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One Hundred Men and a Girl (1937)
, 1h24Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Deanna Durbin, Adolphe Menjou, Eugene Pallette, Mischa Auer, Alice Brady, Alma Kruger
John Cardwell (Adolphe Menjou), a trombone player, is only one of a large group of unemployed musicians. He tries unsuccessfully to gain an interview and audition with Leopold Stokowski, but not to disappoint his daughter, Patricia (Patsy) (Deanna Durbin), he tells her that he has managed to get the job with Stokowski's orchestra. Patsy soon learns the truth, and also learns that her father, desperate for rent money, has used some of the cash in a Lady's evening bag he has found, to pay his debts.
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
, 1h30Directed by John M. Stahl
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer, Barbara O'Neil, Onslow Stevens, Nydia Westman, Nella Walker
Un célèbre pianiste français en tournée s'arrête dans un bar et tombe amoureux d'une serveuse.
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
, 1h32Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Ghost films, Musical films
Actors Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains, Edgar Barrier, Frank Puglia, Fritz Leiber
Erique Claudin (Claude Rains) had been a violinist at the Paris Opera House for twenty years. However he has been losing the use of the fingers of his left hand, which affects his violin-playing. He is dismissed because of this, the conductor of the opera house assuming that he has enough money to support himself. This is not the case however, for Claudin has spent it all by anonymously funding the music lessons of Christine Dubois (Susanna Foster), a young soprano whom Claudin has secretly fallen in love with. In a desperate attempt to gain money, Claudin tries to get a concerto he has written published. After submitting it and not hearing a response, he becomes worried and returns to the publishers, Maurice Pleyel & Georgette Desjardins, to ask about it. No one there knows what happened to it, and do not seem to care. Claudin persists, but Pleyel rudely tells him to leave and goes back to the etchings he was working on.
A Double Life (1947)
, 1h44Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about television, Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso, Edmond O'Brien, Shelley Winters, Ray Collins, Millard Mitchell
Celebrated stage actor Anthony John (Ronald Colman) has driven away his actress wife Brita (Signe Hasso) with his erratic temper. However, they star together in the play Othello. Gradually, his portrayal of a jealous murderer undermines his sanity, and he kills his mistress, Pat Kroll (Shelley Winters).
The Naked City (1948)
, 1h36Directed by Jules Dassin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Noir, Crime
Actors Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Don Taylor, Ted de Corsia, David Opatoshu, James Gregory
In the late hours of a hot New York summer night, a pair of men subdue and kill Jean Dexter, an ex-model, by knocking her out with chloroform and drowning her in her bathtub. When one of the murderers, conscience-stricken, gets drunk, the other kills him, then lifts his body into the air and throws it into the East River.
, 2h12Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors John Gavin, Liselotte Pulver, Keenan Wynn, Jock Mahoney, Klaus Kinski, Charles Régnier
Ernst Graeber is a German soldier stationed on the Eastern Front during the war's last days. He and fellow soldiers Steinbrenner and Hirschland are ordered to kill Russian civilians, but Hirschland commits suicide instead.
The Last Sunset (1961)
, 1h47Directed by Robert Aldrich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone, Joseph Cotten, Carol Lynley, Neville Brand
Brendan O'Malley (Douglas) crosses the border into Mexico to escape justice for a murder. He arrives at the ranch of a former lover, Belle Breckenridge (Malone) and her husband, the drunkard and coward John Breckenridge (Joseph Cotten).
Banning (1967)
, 1h42Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Sports films, Golf films
Actors Robert Wagner, Anjanette Comer, Jill St John, Guy Stockwell, Sean Garrison, Susan Clark
Mike McDermot is a rising golf star on the PGA Tour until he is accused of cheating. He supposedly has offered to split a winner's purse with a competitor, Jonathan Linus, if his opponent deliberately misses a final putt. In fact, the competitor is the one who approached him. McDermot refuses, so Jonathan Linus goes to another pro, Tommy Del Gaddo, whose glory days were behind him. Then they turn in McDermot, accusing him of their crime.
Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
, 1h54Directed by Bertrand Tavernier
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Histoire de France
Actors Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Marina Vlady, Alfred Adam, Christine Pascal
In France in 1719, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans is the regent for the young Louis XV. He is sophisticated, gentle, a liberal and a libertine. He endeavours to keep his subjects cultured and happy to stop the peasants from rising up, but he knows he has no real royal authority. To assist him, d'Orléans enlists the aid of an atheistic and venal priest named Guillaume Dubois, who is as much of a libertine as Philippe, and unfortunately does not care for anyone except himself. At the beginning of the movie, a very gruesome scene shows the autopsy of Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Duchess of Berry, elder daughter of the Regent. The voluptuous young princess expires on 21 July 1719, her health fatally ruined by her debauched life and a series of clandestine pregnancies. Notoriously promiscuous, Joufflotte ("chubby") as she was nicknamed because of her generous proportions, was rumored of committing incest with her father. The autopsy reveals that the Rubenesque princess was again pregnant. Philippe is very much affected by her death. Meanwhile, a rebellion led by a Breton squire named Pontcallec occurs. Philippe's natural idealism is further shaken when he is forced to execute Pontcallec's band of revolutionaries. Dubois, however, tries to take advantage of the revolt and subsequent famine to become archbishop. It becomes apparent that true joy will only be found when the peasants successfully overthrow the aristocrats who have held them down for so long.
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The Wise Guys (1965)
, 2h8Directed by Robert Enrico
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Actors André Bourvil, Lino Ventura, Jess Hahn, Marie Dubois, Michel Constantin, Paul Crauchet
Hector Valentin, un Français qui bûcheronnait depuis plusieurs années au Canada, est de retour dans les Vosges où il hérite de la scierie familiale après la mort de son père. Sur place, il constate avec dépit que le « haut-fer » (terme vosgien désignant une scierie traditionnelle hydraulique) est en ruine, mais décide de faire revivre l'entreprise. Cependant, une autre scierie, beaucoup plus moderne et puissante, existe déjà dans le village, et son propriétaire, Therraz, heureux de la disparition de son concurrent, se présente à Valentin dans le but de lui acheter son héritage. Devant le refus de vendre et la détermination du nouveau venu, Therraz n'aura de cesse de mettre des bâtons dans les roues de Valentin.
A Queen Is Crowned (1953)
, 1h19Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Laurence Olivier
6 février 1952. L'Angleterre est en deuil : Georges VI s'est éteint, mais le Royaume acclame déjà sa nouvelle reine : Elisabeth II. La petite princesse occupe une place centrale dans le coeur des sujets britanniques, alors que les préparatifs s'organisent pour son couronnement. Toutes les figures importantes du Royaume se pressent dans l'Abbaye de Westminster pour célébrer avec faste l'événement le plus attendu d'Angleterre. Le 2 juin 1953, des milliers d'Anglais assistent enfin au moment historique du couronnement de leur reine.
Do Not Disturb (2014)
, 1h19Directed by Patrice Leconte
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Christian Clavier, Carole Bouquet, Rossy de Palma, Stéphane De Groodt, Valérie Bonneton, Sébastien Castro
Un samedi, par hasard, en chinant dans les allées d'une brocante, Michel (Christian Clavier), dentiste et passionné de jazz, déniche Me, myself and I, le premier album de Niel Youart, album rare et qu'il cherchait depuis longtemps. Mais, alors qu'il veut l’écouter tranquillement dans son salon, le monde entier semble s’être ligué contre lui : Nathalie, sa femme (Carole Bouquet) choisit justement ce moment pour lui faire une révélation inopportune, son fils débarque à l’improviste, un de ses amis frappe à la porte, sa maîtresse décide de tout révéler à sa femme, tandis que sa mère ne cesse de l’appeler sur son portable… Sans parler du fait qu’il s’agit ce jour-là de la fameuse Fête des voisins… Manipulateur, menteur, Michel est prêt à tout pour avoir la paix. Est-il encore possible, aujourd’hui, de disposer d’une petite heure de tranquillité ?