Raquel Welch, Jeanne Moreau, Anna Karina. Six French directors put together six different sketches and short films about "the oldest profession," prostitution. From a Neanderthal lady of the night to... more
Jeanne Moreau, Claude Rich, Jean-Claude Brialy. François Truffaut wrote and directed this suspenseful story of a woman who comes after the four men who accidentally murdered her husband on their... more
The multifaceted, deeply personal work of Eric Rohmer has had an effect on cinema unlike any other. One of the founding critics of the history-making Cahiers du cinema, Rohmer began translating his... more
Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Vincent Perez, Virna Lisi. This powerful historical drama recounts the tale of the daughter of Queen Mother Catherine de Medici who has been forced to marry her... more
Following the gorgeous, seemingly liberated Adriana (Divorce Italian Style's Stefania Sandrelli) as she chases her dreams in the Rome of La dolce vita, I Knew Her Well is at once a delightful... more
Of the hallowed group of Cahiers du cinima critics turned filmmakers who would transform French film history, Claude Chabrol (LES BONNES FEMMES) was the first to direct his own feature. His stark and... more
In LES COUSINS, Claude Chabrol (LES BONNES FEMMES) crafts a sly moral fable about a provincial boy who comes to live with his sophisticated bohemian cousin in Paris. Through these seeming opposites,... more
Betty Schneider, Giani Esposito, Francoise Prevost. This film is arguably the true originator of the French New Wave, directed by critic-turned-filmmaker Jacques Rivette, who completed it only after... more
Three-disc set includes: The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (Les Aventures d'Arsène Lupin) (1957)The latest audacious Parisian crime spree for Arsène Lupin (Robert Lamoureux) succeded in intriguing one... more