Movies

Soon after the death of his first wife (whose dowry was inadequate), Charles Bovary, a country doctor in Normandy, marries Emma Rouault. In her new...

Célestin, the organist of a convent, has written and composed a light operetta under the name of Floridor. One day, the Mother Superior asks...

This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his personal correspondance reveals the little known insurgent side of his personnality....

On January 31, 1857, the French writer Gustave Flaubert (1821-80) took his place in the dock for contempt of public morality and religion. The...

In 1932, Michel Simon plays in "Boudu sauvé des eaux" under the direction of Jean Renoir. Three years later, he was again invited to don the...

The fascinating story of a man destined to be only a son of and who sought all his life to become "someone" by getting rid of the overwhelming image...

Norman Lloyd directed this televised production of Jean Renoir's World War II-era play. Taking place backstage at a theatrical performance in...

Directed by Garson Kanin and Jean Renoir.

A young French woman who inherits her uncle's property in Algeria finds herself schemed against by her envious cousins, and romanced by a handsome...

Part one of a BBC documentary about Jean Renoir.

The first of three documentaries by Rivette on Jean Renoir.

Dupuy, the first officer of the Cristobal, a French merchant ship, is informed by cabaret dancer La Rubia that the Cristobal carries a priceless...

François Chotard, wholesale grocer, gives his daughter in marriage to Julien Collinet, a writer who prefers dreaming to working, a situation...

Shot in three days, this surreal, erotic silent short shows a native white girl teaching a futuristic African airman the Charleston dance.

A missionary tries to outwit the U.S. government and smuggle Chinese orphans into the country.

This is 1929: the little red riding hood is still with us and her life is more complicated than ever. She still has to go through the forest and she...

Eric Rohmer leads a conversation with Jean Renoir and Henri Langlois on the art of filmmaker Louis Lumière.

Part One, "The Last Christmas Dinner," is about the relationship between an old man and an old woman, both homeless. Part Two, "The Electric Floor...

Three-part interview with French film director Jean Renoir, conducted by French New Wave director Jacques Rivette.