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This comedy pulls together a hired killer and a suicidal shirt salesman into an unlikely friendship. (Edouard Molinaro) (90 min., VHS, color)
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They called him papillon, meaning "butterfly". If only he had wings to go with the name. Unable to fly, Henri Charriere virtually willed himself free, he persisted until he did the impossible: escape Devil's Island. (VHS)
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Four buddies paint Paris' streets and bedrooms red, while having extramarital affairs, in this comedy. (Yves Roberts) (VHS) (1977)
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The story of a young Parisian student named Ann who just found out that the death of her two friends was part of a world wide conspiracy. (VHS, 1959)
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(The Passerby) Romy Schneider stars in the dual role of a German refugee and the lovely wife of a contemporary world leader. The story of two lovers from pre-war Berlin to present day Paris. (Jacques Rouffio) (VHS, 1983)
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Complicated romantic and sexual entanglements of six people on a summer holiday on the Normandy coast. Adults are drolly observed by teenager Pauline and her first boyfriend, who display greater sexual wisdom than their more experienced elders. (Eric Rohmer) (VHS,
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Based on a 12th-century book. A young man living with his widowed mother becomes enamored with knights he sees and sets out to become one. Naïve and selfish at the same time, his journey is an emotional exploration of the
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French director Michel Deville's provocative thriller of eroticism and terror. A mysterious world of power and perversion. (VHS, color, 1985)
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Funny satire covers four centuries of history, and numbers among its characters Francis I, Napoléon III, King Henry VII, Empress Eugénie, Anne Boleyn, Madame Dubarry, Napoléon I and Elizabeth I. (VHS, 1937)
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Michel dreams of finding love, sex, and social justice . . . but mostly sex. Rated R. (Gerard Lauzier) (90 min., VHS, 1986)
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Talia, a 13-year-old girl who is already battle-weary from fighting with her mean stepfather, runs away from home with her beloved dog Kim. She meets up with a group of four boys her own age who take a grudging to
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A daisy-chain of characters move through this cinema of dreams and absurdity, demonstrating the cosmic comedy of humans who constantly enslave themselves in order to be free. (Luis Buñuel) (VHS, 1974)
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A middle-aged classical piano instructor who is trapped between her rigid passion for music and her suffocating home life. After subtly tormenting her students at a Vienna conservatory and battling her domineering mother in an undeclared war at home, Erika
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The story of Ferdinand who leaves his wife in the middle of a boring party. He meets a girl whom he was in love with five years earlier and who is involved with a gang of criminals. After Ferdinand finds
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Catherine Deneuve delivers an award winning performance as Marianne, the alcoholic wife of a famous diamond jeweler. When he suddenly commits suicide, she learns that the business is in shambles and she is drawn back into the world of dealing
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Three Maupassant stories: The Mask, The Model, and The House of Madame Tellier. Stars Claude Dauphin, Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Peter Ustinov and others. (Max Ophuls) (94 min., VHS, B&W, 1952)
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Stars Guillaume Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve. Based on Melville's 1852 novel "Pierre: or, The Ambiguities". An ambitious tale of one man's search for the truth in a vague world. An erotically charged descent into madness. (Leos Carax) (134 min., VHS, color,
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A 4-year-old actress won 1997 Best Actress Award at Venice Film Festival. Sent to live with relatives, Ponette experiences the hopes, dreams and fears of a child following the death of a parent. (Jacques Doillon) (VHS, 1997)
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One of Molière's collection. (Français, VHS)
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No description available. (Français, VHS)
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A handsome wealthy bachelor has a sexy girlfriend and all the finest things money can buy. Envious friend has nothing but charm, good looks, and a wickedly sinister plot involving murder and a plan to take over the rich man's
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