Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be

Little Nicholas: Happy as Can Be 2022

6.80

Somewhere between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny lean over a large white sheet of paper and bring to life a mischievous and endearing boy, Little Nicolas. From schoolyard games and fights to summer camp pranks and camaraderie, Nicolas lives a merry and enriching childhood – and brings friendship and newfound life to his creators, too.

2022

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita 2021

7.30

Cinecitta is today known as the center of the Italian film industry. But there is a dark past. The film city was solemnly inaugurated in 1937 by Mussolini. Here, propaganda films would be produced to strengthen the dictator's position.

2021

Dying or Feeling Better

Dying or Feeling Better 2008

4.00

After his father leaves home for another woman, 16-year-old Martial has to move with his mother, Sabine, to a more modest apartment. Martial finds it difficult to fit in his new life. His mother offers to help him, but she only makes the situation worse. Martial then forms a bond with two twin sisters his own age, with whom he has a series of exciting and disturbing experiences.

2008

Céline and Julie Go Boating

Céline and Julie Go Boating 1974

6.80

Julie, a daydreaming librarian, meets Céline, an enigmatic magician, and together they become the heroines of a time-warping adventure involving a haunted house, psychotropic candy, and a murder-mystery melodrama.

1974

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

The Dialogue of the Carmelites

The Dialogue of the Carmelites 1960

7.14

This drama about the Carmelite order of nuns is set during the French Revolution. A young woman seeks refuge with the Carmelites because she is terrified of dying during the upheaval. The longer she associates with the nuns the more she is transformed by their faith and devotion. 

1960

Vice and Virtue

Vice and Virtue 1963

5.40

1944 : Occupied France. Juliette (Vice) is Wehrmacht General Bamberg's mistress and enjoys a privileged life. Her younger sister Justine (Virtue) is about to marry Jean who is in the Resistance and come to Juliette for help. Both sisters end up at "la Commanderie", where Juliette becomes SS Colonel Schonberg's mistress and Justine is detained with other pretty girls who must satisfy the sexual needs of high-ranking nazi officials. Inspired by "Justine ou les infortunes de la vertu" by the marquis de Sade

1963

The Married Woman

The Married Woman 1964

6.87

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

1964

God Is Great and I'm Not

God Is Great and I'm Not 2001

4.40

Michèle, 20 years old, feels terrible after having broken up with her boy-friend. She meets Francois, who's a veterinarian and jewish. Michèle decides to convert into Judaism because she has to believe in something, if not in someone.

2001

Dames Don't Care

Dames Don't Care 1954

5.00

Lemmy Caution is on the trail of a women who may or may not be mixed up in a blackmail scheme.

1954

In the House

In the House 2012

7.20

A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his work, but the boy’s intrusion will unleash a series of uncontrollable events.

2012

Le Songe d’une nuit d’été - Opéra de Lille

Le Songe d’une nuit d’été - Opéra de Lille 2023

1

Strange creatures roam the woods near Athens at night, and different worlds exist there without ever crossing paths. The Lovers are unaware of the existence of the Rustics. Neither the Rustics nor the Lovers know that they are surrounded by fairies. And only the ingenious Puck can travel from one world to another. Illogical, you might say? Of course, since it's a dream! But rest assured: Shakespeare's artistry, masterfully adapted by Benjamin Britten, transforms this confusion into a magical comedy of love.

2023

The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France

The Sorrow and the Pity: The Film That Shocked France 2024

8.50

The story of the documentary The Sorrow and the Pity (1971), directed by Marcel Ophüls, which caused a scandal in a France still traumatized by the German occupation during World War II, because it shattered the myth, cultivated by the followers of President Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), of a united France that had supposedly stood firm in the face of the ruthless invaders.

2024

The Perfect Date

The Perfect Date 2010

5.63

Michel dreams of a perfect meeting with the woman of his dreams, entirely due to chance, as his parents and grandparents experienced. Vincent, Michel's contrast, is completely different. He is more the man of the direct approach and he follows his...! The two childhood friends Michel and Vincent, with completely opposite views when it comes to women, soon discover the limits of their respective techniques when they meet Angèle and Nathalie.

2010

The Other Son

The Other Son 2012

6.55

Two young men, one Israeli and one Palestinian, discover they were accidentally switched at birth.

2012

The Story of Adèle H.

The Story of Adèle H. 1975

6.90

In the 19th century a mysterious woman named Adele H. crosses the ocean, from Europe to North America, to relentlessly pursue an handsome officer that denies her satisfaction.

1975