A Conquest

A Conquest 1909

1

George, passing a pretty woman in the street, has recourse to that old-time trick of dropping his own handkerchief and hurrying after her, making believe that he thinks it is hers. On examining the handkerchief, the beauty returns it, telling George that it does not belong to her. He then confesses that he knows very well that it is not her property, as it happens to be his own, and his offering it to her was only an excuse to make her acquaintance, so struck was he by her beauty. Upon this frank declaration the young woman draws herself up haughtily, but George is not to be discouraged, but follows closely behind her, ready to be of any assistance on the slightest pretext. We therefore see him arriving at the lady's house laden down with such articles as a lampshade, a statuette, a bunch of roses, a bundle of dress goods, and, in addition, leading an enormous dog on a leash, against whose attacks he is endeavoring to protect himself.

1909

Rose

Rose 1993

1

A professor is entranced by a flower in the garden of his apartment building. It opens up when he gets closer to it but it closes when danger approaches.

1993

Patience (Sabali)

Patience (Sabali) 2025

1

Sabali, which means 'patient' and 'immortal', tells the story of Moudou's exodus and the resilience of his migration. It follows his clandestine odyssey, his fight for love, and above all, his patience. Departing feeds the hope for what comes after, and the memory of what came before.

2025

Sweet Dream

Sweet Dream 2009

1.00

Sweet Dream is a story of friendship, sex and dreams in the rough world of today's teenagers.

2009

In Seventh Heaven

In Seventh Heaven 2013

4.50

Sofiane lives in a high-rise block at the edges of Paris. A violent young man, he tries to be like his gang of friends. However, Sofiane is attracted to guys. Through his contradictions, he embodies the confusion of today's idle young people who have lost their bearings and live withdrawn into themselves.

2013

Bye

Bye 2017

8.00

2017

Abduct Me

Abduct Me 1932

1

René Dargelle is asked by a friend to receive a young woman in his place. She is soon to marry a Hindu prince, a man who is certainly attractive, but who cheats on her shamelessly and whom she dreams of making jealous. When Dargelle, out of pure fantasy, asks her to tell right and left that he seduced her, she sees the perfect opportunity to infuriate her noble lover.

1932

Batailles

Batailles 2016

1

As night falls, Karen decides to leave the party where a friend is about to lose herself. A metaphor for life, this battlefield.

2016

Equilibres

Equilibres 1977

1

A silent teenage girl who works as a tightrope walker tries to keep her balance while crossing Paris.

1977

Sapho

Sapho 1997

1

The tumultuous affair between a young man and a woman twenty-five years his senior.

1997

Electronic Poem

Electronic Poem 1958

1

Poème Électronique is an 8-minute piece of electronic music by composer Edgard Varèse, written for the Philips Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. The Philips corporation commissioned Le Corbusier to design the pavilion, which was intended as a showcase of their engineering progress. The pavilion was shaped like a stomach, with a narrow entrance and exit on either side of a large central space. As the audience entered and exited the pavilion, the electronic composition Concret PH by Iannis Xenakis (who also acted as Le Corbusier's architectural assistant for the pavilion's design) was heard. Poème électronique was synchronized to a film of black and white photographs selected by Le Corbusier which touched on vague themes of human existence.

1958

Superstar

Superstar 2012

5.12

An average guy who works in a recycling plant wakes up one morning to discover that he's become inexplicably famous.

2012

Clavigo

Clavigo 1999

1

Inspired by Goethe's early romantic play Clavigo, Roland Petit's ballet recounts the agonies of a weak-willed lover torn between the contradictory promptings of his heart and his evil spirit, which urges him to serve his own interests and forsake true love in favor of a life of debauchery. Recorded live at the Opera National de Paris, Palais Garnier, October 1999.

1999

Amélie

Amélie 2001

7.92

At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?

2001

Virginie

Virginie 1962

1

Two friends, a journalist and a scientist, plan to sail to Argentina for an expedition of discovery, but their plans are thrown into confusion when they rescue two attractive women.

1962