What Do Young Films Dream About?
1924 · 46 min · ★ 7.9
A collaboration between Man Ray and Henri Chomette,, half-brother of the filmmaker René Clair.
Directed by Henri Chomette
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An Hungarian young man hides his real identity as baron Barinkay until he returns to his birthplace and claims the family properties, now occupied by a clumsy pig dealer who has a beautiful daughter. The gypsy girl is not bad looking either, and the gypsies are willing to help him recover his home and fortune. French version of Der Zigeunerbaron based on the Strauss operetta, filmed at the same time with a different cast except for Wohlbrück.
Mind the Paint · 1933Mind the Paint
★ 10.01933
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Durand versus Durand · 1931Durand versus Durand
★ 10.01931
Movie
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About an investigation · 1931About an investigation
★ 9.01931
MovieCrimeDrama
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The Midnight Chimes · 1924The Midnight Chimes
★ 8.01924
MovieDrama
The film is based on the bitter rivalry of two pigeon racers, Fred, the bell-ringer of Bruges and Neel, the fiancé of Fred's partially sighted sister. Following a major tournament, won by Neel's bird, Fred's resentment drives him to mount an attack upon his rival so ferocious that he believes he has killed him. Seized by remorse, he intends to throw himself from the belfry, but his disabled sister risks her own life to mount to the tower and try to save him.
The Small Gap · 1931The Small Gap
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The Eternal Dream · 1934The Eternal Dream
★ 7.81934
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At the end of the 18th century, the wealthy French scholar Saussure comes to a small Alpine village and offers 1,000 pieces of gold to anyone who can lead him to the summit of Mont Blanc. The young farmer's son Jacques Balmat wants to take on the dangerous task, even though his father has told him from an early age about the mighty mountain spirits who guard a legendary treasure of gold on the mountain peak.
The Great Game · 1934The Great Game
★ 7.11934
MovieDrama
Pierre , a young lawyer, has enormous debts due to his mistress Florence and her whims of luxury life. Pierre has gone too far and put the family firm in jeopardy. They ask him to expatriate. To avoid scandal, Pierre joins the Foreign Legion. In Morocco, near the desert, Pierre goes with his comrades of the Legion to a bar-restaurant-brothel, owned by a shady character, Mr. Clement . Clement lives more or less with Ms.Blanche who is a fortune teller with cards, as a hobby. But Clement is also after his girls now and then. Pierre is still obsessed with Florence but he meets Irma , one of Clement's girls, who is the double of Florence except for hair color. Irma has had an accident and has lost part of her memory at a certain point of her recent past, and Pierre slowly persuades himself she is Florence, but cannot remember it. Advised by Ms.Blanche, Irma finally accepts to act as if she was Florence because she is falling in love with Pierre.
DonogooDonogoo
★ 7.0
MovieComedy
At the End of the World · 1934At the End of the World
★ 7.01934
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Iceland Fisherman · 1924Iceland Fisherman
★ 7.01924
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Faithfully reproduced observations of Breton fisherfolk in story of the man a local woman really loves who will not at first give himself to her because of his fondness for the sea that takes him away.
Rêve éternel · 1935Rêve éternel
★ 7.01935
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Êtes-vous jalouse ? · 1938Êtes-vous jalouse ?
★ 6.51938
MovieComedy
Germaine Moreuil's insane jealousy triggers such violent marital quarrels that the spouses file for divorce. When Germaine's parents find out, they sham a fierce spat to disgust their daughter and her husband with the pathetic spectacle of a couple at loggerheads. But just as their farce is on the brink of becoming a tragedy, events combined with the blunders of all four happily reconcile everyone.
Games on Reflection and Speed · 1925Games on Reflection and Speed
★ 6.31925
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Gribiche · 1926Gribiche
★ 6.21926
MovieDrama
Gribiche, a young boy whose mother is a war widow, gets adopted by a rich woman. She wants to turn him into a perfect gentleman, but soon he feels unhappy.
Five Minutes of Pure Cinema · 1926Five Minutes of Pure Cinema
★ 6.21926
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Avant-garde short focused on the pure elements of film like form, visual composition, and rhythm.
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