Charles Vanel
Language
English
Formats
Description
Living on the French Riviera, John Robie is a retired jewel thief who was once known as 'The Cat.' He catches the eye of Frances Stevens who is a pampered, vacationing heiress. But when a new rash of gem thefts occurs amongst the luxury hotels of the spectacular French playground, it appears that 'The Cat' is on the prowl once again. Robie might be reformed, but is he deviously using Frances to gain access to the tempting collection of fabulous jewelry...
Series
Criterion collection volume 35
Publisher
Home Vision Cinema
Pub. Date
p1998
Language
English
Description
A man's wife and mistress conspire to murder him; after the cimre is committed, however, his body disappears and a number of strange occurrences ensue.
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Français
Formats
Description
A revolt has erupted in a mining town in the Amazon. As a result, a group of men and women are forced to take refuge in the virgin forest under the supervision of an adventurer called Chark. Djin, a prostitute, Castin, a mystic, his deaf and dumb daughter Maria, and a missionary called Lizardi will have to confront thirst, fear, wild animals and insects to survive.
Series
Criterion collection volume 36
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
Français
Formats
Description
In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route. As they ferry their explosive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves.
Publisher
Transflux Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
Français
Formats
Description
Amid a revolution in a South American mining outpost, a band of fugitives are forced to flee for their lives into the jungle. Starving, exhausted, and stripped of their old identities, they wander desperately, lured by one deceptive promise of salvation after another.
6) La vérité
Series
Criterion collection volume 960
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Français
Description
Beautiful, troubled Dominique Marceau came to bohemian Paris to escape the suffocation of provincial life, only to wind up in a courtroom, accused of a terrible crime: the murder of her lover. As the trial commences and the lawyers begin tangling over Dominique's fate, Henri-Georges Clouzot's Oscar-nominate film delves into her past, reconstructing her struggle to find a foothold in the city.
7) La vérité
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Français
Formats
Description
Beautiful, troubled Dominique Marceau came to bohemian Paris to escape the suffocation of provincial life, only to wind up in a courtroom, accused of a terrible crime: the murder of her lover. As the trial commences and the lawyers begin tangling over Dominique's fate, Henri-Georges Clouzot's Oscar-nominated La vérité delves into her past, reconstructing her struggle to find a foothold in the city.
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
Français
Description
In this uplifting romantic drama, the wife of a mechanic and former fighter pilot falls in love with the idea of flying herself. This soon becomes an obsession, and she undertakes a lofty feat: the longest solo flight ever made by a woman. A warm look at a working-class family as well as a triumphant tale of determination. Le ciel est à vous was Jean Grémillon's most financially successful film.
Series
Publisher
Flicker Alley
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
None
Description
This French serial film "centers around Julien Villandrit and his star-crossed courtship to Régine de Bettigny, that inspires bitterness and jealously in Henri Corradin, Julien's long-time associate and secret rival in love." -- container.
10) Les misérables
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
Français
Description
The story of Jean Valjean, the ex-convict who rises against all odds from galley slave to mayor, and the fanatical police inspector, Javert, who dedicates his life to recapturing Valjean.