Film Index
French cinema: Musical
Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés (1950)
André Berthomieu
With work hard to come by, musician Jacques Hélian and his orchestra end up working in an unpopular night club in the Pigalle district of Paris...
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André Berthomieu
Plume au vent (1952)
Louis Cuny
Although he is a veterinary by trade, Claude Magazelle has the soul of a poet, and as such has earned himself the nickname 'Plume au Vent' because of his resemblance to a feather in the wind...
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Louis Cuny
Podium (2004)
Yann Moix
Bernard Frédéric is obsessed with the legendary popular singer Claude François. Believing he is the singer's double, he plans to make a career by performing a tribute act, with the help of his friend, Couscous...
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Yann Moix
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...
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Jean Boyer
Prince de minuit (1935)
René Guissart
If Henry's talents as a salesman in a Parisian record shop are seldom appreciated by his employer, Monsieur Galoubet, it is because he is frivolous by nature and cannot help flirting with his boss's daughter...
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René Guissart
Quatre jours à Paris (1955)
André Berthomieu
Young Mario, hairdresser at the Hyacinthe beauty clinic, falls in love with Gabrielle, a young girl from the provinces who is passing through Paris... [More...]
André Berthomieu
Young Mario, hairdresser at the Hyacinthe beauty clinic, falls in love with Gabrielle, a young girl from the provinces who is passing through Paris... [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 et l'oiseau (1980)
Paul Grimault
Charles, the King of Takicardie, is a cruel tyrant who likes nothing better than to go hunting birds. In this he is opposed by his most fervent enemy, a mockingbird who delights in embarrassing him... [More...]
Paul Grimault
Charles, the King of Takicardie, is a cruel tyrant who likes nothing better than to go hunting birds. In this he is opposed by his most fervent enemy, a mockingbird who delights in embarrassing him... [More...]
Romance de Paris (1941)
Jean Boyer
Georges Gauthier is a young man who dreams of becoming a music hall singer but has to content himself with his humdrum life as an electrician... [More...]
Jean Boyer
Georges Gauthier is a young man who dreams of becoming a music hall singer but has to content himself with his humdrum life as an electrician... [More...]
La Rose rouge (1951)
Marcello Pagliero
La Rose Rouge, one of the most popular night spots in the Saint-Germain-des-prés district of Paris, has a crisis on its hands when the famous Frères Jacques fail to honour an engagement... [More...]
Marcello Pagliero
La Rose Rouge, one of the most popular night spots in the Saint-Germain-des-prés district of Paris, has a crisis on its hands when the famous Frères Jacques fail to honour an engagement... [More...]
Rouletabille aviateur (1932)
Steve Sekely
An aeroplane transporting gold from the Bank of France to Hungary is intercepted by airborne gangsters. The plane crashes in flames and its precious cargo is loaded aboard a lorry, the ingots concealed in sacks of flour... [More...]
Steve Sekely
An aeroplane transporting gold from the Bank of France to Hungary is intercepted by airborne gangsters. The plane crashes in flames and its precious cargo is loaded aboard a lorry, the ingots concealed in sacks of flour... [More...]
La Route du bonheur (1953)
Maurice Labro
Marina is a schoolteacher in the small Italian village of Montecarlone. One day, she launches an appeal on behalf of one of her more disadvantaged pupils, a little boy named Tonino... [More...]
Maurice Labro
Marina is a schoolteacher in the small Italian village of Montecarlone. One day, she launches an appeal on behalf of one of her more disadvantaged pupils, a little boy named Tonino... [More...]
Sérénade (1940)
Jean Boyer
In Vienna of the 1810s, an unknown young composer, Franz Schubert, is struggling against self-doubt and his modest circumstances to make a success of his career... [More...]
Jean Boyer
In Vienna of the 1810s, an unknown young composer, Franz Schubert, is struggling against self-doubt and his modest circumstances to make a success of his career... [More...]
Sérénade au Texas (1958)
Richard Pottier
Jacques Gardel, a modest record seller, can hardly believe his good fortune when a notary, Jérôme Quilleboeuf, excitedly tells him that he has inherited an enormous oil field at a place called Big Bend in Texas... [More...]
Richard Pottier
Jacques Gardel, a modest record seller, can hardly believe his good fortune when a notary, Jérôme Quilleboeuf, excitedly tells him that he has inherited an enormous oil field at a place called Big Bend in Texas... [More...]
Son dernier Noël (1952)
Jacques Daniel-Norman
According to Professeur Valensio, little Angèle has only a short while left to live. The child knows that she is likely to die before Christmas, but she also believes that if she can survive the festive season, she will be saved... [More...]
Jacques Daniel-Norman
According to Professeur Valensio, little Angèle has only a short while left to live. The child knows that she is likely to die before Christmas, but she also believes that if she can survive the festive season, she will be saved... [More...]
Sous les toits de Paris (1930)
René Clair
In a working class district of Paris in 1930, a young man named Albert makes a modest living as a street singer. One day, he meets an attractive young Rumanian woman, Pola, and instantly falls in love with her... [More...]
René Clair
In a working class district of Paris in 1930, a young man named Albert makes a modest living as a street singer. One day, he meets an attractive young Rumanian woman, Pola, and instantly falls in love with her... [More...]
Tendre Dracula (1974)
Pierre Grunstein
For over twenty years the actor MacGregor has devoted himself body and soul to the horror genre. Now, he has decided the time has come for him to try something different... [More...]
Pierre Grunstein
For over twenty years the actor MacGregor has devoted himself body and soul to the horror genre. Now, he has decided the time has come for him to try something different... [More...]
Titin des Martigues (1938)
René Pujol
Titin des Martigues is a cheerful young man who runs a lottery stall at a busy funfair in Paris. He is desperately in love with the adorable Yvette, but he has a fierce rival in Dix-de-Der, who is equally determined that she should be his bride... [More...]
René Pujol
Titin des Martigues is a cheerful young man who runs a lottery stall at a busy funfair in Paris. He is desperately in love with the adorable Yvette, but he has a fierce rival in Dix-de-Der, who is equally determined that she should be his bride... [More...]
Tourbillon de Paris (1939)
Henri Diamant-Berger
A group of students who are in Paris to sit their exams find themselves desperately in need of ready cash. They like to perform music for their own amusement, so it suddenly occurs to them that they could take advantage of this shared passion to earn themselves a little money... [More...]
Henri Diamant-Berger
A group of students who are in Paris to sit their exams find themselves desperately in need of ready cash. They like to perform music for their own amusement, so it suddenly occurs to them that they could take advantage of this shared passion to earn themselves a little money... [More...]
La Tournée des grands Ducs (1953)
André Pellenc
Gaston, the son of the notary Fromageot, is in love with Brigitte, the daughter of a baroness. Shortly after his arrival in Paris, he loses some money entrusted to him by the baroness and he ends up working in a cabaret to try to make good his loss... [More...]
André Pellenc
Gaston, the son of the notary Fromageot, is in love with Brigitte, the daughter of a baroness. Shortly after his arrival in Paris, he loses some money entrusted to him by the baroness and he ends up working in a cabaret to try to make good his loss... [More...]
Travaux, on sait quand ça commence... (2005)
Brigitte Roüan
Chantal Letellier is a successful lawyer who is never known to lose a case if she can help it. Always willing to champion the underdog, she has gained a reputation for defending the rights of marginals and immigrants... [More...]
Brigitte Roüan
Chantal Letellier is a successful lawyer who is never known to lose a case if she can help it. Always willing to champion the underdog, she has gained a reputation for defending the rights of marginals and immigrants... [More...]
Trente et quarante (1946)
Gilles Grangier
In France at the time of the Second Empire, Madeleine falls in love with a young Italian nobleman, Count Mario de Miranda, but her punctilious father, Captain Bitterlin, has no intention of marrying his daughter to such a man... [More...]
Gilles Grangier
In France at the time of the Second Empire, Madeleine falls in love with a young Italian nobleman, Count Mario de Miranda, but her punctilious father, Captain Bitterlin, has no intention of marrying his daughter to such a man... [More...]
Trois de la Canebière (1956)
Maurice de Canonge
Toinet, Girelle and Pénible make a team of fishermen in Marseille. One evening, Girelle and Toinet attempt to impress a pair of ravishing young women by passing themselves off as the owners of a sardine canning factory... [More...]
Maurice de Canonge
Toinet, Girelle and Pénible make a team of fishermen in Marseille. One evening, Girelle and Toinet attempt to impress a pair of ravishing young women by passing themselves off as the owners of a sardine canning factory... [More...]
Trois places pour le 26 (1988)
Jacques Demy
Popular singer Yves Montand returns to Marseilles, the town where he grew up and began his career, to prepare an international tour... [More...]
Jacques Demy
Popular singer Yves Montand returns to Marseilles, the town where he grew up and began his career, to prepare an international tour... [More...]
Trois valses (1938)
Ludwig Berger
In 1867, at the time of the Second Empire, a young military man named Octave de Chalencey falls in love with a humble ballet dancer, Fanny Grandpré... [More...]
Ludwig Berger
In 1867, at the time of the Second Empire, a young military man named Octave de Chalencey falls in love with a humble ballet dancer, Fanny Grandpré... [More...]
Un de la Canebière (1937)
René Pujol
Toinet, Girelle and Pénible are three friends who lead an amiable existence as humble fishermen in the sunny port of Marseille... [More...]
René Pujol
Toinet, Girelle and Pénible are three friends who lead an amiable existence as humble fishermen in the sunny port of Marseille... [More...]
Un mauvais garçon (1936)
Jean Boyer
When she passes her law exams, Jacqueline Serval anticipates a brilliant career for herself as a barrister. Unfortunately, her father has made up his mind that she will get married and start a family... [More...]
Jean Boyer
When she passes her law exams, Jacqueline Serval anticipates a brilliant career for herself as a barrister. Unfortunately, her father has made up his mind that she will get married and start a family... [More...]
Une chambre en ville (1982)
Jacques Demy
Nantes, during the workers' strike of 1955. One of the strikers is François Guilbaud, a steel worker who rents a room in the apartment of Margot Langlois, a bourgeois widow who opposes the strike... [More...]
Jacques Demy
Nantes, during the workers' strike of 1955. One of the strikers is François Guilbaud, a steel worker who rents a room in the apartment of Margot Langlois, a bourgeois widow who opposes the strike... [More...]
Une fille sur la route (1952)
Jean Stelli
To escape the hoards of female admirers that are constantly haranguing him, singer Carlos Cortez heads for the Côte d'Azur, hoping to spend a quiet holiday under his real name, Jacques Gary... [More...]
Jean Stelli
To escape the hoards of female admirers that are constantly haranguing him, singer Carlos Cortez heads for the Côte d'Azur, hoping to spend a quiet holiday under his real name, Jacques Gary... [More...]
La Valse de Paris (1950)
Marcel Achard
Paris, in the mid-1800s. Hortense Schneider is an aspiring young actress who is keen to appear in Jacques Offenbach's next operetta... [More...]
Marcel Achard
Paris, in the mid-1800s. Hortense Schneider is an aspiring young actress who is keen to appear in Jacques Offenbach's next operetta... [More...]