is a treasure the cinematic world has rediscovered and taken up with relish. His... more
Even among cinemas greatest legends, Jean Vigo stands alone. The son of a notorious anarchist, Vigo had a brief but brilliant career making poetic, lightly surrealist films before his life was cut... more
Middle-aged gardener Paul Braconnier (Michel Simon) went to the offices of high-profile criminal defense lawyer Maître Aubanel (Jean Debucourt) for a consult-as he claimed to have just done away with... more
From French director Rene Clair, a satire on the age of automation. Two friends working on a prison assembly line execute a daring escape. Years later, their paths cross again when one has become a... more
In this warmhearted comic yarn from Aki Kaurismdki (THE MATCH FACTORY GIRL), fate throws the young African refugee Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) into the path of Marcel Marx (LA VIE DE BOHHME'S Andri... more
After well-to-do bookseller Edouard Lestingois (Charles Granval) rescues a tramp from a suicidal plunge into the Seine, his family adopts the bum and dedicates itself to reforming him.
The warmth and wit of celebrated playwright turned cinema auteur Marcel Pagnol shine in this enchanting slice-of-life comedy. Returning to the Provencal countryside he knew intimately, Pagnol draws a... more
Catherine Demongeot, Philippe Noiret. A foul-mouthed girl visits her female-impersonator uncle in Paris and explores the city by subway. In French with English subtitles. 1962/color/92... more
In Arnaud Desplechin's beguiling a Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), Catherine Deneuve brings her legendary poise to the role of Junon, matriarch of the troubled Vuillard family, who come together... more
William Klein's explosive, challenging New York street photography made him one of the most heralded visual artists of the fifties. In his three fiction features - Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, Mr.... more
In Arnaud Desplechin's beguiling a Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), Catherine Deneuve brings her legendary poise to the role of Junon, matriarch of the troubled Vuillard family, who come together... more