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During the Second French Empire, a modest farmer Jules Haudouin makes his fortune thanks to his green-skinned mare. Haudouin hires an artist to paint a portrait of his treasured horse, and the painting continues to bring good luck after the horse’s death. When Haudouin dies, one of his sons, Honoré, inherits his farm...
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Tired of their low-paid job as car cleaners, Antoine and Paulo dream of owning their own petrol station. To raise the money for this venture they kidnap the young son of a millionaire. Abducting the child, Eric, proves easy, but neither Antoine nor Paulo has any idea of the nightmare that lies ahead. Pleased by this unexpected adventure...
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Since his birth in 1925, Jérôme has striven to bring peace and happiness to all around him. During the war, his sunny outlook brightens many a dark day, and his time in military service and as a schoolteacher are equally trouble free. A pity then that not everyone around him shares his outlook…...
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Etienne Alexis, candidate for president of Europe, is a well-known biologist who believes that artificial insemination and therapy for amorous desire will lead to a better society. To celebrate his forthcoming marriage to a frigid German scout mistress, he hosts a picnic in the countryside. Here, a shepherd playing a flute unleashes a sudden windstorm which pushes Etienne into the arms of...
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One Saturday night, two young men named Freddy and Joseph meet by chance on the banks of the River Seine. Both have the same objective in mind: chasing women. Freddy, a decorator, claims to have experience with girls and knows how to seduce them. Joseph, a bank employee, dreams of getting married and starting a family. They decide to stick together and off they go...
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When his childhood sweetheart, Paulette Dupont, marries Robert de Trivelin, Désiré Labaule resolves to win her back. Unable to prevent the marriage from taking place, he follows the newly weds on their honeymoon and does everything he can to prevent them from consummating their union. Robert becomes so unsettled by Désiré’s interruptions that he is unable...
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FBI agent Lemmy Caution arrives from the USA, his mission to uncover a dangerous spy named Varley. The French secret services, led by the anti-American General Rupert, are engaged on the same assignment and agree reluctantly to work with him. Caution’s investigation leads him to a seductive woman art dealer, just as a fellow agent...
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One day, Michel Ferréol reluctantly meets up with an old school friend, Antoine Fiesco. Michel didn’t like Antoine much when they were at school and tries to get away by making an excuse. He changes his mind when Antoine introduces him to his wife, a beautiful brunette named Christine. From the latter’s revelations about her husband...
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The seven stages of woman – seven stories about French women and love in the sixties. Childhood: A seven-year-old girl wants to know the secrets of birth. Her parents do not know how to explain such a delicate matter... Adolescence: A sixteen-year-old girl is flirting with several admirers. Her parents must help her to find the right way.....
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Fernand Castel is a timid police functionary, happy with his deskbound job, but wishing he could earn more money so that he can impress Gisèle, the attractive waitress he has fallen in love with. One day, his superior offers him a pay rise if he will undertake an important mission for the police – to gain the confidence of a notorious crook...
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The baron Jérôme Antoine is an inveterate gambler, often losing, sometimes winning. One day, he wins a million francs when playing cards with the marquis de Villamayor. As a deposit, the marquis gives the baron a luxury yacht. On the spur of the moment, the baron sets out on a leisure cruise on his new boat with a former mistress...
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Maurice is in love with Evelyn, the wife of a friend. When, after an evening out, Evelyn spurns his advances, Maurice decides to take his revenge. He asks an old friend, Thierry, an airline pilot and born womaniser, to seduce Evelyn and then ditch her, to give her a taste of her own medicine. Maurice arranges a meeting at a country inn between Thierry and Evelyn...
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During a trip to Paris, 11-year old Zazie is foisted on her uncle, Gabriel, whilst her mother goes off with a new boyfriend. Zazie only wants to see the metro, but a strike on the underground prevents this. She blames this on the grown-ups and starts to have some fun at their expense......
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With both Don Camillo and his communist enemy Peppone away in Rome, the little Italian village of Brescello is a haven of peace. At least it is until the villagers decide to knock down on old shrine to put up some new buildings. When Don Camillo hears this news, he relinquishes his place in the Vatican and hastens back to his former home and immediately gets into yet another tussle with Peppone...
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Famous cover girl Sophie dreams of another life than the one she currently has with high class reporter Philippe. Her liking for Philippe soon turns to hate when she discovers that he has fallen for a rich American girl, Barbara. Sophie is so jealous that she wants to kill them both in a crime of passion. Determined to carry through her vengeful scheme...
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The man who is nimbly scampering over the rooftops of Paris, pursued by an angry husband, is Edouard Berlon, an oversexed joker who just cannot help loving women and being loved in return. He finds sanctuary at the home of his brother Guillaume, an artist who often employs Edouard as a model, along with most of the other members of his family...
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André Loriot works at the Psycho-Chemistry Laboratories, whose slogan "A good mood makes for good health" is borne out by the firm’s successful anti-stress pill. One day, André finds that he could make good use of such a pill. Having overslept and earned himself a parking ticket, he ends up being stuck in a traffic jam...
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Bored of her husband and her humdrum life in the country, Albertine is seriously contemplating a divorce, so she sets out for a short stay in Paris to mull things over. There, she is greeted by her friend Cécile, an elegant and refined young woman who is both happily married and a fully paid up member of the Parisian jet set...
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The small village of Cabosse is renowned for one thing: the people who live there can enjoy a long and healthy life, thanks to the pure country air. Seeing a chance to make some easy money, businessman Victor Hardy decides to buy up the entire village and transform it into an upmarket community for the well-off. Within a few weeks...
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This is the story of Angela, an attractive night club stripper, who decides one day that she must have a baby. Her boyfriend, Emile, isn’t in the mood right now, so he suggests that she approach his friend, Alfred. What starts out as a harmless joke quickly escalates into a flurry of misunderstandings, petty jealousies and arguments...
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