Des bêtes et des sorcières

Des bêtes et des sorcières

Limited Series 2019 · 4 eps · ★ 8.0 · Documentary

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Created by Dominique Hennequin

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Jean de FloretteJean de Florette · 1986
Jean de Florette
★ 7.71986
MovieDrama
In a rural French village, an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining vacant property. They need its spring water for growing their flowers, and are dismayed to hear that the man who has inherited it is moving in. They block up the spring and watch as their new neighbour tries to keep his crops watered from wells far afield through the hot summer. Though they see his desperate efforts are breaking his health and his wife and daughter's hearts, they think only of getting the water.
Manon of the SpringManon of the Spring · 1986
Manon of the Spring
★ 7.61986
MovieDrama
In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She plots vengeance on the men who greedily conspired to acquire her father's land years earlier.
The Green RayThe Green Ray · 1986
The Green Ray
★ 7.51986
MovieDramaRomance
A lonely Parisian woman comes to terms with her isolation and anxieties during a long summer vacation.
PonettePonette · 1996
Ponette
★ 7.41996
MovieDrama
After losing her mother in a car accident that leaves her with a broken arm, 4-year-old Ponette struggles with anguish and fear. Left by her father with a caring aunt and her children, Ponette grieves, secretly hoping her mother will somehow come back. Confused by the religious explanations provided by adults, and challenged by the cruel taunts of a few children at school, little Ponette must make her way through her emotional turmoil.
La Demoiselle d'AvignonLa Demoiselle d'Avignon · 1972
La Demoiselle d'Avignon
★ 7.31972
SeriesComedyFamily
Koba is a princess, a real one. To meet up the men she loves, she finds herself in Paris... François is a diplomat. He thinks he loves a student. Little does he know that his Cinderella wears a crown. To find her again he becomes ambassador of France in her country: Kurland...
Betty BlueBetty Blue · 1986
Betty Blue
★ 7.21986
MovieDramaRomance
A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.
Queen MargotQueen Margot · 1994
Queen Margot
★ 7.21994
MovieDramaHistory
Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.
PercevalPerceval · 1978
Perceval
★ 7.11978
MovieDramaRomance
The film chronicles Perceval's knighthood, maturation and eventual peerage amongst the Knights of the Round Table, and also contains brief episodes from the story of Gawain and the crucifixion of Christ.
The Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaThe Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada · 2005
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
★ 7.02005
MovieAdventureCrime
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home town. He kidnaps Norton and exhumes Estrada's corpse, and the odd caravan sets out on horseback for Mexico.
Pauline at the BeachPauline at the Beach · 1983
Pauline at the Beach
★ 7.01983
MovieDramaRomance
Marion is about to divorce from her husband and takes her 15-year-old niece, Pauline, on a vacation to Granville. There, she meets an old love...
DantonDanton · 1983
Danton
★ 6.91983
MovieDramaHistory
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he blocked out a plan for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.
ChocolatChocolat · 1988
Chocolat
★ 6.91988
MovieDrama
On her way to visit her childhood home in a colonial outpost in Northern Cameroon, a young French woman recalls her childhood, her memories concentrating on her family's houseboy.
The Hairdresser's HusbandThe Hairdresser's Husband · 1990
The Hairdresser's Husband
★ 6.81990
MovieComedyDrama
Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume, and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. After all, he had always known he would marry one, completing his idealized love fantasy.
Close to EdenClose to Eden · 1991
Close to Eden
★ 6.71991
MovieDrama
A farmer and his wife live in a rural part of Inner Mongolia with their three children. Chinese population control policies prevent them from having any more. The farmer sets out for the nearest town to obtain birth control. He comes upon a Russian truck driver who has ended up in a lake. The farmer takes the man back to his farm, and after initially being appalled, the Russian becomes enchanted with the peaceful life of the countryside and decides to stay. But his presence presages big changes for the peasants.
The Return of Martin GuerreThe Return of Martin Guerre · 1982
The Return of Martin Guerre
★ 6.71982
MovieDramaHistory
Village of Artigat, southern France, summer 1542, during the reign of Francis I. Martin Guerre and Bertrande de Rols marry. A few years later, accused of having committed a robbery, Martin suddenly disappears. When, almost a decade later, a man arrives in Artigat claiming to be Martin, the Guerre family recognizes him as such; but doubts soon arise about his true identity.
Man on the TrainMan on the Train · 2002
Man on the Train
★ 6.72002
MovieCrimeDrama
A man, Milan steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier. The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

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