French cinema: 1936
L'Appel du silence (1936)
Léon Poirier
In his early twenties, Charles de Foucauld brings disgrace upon himself when, as an officer in the French Army, he insists on taking a woman to live with him whilst he is posted in North Africa...
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Léon Poirier
Au son des guitares (1936)
Pierre-Jean Ducis
Jeannot and Pierrot are two young fishermen who lead a contented but modest life on the island of Corsica. A woman tourist attracts their attention and when she returns to Paris, they follow her, hoping to make their fortune in the city...
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Pierre-Jean Ducis
Aventure à Paris (1936)
Marc Allégret
Michel Levasseur leads a happy, carefree existence as a womaniser and confidence trickster, relying on his charm and silver tongue to help him through whatever ordeals life throws in his path...
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Marc Allégret
Les Bas-fonds (1936)
Jean Renoir
Having been dismissed from his official post for embezzlement, a baron gambles away the last of his fortune at the card table...
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Jean Renoir
La Belle équipe (1936)
Julien Duvivier
France, 1936, Jean, Charles, Mario, Raymond and Jacques are five unemployed friends who are desperately looking for work and live in a squalid Parisian apartment block...
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Julien Duvivier
César (1936)
Marcel Pagnol
Twenty years after her first sweetheart Marius abandoned her to seek adventure on the high seas, Fanny is still married to Panisse and her son Césariot remains ignorant as to the identity of his real father... [More...]
Marcel Pagnol
Twenty years after her first sweetheart Marius abandoned her to seek adventure on the high seas, Fanny is still married to Panisse and her son Césariot remains ignorant as to the identity of his real father... [More...]
Club de femmes (1936)
Jacques Deval
A women-only boarding house in Paris provides an affordable sanctuary for impressionable young woman who wish to be protected from the corrupting influence of the male sex... [More...]
Jacques Deval
A women-only boarding house in Paris provides an affordable sanctuary for impressionable young woman who wish to be protected from the corrupting influence of the male sex... [More...]
Le Crime de Monsieur Lange (1936)
Jean Renoir
Amedée Lange is a modest employee at Monsieur Batala's publishing house, which is teetering on the brink of ruin. In a last ditch attempt to stave of his creditors, Batala decides to publish Lange's fanciful Wild West stories, altering the text to promote the products of his sponsors, such as Ranimax Pills... [More...]
Jean Renoir
Amedée Lange is a modest employee at Monsieur Batala's publishing house, which is teetering on the brink of ruin. In a last ditch attempt to stave of his creditors, Batala decides to publish Lange's fanciful Wild West stories, altering the text to promote the products of his sponsors, such as Ranimax Pills... [More...]
La Garçonne (1936)
Jean de Limur
In the early 1920s, Monique Lerbier is leading a contented life in the country with her elderly aunt when her parents summon her to Paris on the pretext of marrying her off... [More...]
Jean de Limur
In the early 1920s, Monique Lerbier is leading a contented life in the country with her elderly aunt when her parents summon her to Paris on the pretext of marrying her off... [More...]
Le Golem (1936)
Julien Duvivier
In the early years of the 17th century, the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II rules Bohemia with an iron grip whilst pursuing the alchemists' dream of endowing inanimate matter with life... [More...]
Julien Duvivier
In the early years of the 17th century, the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II rules Bohemia with an iron grip whilst pursuing the alchemists' dream of endowing inanimate matter with life... [More...]
Les Hommes nouveaux (1936)
Marcel L'Herbier
Jules Bourron is a French businessman who made his fortune in Morocco between 1910 and 1920. In Casablanca, he meets Christiane, an aristocratic widow fallen on hard times, and immediately loses his heart to her... [More...]
Marcel L'Herbier
Jules Bourron is a French businessman who made his fortune in Morocco between 1910 and 1920. In Casablanca, he meets Christiane, an aristocratic widow fallen on hard times, and immediately loses his heart to her... [More...]
Jenny (1936)
Marcel Carné
So heartbroken is Danielle when her fiancé breaks off their engagement that she can no longer bear to go on living in London... [More...]
Marcel Carné
So heartbroken is Danielle when her fiancé breaks off their engagement that she can no longer bear to go on living in London... [More...]
Josette (1936)
Christian-Jaque
Albert Durandal's dream is to be a singer. When he loses his job as a modest bank clerk, he decides to make his dream a reality... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
Albert Durandal's dream is to be a singer. When he loses his job as a modest bank clerk, he decides to make his dream a reality... [More...]
Les Jumeaux de Brighton (1936)
Claude Heymann
France, 1890. Alfred Beaugérard could not be happier when his wife presents him with two identical twins. His paternal joy is short-lived however, since his rich American uncle has made it quite clear to him that he will only inherit his fortune if he has just one son... [More...]
Claude Heymann
France, 1890. Alfred Beaugérard could not be happier when his wife presents him with two identical twins. His paternal joy is short-lived however, since his rich American uncle has made it quite clear to him that he will only inherit his fortune if he has just one son... [More...]
Mademoiselle ma mère (1936)
Henri Decoin
In her search for the perfect husband, Jacqueline Vignolle is slowly driving her parents to distraction. After fourteen failed engagements, Jacqueline still hasn't found her beau idéal, and so she decides to marry the next eligible man she meets... [More...]
Henri Decoin
In her search for the perfect husband, Jacqueline Vignolle is slowly driving her parents to distraction. After fourteen failed engagements, Jacqueline still hasn't found her beau idéal, and so she decides to marry the next eligible man she meets... [More...]
Mayerling (1936)
Anatole Litvak
In the late 1880s, Archduke Rudolph is the crown prince of Austria, a rebellious young man who prefers the company of ordinary folk to that of the nobility... [More...]
Anatole Litvak
In the late 1880s, Archduke Rudolph is the crown prince of Austria, a rebellious young man who prefers the company of ordinary folk to that of the nobility... [More...]
Mister Flow (1936)
Robert Siodmak
It is with great reluctance that Antonin Rose, a struggling young barrister in Paris, agrees to take on the case of Achille Durin, a valet accused of stealing a tie-pin from his employer, Lord Scarlett... [More...]
Robert Siodmak
It is with great reluctance that Antonin Rose, a struggling young barrister in Paris, agrees to take on the case of Achille Durin, a valet accused of stealing a tie-pin from his employer, Lord Scarlett... [More...]
Monsieur Personne (1936)
Christian-Jaque
The Paris police have their work cut out trying to find the individual behind a recent spate of daring robberies. No one has the slightest clue to the identity of the mysterious thief, who goes by the name Monsieur Personne... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
The Paris police have their work cut out trying to find the individual behind a recent spate of daring robberies. No one has the slightest clue to the identity of the mysterious thief, who goes by the name Monsieur Personne... [More...]
Le Mort en fuite (1936)
André Berthomieu
Hector Trignol and Achille Baluchet are two third-rate actors who have had their fill of bit parts. They agree it is high time they took top billing, and to that end they concoct a little subterfuge that is sure to make them both household names... [More...]
André Berthomieu
Hector Trignol and Achille Baluchet are two third-rate actors who have had their fill of bit parts. They agree it is high time they took top billing, and to that end they concoct a little subterfuge that is sure to make them both household names... [More...]
Partie de campagne (1936)
Jean Renoir
In the summer of 1860, Monsieur Dufour, a successful Parisian shopkeeper, decides to spend a day in the country, in the company of his mother-in-law, his wife Juliette, his daughter Henriette and his future son-in-law Anatole... [More...]
Jean Renoir
In the summer of 1860, Monsieur Dufour, a successful Parisian shopkeeper, decides to spend a day in the country, in the company of his mother-in-law, his wife Juliette, his daughter Henriette and his future son-in-law Anatole... [More...]
La Peur (1936)
Viktor Tourjansky
Irène is a happily married middle-aged woman. She has an adoring husband and young children she dotes on. In a moment of boredom whilst on holiday, she falls for the charms of a handsome young pianist, Jean... [More...]
Viktor Tourjansky
Irène is a happily married middle-aged woman. She has an adoring husband and young children she dotes on. In a moment of boredom whilst on holiday, she falls for the charms of a handsome young pianist, Jean... [More...]
Prends la route (1936)
Jean Boyer
Summoned by his aristocratic father, Jacques speeds across France in his treasured Bugatti for a meeting with the fiancée who has been selected for him... [More...]
Jean Boyer
Summoned by his aristocratic father, Jacques speeds across France in his treasured Bugatti for a meeting with the fiancée who has been selected for him... [More...]
Rigolboche (1936)
Christian-Jaque
In Dakar, the singer Lina Bourget manages a seedy nightclub. One of her clients, Lucien Mirvaux, tries to extort money from her... [More...]
Christian-Jaque
In Dakar, the singer Lina Bourget manages a seedy nightclub. One of her clients, Lucien Mirvaux, tries to extort money from her... [More...]
Le Roi (1936)
Pierre Colombier
The long awaited visit by King Jean IV of Cerdagne to France becomes an occasion for wild revelry in the French capital. The deputy mayor, Monsieur Boudier, hopes to receive the monarch at his magnificent private residence, but first he must convince the Marquis de Chamarande, whose son is courting Suzanne, Boudier's daughter... [More...]
Pierre Colombier
The long awaited visit by King Jean IV of Cerdagne to France becomes an occasion for wild revelry in the French capital. The deputy mayor, Monsieur Boudier, hopes to receive the monarch at his magnificent private residence, but first he must convince the Marquis de Chamarande, whose son is courting Suzanne, Boudier's daughter... [More...]
Le Roman d'un tricheur (1936)
Sacha Guitry
A man in his mid-fifties sits alone in a café writing his memoirs which he intends titling The Story of a Cheat. His tale begins when, at the age of 12, he is denied a meal of tasty mushrooms as a punishment for stealing money from the till of his family's grocery shop... [More...]
Sacha Guitry
A man in his mid-fifties sits alone in a café writing his memoirs which he intends titling The Story of a Cheat. His tale begins when, at the age of 12, he is denied a meal of tasty mushrooms as a punishment for stealing money from the till of his family's grocery shop... [More...]
Samson (1936)
Maurice Tourneur
Wealth is not enough for financier Jacques Brachart. With his immense fortune, he intends to buy his way into high society to show the world what a great man he is... [More...]
Maurice Tourneur
Wealth is not enough for financier Jacques Brachart. With his immense fortune, he intends to buy his way into high society to show the world what a great man he is... [More...]
Le Secret de Polichinelle (1936)
André Berthomieu
Monsieur and Madame Jouvenel are a respectable bourgeois couple who intend that their son Henri will marry the daughter of respectable bourgeois parents and follow their example... [More...]
André Berthomieu
Monsieur and Madame Jouvenel are a respectable bourgeois couple who intend that their son Henri will marry the daughter of respectable bourgeois parents and follow their example... [More...]
Sept hommes, une femme (1936)
Yves Mirande
Widowhood definitely does not suit the Countess Lucie de Kéradec. Ever since the premature death of her husband, she has pined away in solitude in her luxurious apartments on the avenue Henri-Martin, with only her aged mother to keep her company... [More...]
Yves Mirande
Widowhood definitely does not suit the Countess Lucie de Kéradec. Ever since the premature death of her husband, she has pined away in solitude in her luxurious apartments on the avenue Henri-Martin, with only her aged mother to keep her company... [More...]
Sous les yeux d'occident (1936)
Marc Allégret
In Russia during the early 1900s, Razumov is a brilliant student with a dazzling career ahead of him. He has no interest in politics and is unmoved when he learns that the Prime Minister has just been shot dead... [More...]
Marc Allégret
In Russia during the early 1900s, Razumov is a brilliant student with a dazzling career ahead of him. He has no interest in politics and is unmoved when he learns that the Prime Minister has just been shot dead... [More...]
Topaze (1936)
Marcel Pagnol
A modest teacher in a boys' school, Topaze does his utmost to instil in his pupils his creed that money can never buy happiness... [More...]
Marcel Pagnol
A modest teacher in a boys' school, Topaze does his utmost to instil in his pupils his creed that money can never buy happiness... [More...]