Unusual Tales

Unusual Tales 1949

7.00

A group of policemen look over three murder cases including a cutthroat that prays on young women, a madman that hid his deformed landlord's corpse in the floor, and a wine aficionado who buries his friend alive.

1949

Sextette

Sextette 1948

1

A man remembers all the incredible stories that took place in his hotel.

1948

Le Paris des mannequins

Le Paris des mannequins 1963

6.00

A photoshoot on the roofs and in the streets of Paris, under the astonished eyes of the inhabitants.

1963

It Was Just an Accident

It Was Just an Accident 2025

7.18

An unassuming mechanic is reminded of his time in an Iranian prison when he encounters a man he suspects to be his sadistic jailhouse captor.

2025

The Married Woman

The Married Woman 1964

6.87

A superficial woman finds conflict choosing between her abusive husband and her vain lover.

1964

Violette

Violette 2026

1

Violette Toussaint, a cemetery caretaker in a small town in Burgundy, is a unique observer and a compassionate listener. Her peaceful life is filled by conversations with quirky cemetery workers and the many visitors who share their stories of love, loss, and life. However, her routine is disrupted when a local police chief arrives at her door with an unusual request. As they grow closer, Violette comes to understand that the truth behind long-buried mysteries in her past must be uncovered if she wants to take another chance on life and, against all odds, love.

2026

One Must Live Dangerously

One Must Live Dangerously 1975

4.31

Richard is a private detective. He makes a good money from marital infidelity: the deceived husband and wife generously paid him for proof of their infidelity "halves"...

1975

The Bit Between the Teeth

The Bit Between the Teeth 1979

5.60

Three men with a penchant for gambling on the horses soon find themselves in trouble because of their addiction. Pierre (Michel Piccoli) is the math whiz who uses his talent for picking the winners. Charles (Michel Galabru) is the wealthy scrap-iron magnate who has embarrassing evidence on many prominent political figures. Loic (Jacques Dutronc) is the aspiring politico who seeks to further his career by any means possible. Charles approaches Loic and asks his political party for a loan in hopes of fixing an upcoming race....

1979

Saint-Just and the Force of Things

Saint-Just and the Force of Things 1975

7.00

Antoine Saint-Just, comrade of Robespierre and youngest member of the Committee of Public Safety, is drawn into the tempestuous political & military conflicts of France under the Terror.

1975

My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days

My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days 1989

6.00

Lucas has invented a new computer language but at the same time he has been informed about his strange terminal illness during which he has been gradually losing his memory. Shortly after that he meets Blanche who acts as a medium in a bizarre traveling show. Dying Lucas follows her to the sea resort where they spend together several days and nights.

1989

L'Affaire Ranucci : Le Combat d'une mère

L'Affaire Ranucci : Le Combat d'une mère 2007

1

On June 3, 1974, eight-year-old Marie-Dolorès Rambla was kidnapped in Marseille. The little girl's body was found a few days later. Christian Ranucci quickly became the prime suspect. A couple claimed to have seen him get out of a car at the spot where the body was discovered, carrying a large package. While in custody, Christian Ranucci confessed to the murder. But he eventually recanted his confession. His mother, Héloïse, convinced of his innocence, began a relentless fight to try to get him acquitted. It was a lost cause: Ranucci was sentenced to death and executed. When Patrick Henry's trial took place, Héloïse wrote a letter dictated by her conscience. Robert Badinter read it out in court. Héloïse begged that another mother, Patrick Henry's, be spared the torment she had endured...

2007

High Pain Management

High Pain Management 1999

1

Laurent, twenty, found, thanks to his father, a first job: security agent in a sports shop. The arrival of the young man disrupts his superior, Thierry, who immediately takes aversion.

1999

A Whore And a Chick

A Whore And a Chick 2008

5.00

Starring French electro-pop songstress Yelle, this absurdist and surreal short follows two lost souls, ready to start life anew. A girl lost in the middle of nowhere finds improbable company with a man dressed as a giant chicken.

2008

The Channel

The Channel 2023

6.30

Natacha (25), a young single parent who works as a fast-food waitress, struggles to raise her 8-year-old son Enzo. Torn between a strong desire for independence and the comfort that her mother Irène unfailingly wants to provide for them, Natacha feels trapped. Her encounter with Walid, who is waiting to save enough money to pay for his crossing to England will open new horizons for her.

2023

Hot Dogs On Ibiza

Hot Dogs On Ibiza 1979

3.30

Bored with life in Paris, Christian takes off for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to sunny Ibiza. Once there he is rejuvenated by the beautiful bronzed topless bodies of sexy Eurostars Ursula Buchfellner, Sandra Barry, Olivia Dutton and Valentino Venantini. A series of sexy shenanigans and high jinks ensue ensuring everybody has a great time. Director Max Pécas has succeeded in casting the most beautiful array of bodies ever assembled in one single motion picture.

1979

The Three Brothers: The Return

The Three Brothers: The Return 2014

5.04

Three brothers are reunited on the occasion of the death of his mother. The three are in a difficult stage of their lives due to economic difficulties: Bernard is a failed actor, Didier pretends to be a professor of philosophy when, in fact, is selling sex toys and Pascal lives off a rich sexagenarian. Accompanied by Sara, the teenage daughter of Bernard, they live surprising encounters while new problems appear.

2014

Nr. 47

Nr. 47 2018

10.00

Being an adult is exhausting. The 20 year old Eveline already feels that. Just recently she moved out of her parent's home and into the apartment building no 47 in Berne. To live your own life means to take responsibility, listen to yourself, make decisions. How should you know how to do that, just like that?

2018

52 minutes

52 minutes 2020

10.00

A neutral satirical news hour.

2020

Flug in die Hölle

Flug in die Hölle 1985

1

The true account of two young German aviators, Captain Hans Bertram and Adolph Klausmann, who had to survive six weeks in the Kimberley region in Autralia after they were blown off course on a reckless flight from Koepang in the Dutch East Indies across the Timor Sea to Darwin in 1932.

1985

The Maple Leaf

The Maple Leaf 1971

1

From 1535 to 1760, this story follows the Bellerose family, beginning with François Bellerose's arrival in New France with Jacques Cartier and culminating in Julien Bellerose's death. Through generations, the Belleroses embody the tenacity and courage with which families overcame adversity to build Canada, then known as New France. Each episode features a new generation.

1971

Cellule de crise

Cellule de crise 2020

2.50

Newly elected president of one of the largest humanitarian organisations in the world, Suzanne Fontana is put to the test when a young delegate and a dozen employees of the organisation are kidnapped in Yemen.

2020

Red Zora and Her Gang

Red Zora and Her Gang 1979

7.60

In the Croatian coastal town of Senj , orphans living on the fringes of society come together under the leadership of a girl who, because of her red hair , is called Rote Zora . The citizens of the city treat the destitute children like outcasts. Wild pranks are the reactions of the troops. In order to survive, the children become criminals, but within their community they adhere to fixed rules. Your top priority is solidarity. They call themselves Uskoks . The only one who feels connected to them is the old fisherman Gorian. The children help him to assert himself against the big fishing companies.

1979

Helvetica

Helvetica 2019

5.80

The new President of Switzerland is struggling to free a group of hostages being held in Yemen. She's prepared to do anything to achieve that goal, because even in the most placid country in the world, shady dealings are hatched behind closed doors and political ambitions feed on violence. Until Tina, a cleaning lady at the Federal Palace, throws a monkey wrench into the intricate gears of that political machine.

2019

Sial IV

Sial IV 1969

5.00

Sial IV is a Swiss television miniseries by Greek filmmaker and writer Adonis Kyrou, adapted from the speculative fiction novel Deadly Image (AKA The Uncertain Midnight) by British author Edmund Cooper. It tells the story of Denis Lange (Henri Gilabert), a fallout shelter engineer who is accidentally trapped in suspended animation as war breaks out in 1970, only to awaken in the early 2100s in Sial IV, an underground city in which humankind lives a life of leisure, having discharged all responsibility to androids. Assigned the android Diana as his personal assistant, Denis ventures through this unsettling idyll, eventually finding a small but tenacious group of resistors who seek to uncover the truth about the compound and its ruler, the mysterious Machiavelli.

1969

JC's life

JC's life 2021

10.00

Around J.C. we find the apostles Peter, Simon and Judas, as well as Mary, Mary Magdalene, Pontius Pilate, John the Baptist. Cartoon characters and short scenes, each episode tackles the great stories around JC's life with lightness and humor.

2021