This masterful adaptation of Prévost's 1731 novel Manon Lescaut marks quite a departure for Henri-Georges Clouzot, the French director lauded for his acclaimed thrillers The Wages of Fear and Les... more
Pierre and Marcel are both celebrated concert violinists and lifelong friends, in spite of their differing temperaments. After years apart, the two friends reunite when Pierre invites Marcel to his... more
Quirky, deadpan humor, an absurdist eye for French social etiquette and a keen sense of the folly of existence are among the hallmarks of the oddball comedies of director Quentin Dupieux (Rubber,... more
Two years before The Godfather and three years before The Sting, there was Borsalino, a wildly entertaining period-set gangster movie that brought together two icons of French cinema, Jean-Paul... more
Micheline Presle, Massimo Girotti, Gaby Morlay. On a remote and romantic island, a doctor finds the man of her dreams. Unfortunately for her, the man has a traditional view of family—and leaves her... more
For five decades Claude Chabrol navigated the unpredictable waters of Cinema, leaving in his wake fifty-five feature films that remain among the most quietly devastating genre movies ever made. The... more