La Decade Prodigieuse 1972  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Mystery
aka: Ten Days Wonder
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Orson Welles, Marlene Jobert, Anthony Perkins, Michel Piccoli, Guido Alberti, Ermanno Casanova, Mathilde Ceccarelli, Eric Frisdal, Giovanni Sciuto, Vittorio Sanipoli
In this interesting mystery, Charles (Anthony Perkins) becomes enamored with his father's (Orson Welles) new bride (Marlene Jobert), and events lead to murder.
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Masculine-Feminine 1966  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Chantal Goya, Marlene Jobert, Michel Debord, Catherine Duport, Eva-Britt Strandberg, Birger Malmsten, Francoise Hardy, Chantal Darget, Brigitte Bardot
The theme of this film is "Children of the Sixties"–described by Godard as, "the children of Marx and Coca Cola." The story centers on Paul (Jean-Pierre Leaud) whose struggles to understand social and political realities result in his isolation not only from his girlfriend Madeleine (Chantal Goya) but other friends and cohorts as well.
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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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To Catch a Spy 1971  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Catch Me a Spy
Director: Dick Clement
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Marlene Jobert, Trevor Howard, Tom Courtenay, Bernard Blier, Patrick Mower, Richard Pearson, Bernadette Lafont, Garfield Morgan, Isabel Dean, Sacha Pitoeff
After her husband is arrested for smuggling literary works, the wife finds herself becoming involved in Cold War espionage.
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| 1. La Decade Prodigieuse (1972)
aka: Ten Days Wonder
2. Masculine-Feminine (1966)
3. Rider on the Rain (1970)
4. Thief of Paris (1967)
aka: Le Voleur
5. To Catch a Spy (1971)
aka: Catch Me a Spy
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