Children of Paradise 1945  N/R, 195 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
Director: Marcel Carne
Cast: Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur, Gaston Modot, Maria Casares, Marcel Peres, Pierre Renoir, Louis Salou, Fabien Loris, Palau, Etienne Decroux, Jane Marken, Albert Remy, Marcelle Monthil, Louis Florencie
Three men–Baptiste (Jean-Louis Barrault), Frederick (Pierre Brasseur), and Count de Montray (Louis Salou)–are all in love with the beautiful actress, Garance (Arletty), in this excellent film about class-systems and the theater world of 1840s' France.
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Famous Love Affairs 1961  N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Michel Boisrond
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Simone Signoret, Alain Delon, Brigitte Bardot, Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Pierre Brasseur, Jean-Claude Brialy, Pierre Dux, Suzanne Flon
Four different stories based loosely on fact are told–from Brigitte Bardot's story that is set in the Middle Ages to a mistress of Louis XIV that is sought by a dashing soldier.
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The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus 1959  N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Eyes Without a Face
Director: Georges Franju
Cast: Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Edith Scob, Francois Guerin, Alexandre Rignault, Beatrice Altariba, Juliette Mayniel, Rene Genin
After his daughter Christiane's (Edith Scob) face is disfigured in a car accident, a surgeon, Dr. Genessier (Pierre Brasseur), begins a series of kidnappings of young girls. His goal is to obtain a new face for Christiane. Thus, one-by-one, kidnapped girls' faces are grafted onto Christiane. Although the effort proves futile and the kidnapped girls die, Genessier continues his search for "donors."
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A Matter of Resistance 1966 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Philippe Noiret, Pierre Brasseur, Mary Marquet, Henri Garcin, Carlos Thompson, Marc Dudicourt, Alexis Micha, Robert Moor, Donald O'Brien, Paul Le Person
Set during World War II, young and beautiful Marie (Catherine Deneuve) and her lazy husband, Jerome (Philippe Noiret), live near the Normandy shore. She longs to move to Paris, but the indifferent Jerome refuses to leave. Along comes French Resistance agent, Julien (Henri Garcin), who is preparing for the Allied invasion. He is more preoccupied with chasing Marie than his work, it seems, but so is the local German commander, who sets up headquarters at her chateau in order to be closer to her. This is the English-dubbed title.
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 Napoleon 1955 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sacha Guitry
Cast: Orson Welles, Maria Schell, Raymond Pellegrin, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Erich von Stroheim, Pierre Brasseur, Daniel Gelin, Danielle Darrieux, Sacha Guitry, Dany Robin, Jean Gabin, Cosetta Greco, Yves Montand, Roger Pigaut, Micheline Presle
Writer/director Sacha Guitry costars as Tallyrand who tells his friends about Napoleon Bonaparte's life. The story covers Napoleon's (Raymond Pellegrin) life from his campaigns in Italy to the Battle of Waterloo and, finally, his imprisonment and death on St. Helena.
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Port of Shadows 1938  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Marcel Carne
Cast: Jean Gabin, Michel Simon, Michele Morgan, Pierre Brasseur, Rene Genin, Marcel Peres, Roger Legris, Robert Le Vigan, Edouard Delmont, Raymond Aimos
A French Army deserter (Jean Gabin) arrives in the port of Le Havre where he meets and is attracted to young Nelly (Michele Morgan). As he gets involved with Nelly, he realizes how morally corrupt her "friends" are and tries to protect Nelly, but loses his own life in the process.
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| 1. Children of Paradise (1945)
2. Famous Love Affairs (1961)
3. The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus (1959)
aka: Eyes Without a Face
4. King of Hearts (Le Roi de Coeur) (1966)
5. A Matter of Resistance (1966)
6. Napoleon (1955)
7. Port of Shadows (1938)
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