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Ça Twiste à Poponguine (C-2)

A bittersweet coming of age story set in a Senegalese fishing village in the '60s. Rival teen cliques, one patterning itself after French pop stars, the other after American R&B legends, try to live out their dreams against a backdrop
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Le Cage aux Folles I (C-3)

A gay couple in St. Tropez discovers their lives are complicated when the son of one of the gay men wants to marry into a politically repressive family. (Edouard Molinaro) (VHS, 1979)
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Le Cage aux Folles II (C-3A)

Two middle aged homosexuals who run a flamboyant nightclub captured the hearts of filmgoers everywhere. Now, Albin and Renato return, this time getting drawn into an espionage caper that takes them on an unforgettable cross-country journey. (Edouard Molinaro) (VHS, 1979)
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Camille Claudel (C-5)

Disappearing Student
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Camille Claudel (C-4)

A true story of the legendary sculptor, Rodin, and the creative prodigy, Camille Claudel, and their passionate obsession with art and with each other. (Bruno Nuyetten) (VHS, 1989)
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Carmen (C-10)

Copy #2. Bertrand Blier. (VHS, 1998)
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Carmen (C-8)

Cecil B. DeMille. (VHS, 1996)
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Carmen, Baby (C-11)

A sexy temptress no man can resist and a local police officer who falls hard for her become embroiled in a complicated intrigue of passion and jealousy in a boldly original and erotic update of the classic opera Carmen. (Radley
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Carmen by Rossi (C-7, C-13, C-17, C-18)

No description available. (VHS)
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Carmen — Cullberg Ballet (C-12)

Choreographed by Ek. (VHS)
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Carmen Jones (C-14)

Harlem Carmen. Stars Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte. (105 min., VHS, 1954)
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Carmen — Metropolitan Opera (C-6)

Cecil B. DeMille. (VHS)
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Carnival in Flanders (C-20)

When Spanish troops invade a small town the townspeople rebel, each in their own manner. A delightful historical comedy that presents the period with great fidelity. (Jacques Feyder) (90 min., VHS, B&W, 1936)
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Cartouche (C-16)

By the writer-director team that produced "King of Hearts". 18th-century exploits of a Frenchman and his friends. A witty French Robin Hood. Stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Claudia Cardinale. (115 min., VHS, color)
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Cavaleur (C-15)

A philandering concert pianist must come to terms with his general irresponsibility and advancing age. Stars Jean Rochefort. (VHS, 1984)
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Celine and Julie go Boating (C-22)

A brilliant mediation in the art of cinema and the nature of fantasy. Considered this New Wave director's most accomplished film. A magical tale of friends visiting a haunted house and meeting two women in love with the same man
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La Cèrèmonie (C-19)

A wealthy and fashionable family resides in a country estate in Brittany, occupied with the frivolous concerns and diversions of the French bourgeoisie. They hire an eccentric, but reserved woman who manages the chateau's quiet efficiency. She becomes friends with
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Cèsar (C-21)

The final film in the trilogy begins twenty years after the first. Marius and Fanny are at last reunited. (Marcel Pagnol) (VHS, 1936)
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Cezanne (C-23)

A film that looks at the artist Paul Cezanne through the themes of his paintings. It closely resembles a biographical approach. (VHS, 1985)
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Le Chambon (C-24)

(The Hill of the Thousand Children) An epic saga of WWII, this century, and Western Civilization. This village risked extermination by the Nazis to provide safety and refuge for 5,000 Jewish children. (VHS, 1994)
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Chartreuse de Parme (C-25)

Adaptation of Stendhal's novel. An archbishop falls in love and wants to break his vows. His aunt, however, will stop at nothing to keep him part of the church. (Christian Jague) (VHS, 1948)
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Chasing Butterflies (C-26)

A nostalgic comedy of social decline. It exposes the foibles of the aristocratic class in a satirical portrait. (Otar Iosseliani) (114 min., VHS, color, 1994)
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Le Chat (C-27)

A 40 and 50 year old couple who maintain a long romance. Stars Simone Signoret and Jean Gabin. (Pierre Granier-Deferre) (Français, 90 min., VHS, color, 1970)
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La Chienne (C-29)

An ironic tragicomic account of a déclassé romantic triangle that leads to a murder. Jean Renoir's first sound feature. (VHS, 1931)
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Children of Paradise (C-30)

When pantomime and melodrama were at their height in Paris' famed theater street, the Boulevard du Crime. It is Marcel Carne's portrait of the actors and thieves who made this boulevard their home. (VHS, 1945)
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Choclat (C-32)

A family's struggle during the final years of French colonialism in Africa. Takes a profound look at the intricate nature of relationships in a racist society. A shocking explosion of rage, racism, and forbidden passions may tear the family apart
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Les Choses de la Vie (C-33)

(The Things of Life) A stylishly sophisticated romantic comedy with an exquisitely French sensibility. (Claude Saute) (90 min., VHS, color, 1970)
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Cinderella (C-34)

Paris Opera Ballet adapted and choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev. (VHS)
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City of Lost Children (C-35)

This cross between a children's fairytale and a hellish sci-fi nightmare questions the very nature of dreams, fantasy, and the hope of a collective social fabric. Stars Ron Perlman. (VHS, 1995)
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Claire's Knee (C-36)

A brilliant and insightful comedy of a man's secret and peculiar obsession with a young woman. (Eric Rohmer) (VHS, color, 1996)
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Clean Slate (C-37)

(Coup de Torchon) A police officer in a small African town is driven by abuse to diabolical verge of frustration. (Agnes Varda) (128 min., VHS, color)
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Cleo from 5 to 7 (C-38)

Agnes Varda. (90 min., VHS, 1961)
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Colonel Chabert (C-40)

A Napoleonic war hero who is believed dead returns to claim what is rightfully his. Robbed by fate of his wealth, his home, his name, Chabert must fight for his honor. Based on Balzac's novel. (VHS, 1994)
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Confidentially Yours (C-41)

A film about a small town that is overtaken by a series of murders. A stylish film noir. (Truffaut) (VHS, B&W, 1983)
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Le Corniaud (C-42)

(The Sucker) A family's struggle during the final years of French colonialism in Africa. Takes a profound look at the intricate nature of relationships in a racist society. A shocking explosion of range, racism, and forbidden passions may tear the
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Cousin Cousine (C-43)

Warm and witty film follows the intermarital relations of a pair of couples who are part of a large extended family. (Jean-Charles Tacchella) (VHS, 1997)
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Le Crabe Tambour (C-44)

Based on the life of legendary French naval officer Pierre Guillaume. (Pierre Schoendorffer) (VHS , 1976)
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The Crime of Monsieur Lange (C-45)

Jen Renoir. (VHS, 1935)
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Cross my Heart (C-46)

A film about children's friendship filled with comic and bittersweet adventures. (Jacques Fansten) (90 min., VHS, 1992)
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The Crucible (C-47)

Simone Signoret stars in Arthur Miller's story. (Raymond Rouleau) (VHS, 1957)
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