Marlene Dietrich, Emil Jannings. Deitrich is at her seductive best as the nightclub singer Lola-Lola who destroys a repressed schoolteacher. The movie marked the beginning of the legendary... more
Sybilie Schmitz, Hans Nielsen, Kirsten Heiberg. One of the first feature films about the infamous tragedy of the H.M.S. Titanic, lost in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage... more
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc. An atheistic young widow suddenly finds herself falling for a young priest who is a focal point of desire for many of the women in their Nazi-occupied... more
Brigitte Bardot, Jean Marais, Isabella Pia, Yves Robert. Two students at a prestigious Parisian performance school compete for the attention—and affection—of their dreamy and domineering singing... more
Jean Marais, Josette Day, Yvonne de Bray. When a 22-year-old son confesses his love for the young and beautiful Madeline, his parents are both very upset…but for different reasons. His mother's... more
Juliet Berto, Jena-Pierre Leaud, Jean-Luc Godard. Two communist revolutionaries spend a night trapped inside a television studio discussing the ways the establishment use language and speaking to... more
Catherine Deneuve, Annie Girardot, Robert Hossein. Two sisters struggle to survive after they are captured by the Nazis in occupied France during WWII. But their methods of survival take totally... more
Before directing his first feature, Henri-Georges Clouzot (The Wages of Fear, Diabolique) spent ten years learning the ropes. During this prolific period as a screenwriter he learned cinematic... more
Michel Simon, Gérarde Philipe. Réne Clair reworks the legendary Faust tale. Professor Henri Faust retires after 50 years of dedicating his life to science. Lucifer, an agent of the devil, makes a... more