The Bride Wore Black 1967  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Brialy, Charles Denner, Claude Rich, Michael Lonsdale, Daniel Boulanger, Luce Fabiole, Alexandra Stewart, Paul Pavel
A bride's (Jeanne Moreau) husband is accidentally killed on their wedding day, and now she sets out to track down those who did the deed. An exciting tribute to Hitchcock by Truffaut with an excellent musical score.
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Capitaine Conan 1996 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast: Philippe Torreton, Samuel Le Bihan, Bernard Le Coq, Catherine Rich, Francois Berleand, Claude Rich, Laurent Schilling, Jean-Yves Roan
Based on Roger Veral's 1939 novel, this excellent film poses the question: "What do trained warriors do when the fighting ends?" Conan (Philippe Torreton) led a band of ruthless French warriors during World War I and now, in peacetime, he tries to protect them from themselves.
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Creezy 1973  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Elite Group
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
Cast: Alain Delon, Sydne Rome, Jeanne Moreau, Claude Rich, Jean-Marc Bory, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Louis Seigner, Jacques Maury, Monique Melinand, Madeleine Ozeray, Tom Felleghy, Dominique Zardi
Julien (Alain Delon) has high political ambitions and devises plans to achieve a government post. Meanwhile, he strives to please his mistress, Creezy (Sydne Rome), while dealing with his problems, which include his radical son and a guilt complex concerning his wife who is in a mental institution. Based on an award-winning novel by Felicien Marceau.
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La Buche 1999  N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Daniele Thompson
Cast: Sabine Azema, Emmanuelle Beart, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Claude Rich, Francoise Fabian, Christopher Thompson, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Isabelle Carre, Samuel Labarthe, Francoise Brion
When Yvette's (Francoise Fabian) second husband drops dead just before Christmas, she asks her grown children to spend Christmas with her instead of her ex-husband Stanislas (Claude Rich). Daughter Sonia (Emmanuelle Beart) immediately sets plans into action for the "perfect" Christmas–despite the fact that she is dealing with secrets, secrets, and more secrets of her sisters Milla (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and Louba (Sabine Azema).
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Revenge of the Musketeers 1994  R, 130 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure
aka: The Return of the Musketeers
D'Artagnan's Daughter
Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Cast: Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noiret, Claude Rich, Sami Frey, Jean-Luc Bideau, Raoul Billerey, Charlotte Kady, Nils Tavernier, Luigi Proietti, Pascale Roberts
Set during 1654 in Southern France, this story revolves around a sheltered woman, Eloise (Sophie Marceau), who is determined to find the murderer of her convent's mother superior. What should she do? Go to her father, of course. So, Eloise pleas for help from her aging father, D'Artagnan (Philippe Noiret), and his old cohorts, Aramis (Sami Frey), Athos (Jean-Luc Bideau), and Porthos (Raoul Billerey). Let the sword fights begin!
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Stavisky 1974 PG, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Alain Resnais
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Francois Perier, Anny Duperey, Michael Lonsdale, Roberto Bisacco, Claude Rich, Pierre Vernier, Jacques Spiesser, Gerard Depardieu
Small-time swindler Stavisky (Jean-Paul Belmondo) rose to great wealth and power in the early 1930s through his drive, cleverness, and charm. After his shady dealings and rumors that he had bought out members of the French government, he was abandoned by his friends, resulting in his suicide. Based on a true story that nearly brought down the French government during the Depression.
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| 1. The Bride Wore Black (1967)
2. Capitaine Conan (1996)
3. Creezy (1973)
aka: Elite Group
4. La Buche (1999)
5. Revenge of the Musketeers (1994)
aka: The Return of the Musketeers
aka: D'Artagnan's Daughter
6. Stavisky (1974)
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