Tartarin is the local hero in the small provincial town of Tarascon. He shows off about imaginary adventures in Africa, where he has never been, as a Lion Hunter, which he is only in his imagination. Even though the locals know he has never been to Africa, they keep hoping he will leave one day. After a misunderstanding, and much gossip, everyone thinks that Tartarin plans to actually take the trip.

One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never returns. Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, and along the way discovers some surprising facts about her husband's past. With only a pair of old photographs among his belongings to go off of, Teiko tries to figure out what has happened to him.

În momentul în care se întâlnesc, Arun și Vandana se îndrăgostesc unul de celălalt. Se căsătoresc într-un templu și nu se gândesc la legalitatea căsătoriei lor. Dar când Arun moare, Vandana este însărcinată. Pentru că nu poate dovedi că s-a căsătorit cu Arun, Vandana încearcă să evite rușinea și îl duce pe Suraj la un orfelinat, pentru a-l adopta ulterior. Din păcate, o familie bogată îl adoptă pe Suraj, iar singura opțiune este că Vandana să intre în slujba acelei familii pentru a fi aproape de fiul său. Însă atunci când un membru al familiei o atacă pe Vandana, Suraj îi ia apărarea și îl ucide pe atacator. Pentru a-și proteja fiul, Vandana își asumă vina și este închisă. Dar sentința aceasta înseamnă să se îndepărteze de Suraj și să piardă urma familiei adoptive. Va reuși să-și mai găsească fiul?

An honest and naive schoolteacher gets a lesson in how the world works outside the classroom, when a rich Baron and his mistress use the teacher's name and outstanding reputation in a crooked business scheme.

The local building-contractor Martin Roumagnac is fascinated by the fashionable Blanche Ferrand. To impress Blache, Martin presents her with a villa. However, this ruins him financially. Despite Martin's many efforts for the now femme-fatal Blanche, she is not able to chose between him and the rich consul De Laubry.

This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.

A ruthless gang led by private detective Joseph Plender is extorting rich people and famous fashion photographer Vincent Mandel seems the next victim. He is married to Hélène, daughter of one of the richest people in Europe, but not quite happily. In fact the marriage is on the brink of a divorce and a judge is deciding who will take the two children. Can Hélène take them to Germany or will they stay with Vincent? Vincent has a lot on his mind and he improvises when model Sofia Kippiani comes to his studio, but his makeup crew doesn't show up. Before he knows it, he is accused of a rape. Things go worse and worse for Vincent, he sees his entire life slipping away and, most importantly, he might lose his children. But why does his former schoolmate Joseph Plender seek contact with Vincent and even solve a nasty problem for him? Does Plender want something more than money?

Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately involved with middle-aged doctor Daniel Hirsh. For both Alex and Daniel, the younger man represents a break with their repressive pasts, and though both know that Bob is seeing both of them, neither is willing to let go of the youth and vitality he brings to their otherwise stable lives.

In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.

Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. They take a risk and share their plan with the newcomer. Over the course of three days, the prisoners and friends break through the concrete floor using a bed post and begin to make their way through the sewer system -- yet their escape is anything but assured.

Romanul monumental al lui Victor Hugo, Mizerabilii, a fost filmat atât de des încât uneori este greu să distingem o versiune de alta. Una dintre cele mai bune și mai fidele adaptări este această producție franceză de 240 de minute, cu Jean Gabin în rolul lui Jean Valjean. Arestat pentru o infracțiune minoră, Valjean petrece 20 de ani în brutalul sistem penal francez. Chiar și după eliberare, urmele lui este urmărită de neobosit inspectorul Javert. Eforturile lui Valjean de a-și crea o viață nouă în ciuda omniprezenței lui Javert sunt detaliate în acest film.

Agnes îl dă pe Atli afară și îi spune să nu care cumva să-l mai prindă lângă fiica lor, Ása. Atli se mută cu părinții, dar aceștia sunt prinși într-o ceartă cu vecinii: cică arborele din curte, de care sunt atât de mândri, le umbrește prispa! În timp ce Atli se luptă pentru dreptul de a-și vedea fiica, cearta cu vecinii devine tot mai violentă: bunuri sunt distruse, animalele de companie dispar ca prin minune, se instalează camere de supraveghere și umblă zvonul că un vecin a fost văzut cu o drujbă...

Sam, a freelance journalist, decides to investigate the growing phenomenon of disaffected youth joining extremist groups. He infiltrates a group of four young people who have been tasked with the creation of a jihadist cell and whose mission is to destabilise the city centre of Paris.

In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" (The Raven) soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.

In a chaotic 19th-century Paris teeming with aristocrats, thieves, psychics, and courtesans, theater mime Baptiste is in love with the mysterious actress Garance. But Garance, in turn, is loved by three other men: pretentious actor Frederick, conniving thief Lacenaire, and Count Edouard of Montray.

Prin izbucnirea Războiului Civil, membrii a doua familii prietene devin inamici, prin înrolarea lor în armate rivale. Consecințele războiului în viața acestora sunt puse în legătură cu evenimente istorice majore, cum ar fi asasinarea lui Lincoln sau apariția Ku Klux Klan-ului. Prima producție cinematografică importantă și coerentă este și una foarte controversată, din pricina poziției pro-sudiste a regizorului său.

A weekend at a marquis’ country château lays bare some ugly truths about a group of haut bourgeois acquaintances.