Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess. Part one of this epic adaption of the classic Russian novel.
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A chronological and thematic history of French rap, told through a list of 11 short films, emblematic titles from 1990 to the present day. Each episode ends with an original cover by an emerging French artist or rapper.
French Game
0.0 2019 • France -
Two brothers rob a truck full of smartphones in a desperate attempt to escape their lives.
A Violent World
6.2 2025 • France -
After agonizing for weeks, Valéria finally comes to terms with being in love with another woman and confesses her love for her best friend, Laurence. Short film from the series "L'@mour est à réinventer: dix histoires d'amour au temps du SIDA" ("Love Reinvented: Ten Love Stories in the Age of AIDS").
The Seagull
5.3 1996 • France -
Pavel has a good job in the village factory and is sure to marry Anja, his best friend from childhood. It's written in the Book of Life. But reality doesn't follow books.
Les Révoltés
3.3 2014 • France -
A prostitute, released from prison, tries to change her life, but a murderous slave organization, the Consortium, is determined to bring her back to the fold or kill her, which forces her to seek help from Liberty, an anti-Consortium group.
Diesel
5.1 1985 • France -
A mother is trapped by both a close bond to her daughter and a day-to-day life whose elephant in the room is her own addiction, which nobody mentions, remaining a taboo.
Dismantling an Elephant
7.2 2025 • France -
The military history of animals is surprising and little-known. Starting from a strange London memorial dedicated to war animals, the evocative power of animation and the testimonies of those who are passionate about this long history, this documentary sets out to meet these anonymous heroes.
Beasts of War
8.5 2021 • France -
While on vacation in Egypt, Tintin encounters an eccentric archaeologist who believes to have found the whereabouts of Pharaoh Kih-Oskh's tomb. There Tintin finds a cigar marked with a strange emblem.
Cigars of the Pharaoh
6.6 1991 • France -
Carla Aldrovandi, a gynecologist, and her husband Marco Canova, a magistrate live on the front line of criminal and political powers in Italy. She is surrounded by terror and threats.
The Long Silence
7.0 1993 • France -
The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by an Islamic extremist in 2004, followed by the publishing of twelve satirical cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed that was commissioned for the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, provides the incendiary framework for Daniel Leconte's provocative documentary, It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks.
It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks
6.8 2008 • France -
In the 17th century, under Louis XIII, the policy of Cardinal de Richelieu aimed at the definitive establishment of a monarchic power, and gave rise to a struggle against the great feudal lords, who favored a weak central power. Numerous conspiracies against the Cardinal were led by the high nobility. The one led by Henri Coiffier de Ruzé d'Effiat, marquis de Cinq-Mars, was the last and most famous of them.
Cinq-Mars
3.7 1981 • France -
Mortelles Calanques
6.3 2021 • France -
Marie, a young bourgeois and Jean, a cargo sailor have an affair, she becomes pregnant but he has to go back to the sea. Marie leaves for Paris where she meets Pierre and marries him. War breaks out, Jean and Pierre will befriend each other on the front.
The Lost Woman
9.0 1942 • France -
Elisabeth, a 11 year old girl, visits Marcel, a mute gardener every morning with whom she shares a very particular friendship. During three years, their bond grows stronger, as Marcel seems to be the only person she can connect to.
The Child Woman
5.8 1980 • France -
Un conservateur terrorisé par les plantes vertes, une mère plastifiée pour être exposée, un ballet de Saintes Vierges, des gardiens épuisés par Rodin, un ministre perdu dans une exposition de sexes, une voiture disparue au parking Rembrandt, des provinciaux amoureux des Impressionnistes, touristes galopins galopant d'une salle à l'autre, passager clandestin dans l'art premier, Picasso, Gauguin, Warhol, ils sont tous là dans ce petit monde qui ressemble au grand, dans ce musée pas si imaginaire que ça, valsant la comédie humaine jusqu'au burlesque.
A Day at the Museum
4.5 2008 • France -
Italian version of 'Princess Tarakanova'. A film about the story of princess Élisabeth Tarakanova.
Princess Tarakanova
10.0 1938 • France -
A witty, despairing French-Russian-Italian-Swiss art movie set in 16th-century Georgia, Stalinist Georgia, contemporary Georgia, and contemporary Paris, featuring the same set of actors in all four settings.
Brigands, Chapter VII
6.1 1996 • France -
Once upon a time, there was a little girl, a young woman and a young boy. They each held a secret too heavy to bear. They met in an end-of-the-world world, and together rode a big motorcycle through empty cities, deserted freeways, immemorial forests. On their journey, they encountered many dangers, but kept going. In search of who they were; in search of a place to B, maybe?
Lily May B
0.0 N/A • France -
A film about people who have survived the irradiation of war and recommended to those who believe they are immune to it.
Irradiated
8.0 2022 • France -
The unhappy love lives of Paul and Marcus, two artists and friends who are neither particularly young nor successful anymore.
The Birth of Love
6.3 1993 • France -
On this beautiful May 1st, Thérèse is about to give birth. Their presence at home is undesirable, so Jean, her husband, decides to take François, their little boy, to a soccer match. Their plans change when they meet a former factory mate who seems to have made a success of his life. This man, Blanchot, decides to return to Jean a sum of money he had once borrowed. Trusted, Jean is drawn into a clandestine circle, where his apparent luck delivers him without ulterior motive to Blanchot, who is one of the ringleaders. The police interrupt the dangerous game, putting Jean, who has no identity papers, in an awkward situation.
Premier mai
5.8 1958 • France -
Ramon Holgado is the driver of a big boss, as well as his confidant, his golf partner, and the alibi of his escapades. His wife, Carmen, dreams of returning to sunny Andalusia.
Olé !
4.9 2005 • France -
Thomas Pesquet : Objectif France
7.4 2023 • France -
Daphne isn’t sure about introducing her boyfriend Karim, to her parents. One day he surprises her by hiding in the boot of her car when she goes to visit her family.
Grub
6.6 2019 • France -
Marc Lagnier confesses to the murder of his adored son, but refuses to explain.
Death in the Soul
6.2 2018 • France -
Fanny, a single woman in her mid-thirties, has had enough of relationships that don't work, so she decides to seduce Paul, a colleague from the office, into a brief one-night sexual encounter. Everything is prepared when Paul arrives, but then, thanks to Fanny's clumsiness, things don't exactly work out as planned...
J'me sens pas belle
5.3 2004 • France -
Alexandro volunteers for an experiment to aid scientists with the study of dreams. He couldn’t have imagined that he would be subjected to Elsa, a form of Artificial Intelligence who plans to digitize and dematerialize his subconscious in order to feed off it.
Alteration
2.0 2017 • France -
The life of Thérèse Martin, who entered the Carmel at the age of 15, in 1888, under the name of Sister Thérèse of the Child Jesus, died nine years later, and canonized in 1925.
Saint Theresa of Lisieux
7.0 1938 • France -
On vacation in the Luberon, a high ranking civil servant, in love with the good old fashioned thinking, has to put up with a bunch of troublemakers in his haven of tranquillity and prevent them from watering in circles. Wife, child and mother-in-law in the front row, brother-in-law and sister-in-law as bonus gifts. Add to that a terrible heat wave and a mother left alone in her apartment in Paris... The cocktail is boiling, even explosive... with this heat it will be hard to keep it cool.
Grosse chaleur
6.0 2004 • France -
To find the heritage of his friend Catherine's ancestors, the leaping Bibi Fricotin, helped by the seer Fatma, goes through a thousand funny or comical adventures, thanks to multiple means of transport, ranging from the bicycle to the helicopter. Despite the pitfalls sown in her path by the young girl's uncle and aunt, the Tartazans, the inheritance will be found with a museum curator.
Bibi Fricotin
5.7 1951 • France -
In the snow as bells toll, a hooded figure makes its way through the streets to a church.
The Dream
10.0 1931 • France -
Thérèse kills her lover during the very night of her wedding to the count of Vétheul. To gain a night with her, a modest local worker agrees to bury the body.
Passionnelle
6.7 1947 • France -
The sensational hit of Salzburg's 2008 festival season arrives on DVD! Starring tenor Rolando Villazón in a stunning performance, this was the must have ticket of the season. Soprano Nino Machaidze, only 25 years old, burst upon the Salzburg stage with an emotionally vulnerable and vocally spectacular performance. With movie star good looks and a large, warm voice, Machaidze wowed the press and audiences alike. Tony Award winner (South Pacific) Bartlett Sher directs this production of Gounod's classic opera. With sets by Michael Yeargan and costumes by Catherine Zuber, the visually vibrant production is sure to become the benchmark. Bonus materials includes "Salzburg Impressions--Behind the Scenes of Roméo et Juliette," "Love and Death in Verona" and Villazón giving an introduction to the opera.
Gounod: Romeo et Juliette
8.7 2008 • France -
Part 5 of Godard's 8 part examination of the history of the concept of cinema and how it relates to the 20th century.
Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute
6.5 2006 • France -
Two women in a French village during World War 2 anxiously await a letter which may or may not be arriving for either of them.
The Telegram
6.2 2003 • France -
Sylvio, a successful singer, has found a way to take a peaceful vacation, safe from his female adulators: to travel incognito. He puts up at an old castle whose landlord, Count Fabrice, a ruined nobleman, seeks a hidden treasure. Posing as the nephew of the castle gardener, Sylvio enjoys happy days and even finds the time to fall in love with Gracieuse, the count's daughter. Unfortunately for him, his impresario ends up locating him...
Song of the Clouds
9.0 1946 • France -
Vincent, a twenty-five year-old intern, lives in Rennes with his mother and his eighteen-year-old brother Bernard. In order to cheer up Bernard who has just failed his baccalauréat exam, the father invites him and his older brother to spend a holiday in his villa in Morocco, where he lives estranged from his ex-wife. Vincent and and Bernard decide to get there by sailboat, accompanied by Geneviève, Vincent's fiancée. Vincent, who has never forgiven his father for leaving him when he was a child, remains hostile and withdrawn. Once in Agadir, they take part in a regatta during which Bernard gets to know Monika, a sexy uninhibited girl. But Monika is actually attracted to Vincent who, despite his dislike for any compromise of principle, finds himself torn between two women. Written by Guy Bellinger
Eyes Full of Sun
5.5 1970 • France -
In eight films, Jacques Audiard has renewed French cinema, without alienating either the critics or the success. It is only at the age of 42 that he starts directing, after having been an editor and a scriptwriter. In 1994, he directed his first film, "Regarde les hommes tomber", whose conflicting shooting was an ordeal for this misanthropic beginner. It was with "Sur mes lèvres", in 2001, that he forged his cinematographic language: contained lyricism, deliberate imperfection of images, ellipses plunging the audience into a maelstrom of sensations. With each of his films, Jacques Audiard intends to renew himself, at the cost of challenges and doubts always more vivid.
Jacques Audiard, le cinéma à cœur
0.0 2021 • France -
An honest taxi driver gets into trouble by looking for a customer who left her purse full of cash in her vehicle.
Mister Taxi
6.4 1952 • France -
Anna and her husband Jean-Paul have to face a long and difficult separation since Jean-Paul is a spationaut. Thanks to a video device they can see each other and communicate... But definitely not for the best!
La Femme du cosmonaute
4.0 1997 • France -
As every Sunday, in the Detention Center where she finds herself prisoner, Nathalie awaits her turn in the visiting room.
Affaire classée
0.0 1997 • France -
Robert Ferry, a PTT employee, is having problems with his two sons. The elder has impregnated his girlfriend, a young hippie, and the younger, Daniel, is said to have homosexual tendencies. Determined to put his son back on the straight and narrow, Robert decides to go against his principles and force a young girl on him...
Dis bonjour à la dame !..
2.8 1977 • France -
Once a ruthless war lord who won his land by his sword, Mort-Lieu is now a sick old man. A mysterious knight appears ; Mort-Lieu believes the stranger is Death himself coming to get him. Facing his own end, Mort-Lieu has to confront his legacy.
By Blood
0.0 2018 • France -
An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
7.1 2018 • France -
Rare mondo film focusing on the seamier side of Paris. Crazy fashions, transgender hookers, coke snorting New Wavers, female body builders, nude beaches, leather bars, a wealthy playboy’s private torture dungeon and some X-rated dildo insertion to liven things up.
Forbidden France
3.6 1984 • France -
"Le septième ciel" became Raymond Bernard's last film; a black comedy about a female brewery owner who donates vast amounts of money to charitable causes. The funds to do this, she raises through her liaisons with wealthy gentlemen... who just "happen" to end up dead!
Seventh Heaven
5.9 1958 • France -
Jean is a successful painter who leaves his mistress, though he stops intermittently to phone her with explanations. Sometimes she is responsive but other times hangs up on him. Meanwhile, a 16-year-old male prostitute with whom Jean had a brief homosexual affair stalks the painter.
Docile Night
3.5 1987 • France -
Frank is a father whose dreams will be shaken by the birth of his daughter with Down syndrome. How will he face the small and big sacrifices that this new life imposes on him?
Becoming a Father
7.0 2020 • France -
Rosette is young and charming but she is crippled so she cannot make the most of her life. Which upsets Jules Petitpas, a single inventor, her eccentric but kind-hearted neighbor. Jules pledges to help her by creating a potion that will cure her. Unfortunately he dies before being able to achieve his aim. But a promise is a promise, and the good man comes back to the land of the living as an ... ectoplasm! And he manages to involve a whole tribe of ghosts to assist him in the noble task of saving the young lady. All is well that ends well.
La demoiselle et son revenant
7.0 1952 • France -
Forced to find a new flat, a handsome airline pilot decide to share his flat with a young lady, as pretty as inaccessible
Blandine, or the New War of the Sexes
3.0 2004 • France -
William's government blended elements of the English and Norman systems into a new one that laid the foundations of the later medieval English kingdom. How abrupt and far-reaching the changes were is still a matter of debate among historians, with some such as Richard Southern claiming that the Conquest was the single most radical change in European history between the Fall of Rome and the 20th century. Written by jeff davis, III
William the Conqueror
7.5 1982 • France -
Doris Putzke is fond of dating men in her quest to find the perfect one. In her brief relationships, she goes from one disillusionment to another, constantly deluding herself about the intentions of her lovers.
The High Life
7.0 1960 • France -
An exploration of Jewish American identity in a multilayered portrait of the immigrant experience. A series of first-person addresses delivered by a cross-section of Jewish New Yorkers, whose by turns tragic and humourous tales speak to a collective history of trauma, displacement, and resilience.
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
5.6 1989 • France -
Franny, an alcoholic, develops a relationship with Jack, a telephone crisis hotline operator. Jack is a recovering addict himself and is fighting his own demons; he killed a young boy while D.U.I.. As Franny and Jack become closer, they help one other become healthier and happier people.
Benders
9.0 1994 • France -
An original documentary that deciphers in depth, like no other before, the ten most singular years of the life of Sammy Davis, Jr. the legendary performer of "Mr. Bojangles". From 1957 to 1968, he was both at the height of the star system and confronted with a violently racist and segregated America. The film addresses the main pillars of his career and his intimate life as he pursued his dream during this incredible decade.
Sammy by Sammy: My Tale of the 60's
0.0 2022 • France -
Three young men meet Djamel (Yassine Azzouz), a charismatic manipulator, who turns the three friends against society.
La Désintégration
5.6 2012 • France -
Furniture and clutter of one small apartment room become the subject of a moving still life—with Akerman herself staring back. This breakthrough formal experiment is Akerman's first film made in New York.
La chambre
5.4 1972 • France -
François Durrieux, a man in his forties, married to Clémence and father of Benjamin, has been employed for years by the firm DSBO. In order not to lose his job, he always submits to his boss's demands whether it means working after office hours, canceling planned holidays or harming his family life. However, when one night, Simon Lacaze, his best friend and colleague, commits suicide just after being fired ignominiously, François rebels...
Burnt Out
6.0 2006 • France -
As the driver of a garbage truck in Arles, Marc-Antoine leads a quiet life with his wife, Mélanie, and their two children. When Amédée's "Fanny" is stolen from the bouliste club, Marc-Antoine offers to repaint another one. As soon as the work is finished, he becomes a local celebrity and, intoxicated by his new-found fame, leaves his family to go with Hélène, the young waitress, to his friend Septime's house in the Camargue to take up painting. Eventually, Marc-Antoine realizes that he is dissatisfied and that his success seems dishonest. He realizes that happiness awaits him with his wife, children and friends, and resumes his simple life without remorse.
Cocagne
5.0 1961 • France