Le Corbeau

Le Corbeau 1943

7.50

Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.

1943

The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree 1969

6.36

A French-American millionaire, his girlfriend and his war buddy try to grant his dying son's every wish.

1969

Who Killed Santa Claus?

Who Killed Santa Claus? 1941

6.60

A village in the French Alps is rocked by a series of crimes, including the theft of a sacred ring and the murder of a man dressed as Père Noël (Father Christmas).

1941

Carnival of Sinners

Carnival of Sinners 1943

6.70

A struggling artist buys a talisman that gives him love, fame and wealth. The talisman is a severed left hand, and it works perfectly, in fact, magically. But of course there is nothing free in this world, and after one year the devil comes and asks for his due.

1943

Twisted Mistress

Twisted Mistress 1942

6.40

Guy Carbonnel, a rich industrialist, has more eyes for rugby than for his wife Hélène. René Rivals, his long-time pal, takes advantage of it to court her but Guy is becoming suspicious so René has to find a way to deflect his friend's suspicion. He finally has an idea: he asks Lilian, a circus acrobat, to pose as his mistress. Lilian accepts and they embark on a series of eventful moments.

1942

The Note Seller

The Note Seller 1942

6.10

The note seller Bicornu is annoyed by a troubadour named Niglo.

1942

Majestic Hotel Cellars

Majestic Hotel Cellars 1945

4.80

In my “cellar” where case workers all the people of a great hotel, the head of the café, Donge, finds the corpse of Mrs Petersen, a rich client. The investigation by Maigret allows him to rub the husband of the victim, a Swede, Teddy, Ms Petersen’s son, his housekeeper, a social dancer and Donge himself who is the natural father of Teddy. The child he will go to his real father or not he will leave the rich Petersen who adores? The murder mystery and enigma sentimental are resolved by Maigret.

1945

The Last Penny

The Last Penny 1946

6.30

Pierre risks being taken advantage of by an agency that sets up financial scams, he escapes thanks to Marcelle, the secretary of the director of the agency, who is a childhood friend. She does her best to keep the young man away from the scams of his boss. However, the director, in love with Marcelle and jealous of Pierre, succeeds in trapping and ruining him. Marcelle will then denounce him to the police, but before being arrested he will kill her.

1946

Whims

Whims 1942

6.00

Caprices tells the story of two young rich people. A famous actress poses as a poor florist, and a distinguished society man camouflages himself as forger and swindler. This game leads them to make close relations in a series of adventures.

1942

Cecile Is Dead

Cecile Is Dead 1944

6.00

Cecile, a young girl who goes to the offices of the Judicial Police several times in a row to complain about nightly visits to the apartment she occupies with her aunt, is not taken seriously by the police until she the day she is found murdered.

1944

Strangers in the House

Strangers in the House 1942

7.00

Loursat, a lawyer, lives with his daughter Nicole in a sinister and vast bourgeois residence. Abandoned for nearly twenty years by his wife, the brilliant lawyer has sunk into alcoholism and his relationship with his daughter is virtually non-existent. However, one day the corpse of a stranger is discovered in the residence of Loursat. Nicole, who frequents a gang of young people who escape boredom by stealing cars and other objects, is immediately suspected.

1942

La Symphonie fantastique

La Symphonie fantastique 1942

5.70

The film is biographical, telling the story of the life and artistic struggles of the French composer Hector Berlioz. Berlioz is shown as a recalcitrant medical student in an anatomy class dreaming of becoming a composer; at a demonstration during a performance at the Paris Opéra conducted by Habeneck; at supper with other young artists (Hugo, Janin, Dumas, Mérimée, Delacroix); and chasing after his future wife Harriet Smithson, after a performance of Hamlet. Also depicted are his life in a garret, while suffering from an illness due to an abscess in the throat; a visit from his mother who curses him; and the composition of the Symphonie fantastique. The film then shows his marital breakdown, the premiere of his opera Benvenuto Cellini, his travels throughout Europe, his second marriage to Marie Recio (called "Marie Martin" in the film), public acceptance in old age and reconciliation with his son.

1942

Life of Pleasure

Life of Pleasure 1944

6.90

An aristocrat instigates divorce proceedings against his son-in-law, a commoner and the ex-owner of night club "La Vie de Plaisir".

1944

Simple-Minded

Simple-Minded 1942

5.70

A simpleton turns out to be the lucky charm of a village.

1942

The Last One of the Six

The Last One of the Six 1941

6.20

Paris, France. Commissaire Wens is put in charge of the investigation into the murder of one of six friends who, in the past, made a very profitable promise.

1941

Picpus

Picpus 1943

4.70

Picpus is a street and a subway stop where a number of murders have been committed. Maigret tries to find the killer.

1943

The Suitors Club

The Suitors Club 1941

6.00

As playboys cannot pay their debts anymore,their creditors suggest one of them marry a millionaire's daughter.

1941

Forbidden to Love

Forbidden to Love 1942

3.00

An unconsummated marriage to fool the father who wants his heir to be wed.

1942

Sins of Youth

Sins of Youth 1941

5.50

A rich businessman living alone is deprived of the nephew he was to have brought up decides on his doctor's advice to search for the four illegitimate children he once fathered, which leads him to accept responsibility for his actions.

1941