Innocente 1976  R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: L'Innocente
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Laura Antonelli, Jennifer O'Neill, Rina Morelli, Massimo Girotti, Didier Haudepin, Marie Dubois, Roberta Paladini, Claude Mann, Marc Porel, Elvira Cortese, Alessandra Vazzoler, Philippe Hersent, Siria Betti, Enzo Musumeci Greco
The decadence of the aristocracy in late 19th-century Italy is the theme of this story about Tullio (Giancarlo Giannini) who openly has a passionate affair with the widow, Countess Teresa (Jennifer O'Neill). But, it's a different thing altogether when he finds out that his young wife Giuliana (Laura Antonelli) is also having an affair with a novelist (Marc Porel). Now, Tullio's renewed interest in Giuliana suffers a setback when she gives birth to an illegitimate son.
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 Jules and Jim 1961  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre, Vanna Urbino, Marie Dubois, Jean-Louis Richard, Boris Bassiak, Anny Nelsen, Sabine Haudepin, Michel Subor, Bernard Largemain, Kate Noelle, Christiane Wagner
The moral of this film is "Watch out for what you think you want, since you may get it." Set in Paris around the period of World War I, the plot involves two writers Jules and Jim (Oskar Werner and Henri Serre). They both fall in love with beautiful Catherine (Jeanne Moreau) who is the personification of an ancient stone carving the men saw in Greece and have been obsessed by ever since. The three become inseparable friends. Jules marries Catherine, and they have a baby (Sabine Haudepin)–but Catherine still loves both Jules and Jim. The war ends, and Jim moves in with Catherine and Jules, and, with Jules approval, Jim becomes Catherine's lover. Now, just when they think they have what they want, problems ensue and lead to tragedy.
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La Ronde 1964  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Circle of Love
Director: Roger Vadim
Cast: Jane Fonda, Maurice Ronet, Jean Sorel, Catherine Spaak, Francine Berge, Anna Karina, Valerie Lagrange, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernard Noel, Marie Dubois, Anne-Marie Coffinet, Dani, Claude Giraud, Alice Cocea, Denise Benoit
This story takes place in Paris just before World War I begins. On the day Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated, a soldier, Georges (Claude Giraud), lusts after and ends up in the bedrooms of a full circle of women–beginning with a prostitute (Marie Dubois), then Rose (Anna Karina), and finally housewife Sophie (Jane Fonda) before ending the circle with the prostitute.
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Mon Oncle D'Amerique 1980 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: My American Uncle
Director: Alain Resnais
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, Roger Pierre, Nelly Borgeaud, Marie Dubois, Henri Laborit, Jean Daste, Pierre Arditi, Philippe Laudenbach, Bernard Malaterre, Alexandre Rignault, Gerard Darrieu
Human behavior analyst Henry Laborit (played by himself) observes the actions of three characters (Gerard Depardieu, Nicole Garcia, and Roger Pierre) as they go through crises in their lives.
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The Serpent 1973   PG, 113 min.
Genre: Thriller
aka: Night Flight from Moscow
Le Serpent
Director: Henri Verneuil
Cast: Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde, Philippe Noiret, Virna Lisi, Farley Granger, Robert Alda, Marie Dubois, Michel Bouquet, Martin Held, Guy Trejan, Elga Andersen, Nathalie Nerval, Robert Party, Andre Falcon
In this film adaptation of Pierre Nord's "Le 13e Suicide" a Russian diplomat, Col. Alexei Vlassov (Yul Brynner) defects to the West–along with top-secret Soviet documents. Allan Davies (Henry Fonda) is in charge of the case, and, when Vlassov names Soviet spies who are Western European agents, he wants to arrest them, but problems arise when they begin turning up dead. 1 User Review
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 Shoot the Piano Player 1960  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Thriller / Romance
aka: Shoot the Pianist
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michele Mercier, Albert Remy, Claude Mansard, Richard Kanayan, Jean-Jacques Aslanian, Daniel Boulanger, Serge Davri, Catherine Lutz, Claude Heymann, Alex Joffe, Bobby Lapointe, Alice Sapritch
Charlie (Charles Aznavour) plays the piano in a bar where waitress Lena (Marie Dubois) has fallen in love with him. But Charlie has lived a previous life as a famous concert pianist and has given up on his professional and personal lives following his wife's suicide. Now, his brother, Chico (Albert Remy), arrives at the bar with two gangsters, and events turn violent.
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Thief of Paris 1967 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
aka: Le Voleur
Director: Louis Malle
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Genevieve Bujold, Marie Dubois, Francoise Fabian, Julien Guiomar, Paul Le Person, Martine Sarcey, Marlene Jobert, Bernadette Lafont, Roger Crouzet, Christian Lude, Jacques Debary, Fernand Guiot, Madeleine Damien, Marc Dudicourt
At the turn of the 19th century in Paris, Georges Randal (Jean-Paul Belmondo) has been denied his uncle's fortune. When his uncle plans to marry off his daughter Charlotte (Genevieve Bujold) to a wealthy family, Georges steals the fiance's family jewels in hopes of preventing the marriage. His heist is successful, and Georges has found a solution to his financial problems. He continues stealing jewels until he becomes wealthy and then moves on to England where, later, he is joined by Charlotte.
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Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others 1974 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Sautet
Cast: Yves Montand, Gerard Depardieu, Michel Piccoli, Stephane Audran, Serge Reggiani, Marie Dubois, Antonella Lualdi, Umberto Orsini, Ludmila Mikael, Catherine Allegret, Betty Beckers, Yves Gabrielli, Jean Capel, Mohamed Galoul, Jacques Richard
This film is about the enduring friendship between a group of male friends–including Vincent (Yves Montand), Francois (Michel Piccoli), Paul (Serge Reggiani), and Jean (Gerard Depardieu)–who spend their weekends in the country together. They smoke and drink too much and have many problems, but they are resilient and refuse to give up on life.
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A Woman Is a Woman 1961 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Cast: Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Nicole Paquin, Marie Dubois, Marion Sarraut, Jeanne Moreau, Catherine Demongeot, Ernest Menzer, Karyn Balm
Striptease artist Angela (Anna Karina) wants to have a baby, but boyfriend Emile (Jean-Claude Brialy) says, "No!" Not ready to give up, Angela turns her attentions on Emile's friend, Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo). Will her ploy work to make Emile jealous and grant her wish?
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| 1. Innocente (1976)
aka: L'Innocente
2. Jules and Jim (1961)
3. La Ronde (1964)
aka: Circle of Love
4. Mon Oncle D'Amerique (1980)
aka: My American Uncle
5. The Serpent (1973)
aka: Night Flight from Moscow
aka: Le Serpent
6. Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
aka: Shoot the Pianist
7. Thief of Paris (1967)
aka: Le Voleur
8. Vincent, Francois, Paul and the Others (1974)
9. A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
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