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
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
Jane Finda, Anna Karina. An inspired and passionate retelling of Jean Anouilh's romantic story, transplanted from 19th century Vienna to the Art Nouveau streets of Paris. Directed by Roger Vadim.... more
An exotic dancer is desperate to have a child with her lover, but when he refuses and turns her to his best friend, feelings become complicated. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
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
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
Sandra Milo, Laurent Terzieff. A politically-charged melodrama about the Italian Risorgimento set in 1824, in which the princess Vanina, daughter of a Roman aristocrat, falls in love with Pietro, a... more