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Beauty and the Beast (B-10)

A masterpiece. Stars Jean Marais. (Jean Cocteau, director) (93 min., VHS, B&W, 1946)
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Beau Pere (B-7)

A story of a burnt out piano player who finds himself in relationship with his 14-year-old stepdaughter after the death of his wife. (Bertrand Blier) (VHS, color)
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Le Beau Mariage (B-9)

Wry comedy on contemporary dating and mating morals. (Rohmer) (VHS, 1982)
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Beaumarchais (B-27)

From the director of the smash hit "Le Cage Aux Folles" comes this playful romp matching the witticism of Ridicule and the splendor of Amadeus. Fabrice Luchini shines as the legendary French playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (The Marriage of
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Le battement d'ailes du papillon (B-5)

Stars Audrey Toutou and Faudel. Romantic comedy. (Laurent Firode) (Français, 90 min., VHS, color, 2000)
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The Bathers (B-28)

Sexy, gritty and as provocative as a lap dance, The Bathers takes an insider's look at the lives of six women working as dancers at a seedy Parisian peep show. Governed by their overprotective boss, the girls' routine of glittery
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Balzac (B-4)

Stars Gerard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Virna Lisi, and Fanny Ardant as Eve Hanska. Volume 1 and 2. (Français, 109 min., VHS)
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Ballet du XXe siècle (B-2)

Three ballets of Maurice Béjart.
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The Baker's Wife (B-6)

The young wife of the baker leaves her husband for a handsome young shepherd. The baker, too heartsick to bake, throws the town into panic. The townspeople organize to cajole, lure and force the young lady away from her lover
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Being at home with Claude (B-18)

One hot summer night, a young student is murdered in an apparently senseless act of violence. A few days later, the killer surrenders. He is Yves, a sexy male prostitute. The victim was not a hapless client, but strangely, Yves'
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Belle de Jour (B-8)

Presents Luis Bunuel's tale of deceit and desire. Starring Catherine Deneuve. (Martin Scorsese) (VHS)
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La Bête Humaine (B-26)

A dark and threatening mood is set throughout this movie by master film director Jean Renoir. How far will the train engineer go for his lover? Will he murder her husband? (VHS, 1938)
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Bizet's Dream (B-11)

Story of student and teacher about "Carmen". (David Devine) (Dubbed, VHS, 1995)
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Black Orpheus (B-12)

A story of two lovers that must meet beyond the grave in the midst of a carnival celebration. (Marcel Camus) (Subtitled, VHS, 1958)
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Bleu (B-13)

First in trilogy. A young woman devastated by the unexpected death of her husband and child is soon drawn into a web of lies and passion surrounding the secret life of her husband. (Krzysztof Kislowski) (VHS, 1993)
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Blind Trust (B-14)

Suspenseful thriller about an aging policeman ordered to get a job done at all cost. (Yves Simoneau) (VHS, 1987)
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Bolero (B-15A, B15-B)

The film traces the lives of four families from after WWII up to the 80s. Part 1 and part 2. (Claude Lelouch) (VHS, 1981)
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Le Bonheur (B-19)

Renoir-inspired bucolic images and Mozart's music make this sensual poem of a film illustrate how the search for personal happiness can lead to gratification of destruction. One of the most beautifully photographed movies ever made. (Varda) (Français, 85 min., VHS,
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Bonjour Tristesse (B-29)

An amoral French girl and her playboy father discover the dark side of passion in this sizzling 1958 adaption of Francoise Sagan's notorious bestseller. Jean Seberg is Cecile, the spoled 17-year-old daughter of Raymond (David Niven), a wealthy Parisian widower
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Boudu Sauvé des Eaux (B-21)

A comedy and satire on bourgeois life in France. A scruffy tramp is saved from his suicide attempt by a bookseller. Boudu insists that his rescuer is now responsible for him, and chaos in his new home. (Jean Renoir) (VHS,
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Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (B-20)

Performed by la Comédie Française. (VHS, 1958)
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Bout de Souffle (B-22)

A film about an American student torn between her love for a hoodlum and her intellectual environment. (Godard)
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Brotherhood of the Wolf (B-17)

When a mysterious beast ravages the country-side, two unlikely heroes are called in to fight the evil. The only way they can save the land from this unspeakable terror is to face their greatest fears, unearth a dark power and
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A Burlesque on Carmen (B-24)

Charlie Chaplin. (46 min., VHS, B&W)
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