Who benefits from the crime?
In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.
Madeleine Verdier
Pauline Mauléon
Odette Chaumette
Judge Gustave Rabusset
Fernand Palmarède
Mr Bonnard
Mr Montferrand
André Bonnard
Investigator Mr Brun
Court clerk Léon Trapu
Gilbert Raton
Prosecutor Maurice Vrai
Judge Parvot
Simone Bernard
Concierge Mrs Jus
Pistole
Housemaid Céleste
Emile Bouchard
Waiter at the restaurant
Secretary of Mr Bonnard
20 Apr 2001
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.
16 Mar 2005
A ruthless real estate agent discovers a passion for piano and auditions with help from a young virtuoso, but the pressures of his corrupt career threaten to derail his musical aspirations.
19 Jun 2002
A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.
20 Sep 1962
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
15 Dec 1972
A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.
27 Apr 1977
At Bertrand Morane's burial there are many of the women that the 40-year-old engineer loved. In flashback Bertrand's life and love affairs are told by himself while writing an autobiographical novel.
13 Sep 2006
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
23 Jan 1962
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.
30 Aug 1967
A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.
25 Oct 1967
After carrying out a flawlessly planned hit, Jef Costello, a contract killer with samurai instincts, finds himself caught between a persistent police investigator and a ruthless employer, and not even his armor of fedora and trench coat can protect him.
10 May 2003
France, 1920s: An affluent ladies' man finds himself in love with a homely married woman.
07 May 1975
Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
26 Dec 2001
In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.
04 Sep 1998
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
10 Sep 1974
This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
13 Aug 2021
A detective on a mission to solve murders around town struggles with racism and his jealousy over his best friend's new love life.
09 Sep 2021
This documentary traces the capture of serial killer Guy Georges through the tireless work of two women: a police chief and a victim's mother.
08 Dec 2004
A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.
27 Apr 1979
Intellectually precocious teenager Lauren King lives in Paris with her somewhat ditzy mother. On a movie set, she strikes up a friendship with teenage film buff Daniel Michon. After Lauren's mother forbids her to date the outspoken Daniel, the young lovebirds team up with eccentric pickpocket Julius to run away to Venice, where, according to legend, a couple who kiss under the Bridge of Sighs will stay together forever.
05 Jan 2024
When a serial killer starts targeting the members of a small-town Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship, everyone is a target and a suspect.