, 1h35 Directed byClaude Autant-Lara OriginFrance GenresDrama, Comedy-drama ActorsLaurent Terzieff, Françoise Rosay, Gert Fröbe, Erika Remberg, Horst Frank, Louis Saintève Rating56% Herta von Stauffen, soldate dans l'armée allemande, vient en Bretagne passer la nuit de Noël avec son mari, capitaine, mais celui-ci étant de service, elle doit se résoudre à loger chez une veuve en attendant. Peu à peu elle s'éprend du fils de la veuve, un parachutiste français, qui vient justement d'être envoyé de Londres pour guider un raid de bombardiers de la RAF.
, 1h43 Directed byGerd Oswald OriginUSA GenresComedy, Action, Romance ActorsBob Hope, Fernandel, Anita Ekberg, Martha Hyer, Preston Sturges, André Morell Roles Un garde de l'institut Rating56% Popular American comedian Bob Hunter (Bob Hope), star of stage, movies and television, boards the luxury liner SS Île de France to travel to France, only to find his French counterpart, Fernydel (Fernandel) is on the ship as well. Also on board are elegant blonde diplomat Ann McCall (Martha Hyer), whom Bob would like to get to know better, and stunning Zara Brown (Anita Ekberg), the agent for a French criminal organization which suspects that Bob is carrying an incriminating manuscript. While Bob pursues Ann, with Fernydel's help, Zara repeatedly searches Bob's stateroom, causing problems when Ann sees her leaving after a search.
, 1h35 Directed byDimitri Kirsanoff, Tony Saytor OriginFrance GenresCrime ActorsMarina Vlady, Raymond Pellegrin, Paul Frankeur, Dora Doll, Georges Lannes, Jacques Muller Rating63% Le corps de Betty Bell, la danseuse du Toboggan, est découvert dans la cabine téléphonique de cette élégante boîte de nuit de Pigalle. Tout accuse Philippe, l'amant de la victime. Ce dernier trouve refuge chez Juliette, chanteuse dans la même boîte de nuit. Sûre de l'innocence de Philippe, Juliette démasque M. Georges, le patron du Toboggan, trafiquant de drogue, qui, voulant éloigner Philippe, son employé, et le faire accuser du même coup du meurtre de Betty, avait monté une savante machination pour le perdre. Georges tué dans l'accident de sa voiture, Juliette attendra Philippe à sa sortie de prison.
, 1h42 Directed byChristian-Jaque OriginFrance GenresDrama, War, Comedy, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance ThemesPolitical films ActorsGérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida, Nerio Bernardi, Marcel Herrand, Olivier Hussenot, Geneviève Page Roles un soldat Rating71% The film is set in France during the Seven Years' War. As the film begins, Fanfan (Gérard Philipe) is a charming, attractive young man who is trying to escape a shotgun marriage. At this vulnerable point in his life, he is approached by the daughter of a recruiting officer, Adeline (played by Gina Lollobrigida), who tells him that if he joins the army, he will find fame, fortune, and will marry the king's daughter. Accordingly he joins the army, only to discover that she made the whole thing up in order for her father to get a recruiting bonus. Nevertheless, encouraged by a series of improbable circumstances, he accepts her prediction as his destiny. A series of events ensues which shows off to great advantage his athleticism and leadership ability. As the film progresses, we become aware of a developing attraction between himself and Adeline which however conflicts with his perceived “destiny” of marrying a king's daughter.
, 1h46 Directed byMarcel Carné OriginFrance GenresDrama, Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Romance ThemesFilms based on plays ActorsGérard Philipe, Yves Robert, Suzanne Cloutier, Jean-Roger Caussimon, René Génin, Édouard Delmont Rating68% Michel (Gérard Philipe) a volé dans la caisse du grand magasin où il travaille. Il a besoin de l'argent pour réaliser son projet : faire un voyage avec Juliette (Suzanne Cloutier), dont il est très amoureux. Mais il se retrouve en prison. Ses rêves l'emmènent dans un village provençal dont personne ne sait le nom et où personne ne se souvient de rien. Il ne tarde pas à y retrouver Juliette, qui elle, est courtisée par un châtelain mystérieux et inquiétant qui s'avèrera être Barbe-Bleue (Jean-Roger Caussimon). Juliette s'apprête à épouser le châtelain lorsque la sonnerie de la prison retentit, tirant Michel de ses rêves.
, 1h28 Directed byMarcel Carné OriginFrance GenresDrama, Comedy-drama, Romance ActorsJean Gabin, Blanchette Brunoy, Nicole Courcel, Odette Laure, René Blancard, Jane Marken Rating65% Henri, owner of a busy brasserie and cinema in Cherbourg, takes the easy-going Odile who lives with him to the funeral of her father in Port-en-Bessin. The two are bored with each other. He waits for her in a café where he is taken with a new waitress called Marie, unaware that she is Odile’s tough little sister. He buys an old trawler in Port-en-Bessin, which he visits often to oversee its restoration and to pursue Marie. She has a young admirer called Marcel who gets drunk and is knocked down by Henri’s car. Henri takes the lad to his apartment in Cherbourg, where Odile can look after him. One day the provocative Marie turns up at Cherbourg, tantalising Henri but not giving in. Tired of trying to seduce her, he takes her to Marcel’s room, where they find Odile in bed with him. Disgusted with all three, Marie gets a bus home. A phone call from there about his boat warns Henri that Marie has been threatening to throw herself into the sea. He drives over in haste and she tells him she can in fact swim like a fish. As a last effort at winning her, he slips the keys to his business into her victorious hand.
, 1h35 Directed byJean Dréville, Stany Cordier OriginFrance GenresDrama, Comedy-drama ActorsAimé Clariond, Mila Parély, Charles Vanel, Yolande Laffon, Fernand Charpin, Simone Valère Rating64% Les Roquevillard, tiré d'un roman de Henry Bordeaux, raconte l'histoire d'une famille bourgeoise chambérienne, les Roquevillard. Le fils de la famille Roquevillard, Maurice, dont le père est avocat, est séduit par Edith, la femme de maître Frasne, plus mûre que lui, qui l'emmène dans une escapade en Italie, en emportant en secret de Maurice la dot de 200 000 francs que lui a constitué son mari. Pour se venger, le mari d'Edith accuse Maurice d'avoir volé la dot, et jette le déshonneur sur la famille Roquevillard. Un an plus tard, apprenant ce vol, Maurice se constitue prisonnier en rentrant d'Italie, ne voulant plus rien devoir à cette femme qui l'a trompé. Son père rembourse Frasne en vendant la Vigie, un terrain familial hérité de la lignée des Roquevillard, mais Frasne maintient sa plainte, obligeant Roquevillard père à plaider devant le tribunal la défense de son fils, qui refuse par honneur de s'innocenter en dénonçant le vol d'Edith.