Albert Dupontel finesses his artistries in directing and acting in his 2017 feature centered around two soldiers—former bookkeeper Albert (Dupontel), and Edouard (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart), a gifted artist whose face is disfigured during World War I.

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Maurice Pialat’s examination of the legendary Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh focuses on the artist’s inglorious battle of the everyday.

Van Gogh

An adaptation of one of Mozart’s greatest operas, Joseph Losey’s 1979 film tells the tale of Don Giovanni, a serial seducer whose lust and cruelty wreaks havoc on his life and the lives of those around him

Don Giovanni

Walking the line between realism and surrealism, Jean Vigo’s only feature-length film, L’Atalante, is considered an essential work of cinema and admired by many filmmakers, including the pioneers of the French New Wave.

L'Atalante

Pierre Fresnay is Wens, a police inspector in pursuit of a serial killer, “Monsieur Durand,” who places his calling card at the crime scene as his signature, in Henri-Georges Clouzot’s directorial debut feature.

The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (L’assassin habite… au 21)

Equipped with lavish sets and costume designs, the first chapter of Louis Feuillade’s interpretation of Fantômas is a thrilling gateway to the entire series.

Fantômas: In the Shadow of the Guillotine (Fantômas I: À l’ombre de la guillotine)

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The film charts the journey of its antihero Querelle through a labyrinth of illicit drug deals, high-stakes gambling, and violent acts in a seedy French port town.

Querelle

This spy comedy is a delightful homage to the James Bond series, equipped with exuberant production design and a musical score that contributes to the film’s vibrant overtones.

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (OSS 117: Le Caire, nid d’espions)

With its script pulled straight from the trial minutes of the now-revered saint, Carl Theodor Dreyer’s classic 1928 silent film recounts the bias and badgering from court officials, whose inhumane treatment of Jeanne d’Arc ultimately led to her execution.

The Passion of Joan of Arc (La passion de Jeanne d’Arc)

The Taste of Things (La passion de Dodin Bouffant)

Danielle Darrieux is Louise, the unfaithful wife of a titled general (Charles Boyer), who falls in love with an Italian diplomat (Vittorio De Sica) only to see a well-traveled pair of earrings lead to her heartbreak and downfall.

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Alice Guy short films

A bourgeois couple embarks on a dark, comic road trip through a collapsing world, encountering absurd violence and existential despair at every turn.

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