French cinema: 1945
Boule de suif (1945)
Christian-Jaque
Normandy, 1870. With Rouen occupied by the Prussian army, a prostitute named Élisabeth Rousset decides to leave the town in a stage coach bound for Le Havre...
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Christian-Jaque
La Cage aux rossignols (1945)
Jean Dréville
Clément Mathieu has written a book, La Cage aux Rossignols, which recounts his recent experiences as a teacher in a typical French boys' school...
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Jean Dréville
Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945)
Robert Bresson
Having tricked her lover Jean into admitting that he no longer loves her, society lady Helène is inwardly consumed by anger and plots a cruel vengeance...
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Robert Bresson
Les Enfants du paradis (1945)
Marcel Carné
Paris, circa 1830. Frederick LeMaître is a young romantic who dreams of becoming a great actor. Unable to find a role worthy of his talents, he gratefully accepts a small part in a mime show at the Funambules Theatre on the busy Boulevard du Crime...
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Marcel Carné
Falbalas (1945)
Jacques Becker
Philippe Clarence is the genius couturier who runs one of the most successful fashion houses in Paris. His unsurpassed talent for design is matched only by the ease with which he draws women towards him, women he toys with whilst they amuse him, and then casually discards at his leisure...
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Jacques Becker
La Ferme du pendu (1945)
Jean Dréville
The scene is the Vendée, an agricultural region of France in the 1930s. After the death of his father, François Raimondeau has one thought in mind - to prevent the family farm from being broken up and sold... [More...]
Jean Dréville
The scene is the Vendée, an agricultural region of France in the 1930s. After the death of his father, François Raimondeau has one thought in mind - to prevent the family farm from being broken up and sold... [More...]
La Fiancée des ténèbres (1945)
Serge de Poligny
The composer Roland Samblaca returns to his home town Carcassonne in the South of France with his family. Whilst visiting an ancient castle, he meets and is enchanted by a young woman, Sylvie, who lives in the castle with her adoptive guardian, Monsieur Toulzac... [More...]
Serge de Poligny
The composer Roland Samblaca returns to his home town Carcassonne in the South of France with his family. Whilst visiting an ancient castle, he meets and is enchanted by a young woman, Sylvie, who lives in the castle with her adoptive guardian, Monsieur Toulzac... [More...]
Le Père Goriot (1945)
Robert Vernay
Eugène de Rastignac, a penniless provincial nobleman, lives at the boarding house of Madame Vauquier in Paris. Armed with a letter of introduction from his mother, he pays a visit to his cousin Madame de Bauseant, who offers him advice on how to make his way in the world... [More...]
Robert Vernay
Eugène de Rastignac, a penniless provincial nobleman, lives at the boarding house of Madame Vauquier in Paris. Armed with a letter of introduction from his mother, he pays a visit to his cousin Madame de Bauseant, who offers him advice on how to make his way in the world... [More...]
La Vie de bohème (1945)
Marcel L'Herbier
Paris in the 1840s. Schaunard, Colline, Marcel and Rodolphe are four young artists who are determined to make a name for themselves... [More...]
Marcel L'Herbier
Paris in the 1840s. Schaunard, Colline, Marcel and Rodolphe are four young artists who are determined to make a name for themselves... [More...]