Black and White in Color 1976  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Cast: Jean Carmet, Jacques Spiesser, Jacques Dufilho, Claude Legros, Catherine Rouvel, Dora Doll, Maurice Barrier, Benjamin Memel, Peter Berling, Marius Beugre Boignan
This anti-war film centers on French residents of a colonial West African outpost in 1915 who learn that France is at war with Germany. This news is the catalyst that propels them into a mini-war against a neighboring German outpost that is now identified as the enemy. This picture won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
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Flic Story 1975  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Cop Story
Director: Jacques Deray
Cast: Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato Salvatori, Claudine Auger, Maurice Barrier, Maurice Biraud, Andre Pousse, Mario David, Paul Crauchet, Marco Perrin, William Sabatier, Adolfo Lastretti
Paris detective Roger Borniche (Alain Delon) has been on the trail of Emile Buisson (Jean-Louis Trintignant) for the three years since he escaped from prison in 1947. Borniche captures Buisson, handcuffs him, and takes him to prison where he confesses to committing more than 100 robberies and killing 30 people. Based on a true story.
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Les Comperes 1983 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francis Veber
Cast: Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu, Anny Duperey, Michel Aumont, Stephane Bierry, Philippe Khorsand, Jean-Jacques Scheffer, Maurice Barrier, Roland Blanche
A tough newsman, Jean Lucas (Gerard Depardieu), and a meek teacher, Francois Pignon (Pierre Richard), are both past lovers of Christine Martin (Anny Duperey). The story evolves from Christine's manipulative plan to get them to search for her missing son by telling each man that he is the boy's father.
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Two Men in Town 1973 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Two Against the Law
Director: Jose Giovanni
Cast: Alain Delon, Jean Gabin, Mimsy Farmer, Michel Bouquet, Victor Lanoux, Cecile Vassort, Ilaria Occhini, Gerard Depardieu, Guido Alberti, Maurice Barrier, Paul Beauvais, Jacques Monod
With support from social worker Germain (Jean Gabin), Gino (Alain Delon) gets out of prison after serving 10 years. Gino plans to settle into a new life but finds himself hounded by a vengeful cop and is pushed to the breaking point. After Gino kills the cop, he is tried and executed in what proves to be one very graphic portrayal.
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| 1. Black and White in Color (1976)
2. Flic Story (1975)
aka: Cop Story
3. Les Comperes (1983)
4. Life and Nothing But (1989)
5. Two Men in Town (1973)
aka: Two Against the Law
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