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SuzanneSuzanne · 2005
Suzanne
7.02005
MovieDramaWar
In 1943, Joseph, a Jewish man, was arrested by the Germans in front of his 13-year-old daughter, Suzanne, in the apartment where they were hiding. By abandoning his daughter, Joseph saved her life.
Mountain PassMountain Pass · 1978
Mountain Pass
5.71978
MovieComedyDrama
Serge (Stevenin) is a dweller in the French provinces who happens upon Georges (Jacques Villeret), a Parisian motorist in distress. Serge arranges for the car to be taken to a nearby garage. Georges' friends, who were with him in the car, have continued their journeys. Because of that, Serge takes Georges under his wings while he waits for his car to be repaired, and they tour the countryside and party with the local revelers. Nothing much is said between them, but it is clear that they have become friends
The Color of LiesThe Color of Lies · 1999
The Color of Lies
5.91999
MovieCrimeDrama
In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation immediately questions him. In this small provincial town where people all know each other and regularly meet at the Bar des Amis, René is increasingly unsettled by the other inhabitants' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His wife, Viviane, a district nurse, protects him and supports him with her love. However, a self-centred media-star writer adds to René's confusion...
An Assassin Passes ByAn Assassin Passes By · 1981
An Assassin Passes By
5.91981
MovieDrama
The story of a serial killer but bears little resemblance to a slasher movie. We know almost at once who the killer is and the emphasis is not on the murders but on his psychology as he falls in love with one of his prospective victims - a weakness which, of course, will be his downfall.
L'origine du mondeL'origine du monde · 2001
L'origine du monde
6.52001
MovieThriller
A young policeman of Moroccan origin investigates the murder of an informer. His investigations soon lead him to question his own past.
Rock and TorahRock and Torah · 1983
Rock and Torah
6.51983
Movie
This film tells the story of a young Jewish man who starts a rock group and achieves success. That is because he is actually an incarnation of a Biblical patriarch who was once more enthused by music than by sculpting holy icons.
It Comes, It GoesIt Comes, It Goes · 1972
It Comes, It Goes
6.81972
MovieComedy
Areski and Elijah, two childhood friends (an Arab and a Jew) suburban neighbors working on a construction site of Place des festivals (Belleville) and thus participating in what has driven the city face a wildcat strike providing transportation to one of them "under the imponderable."
Les matous sont romantiquesLes matous sont romantiques · 1981
Les matous sont romantiques
8.01981
MovieComedy
Three couples—each made up of a man named Roger and a woman named Jeanne—are close friends who plan a convivial dinner gathering. In a humorous twist, the wives unexpectedly fail to appear, leaving the three Rogers to navigate the evening on their own. As they share a meal, the absence of their partners sparks a series of reflective and witty conversations where memories, philosophies on love, life, and death, and existential musings take center stage, transforming an ordinary night into an intimate exploration of friendship and the human condition.

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