A scientist develops a powder that he believes will have the effect of distorting reality for those who take it. To test its effect tries it out on his more
A scientist develops a powder that he believes will have the effect of distorting reality for those who take it. To test its effect tries it out on his assistant, a dog, himself and two young couples. close
"Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" is a French version of the famous tale about the adventures of Ali Baba, filmed Jacques Becker . In this film, the beloved more
"Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" is a French version of the famous tale about the adventures of Ali Baba, filmed Jacques Becker .
In this film, the beloved hero appears to the viewer as not very beautiful, but terribly charming and cheerful servant of the rich Kassim. For his master, Ali chooses the most beautiful concubines on the market. One of them fell in love with Ali Baba. But what happiness can there be when drafts blow in your pocket? Chance gives the servant a chance to get rich. To do this, you only need to remember the magic spell “Sesame, open!”, and most importantly – to defeat the treacherous forty robbers. close
In 1997, for it's fiftieth anniversary, the Cannes Film Festival asked Leos Carax for a short film, a kind of postcard addressed to the festival, in which more
In 1997, for it's fiftieth anniversary, the Cannes Film Festival asked Leos Carax for a short film, a kind of postcard addressed to the festival, in which the director would give news of himself and of his film project "Pola X." close
Surviving fragment of a longer film. A magician makes a butterfly woman appear, and a woman in a star. Exhausted, the magician falls asleep and the star more
Surviving fragment of a longer film. A magician makes a butterfly woman appear, and a woman in a star. Exhausted, the magician falls asleep and the star woman turns into a spider, dragging the butterfly into her web. close
One winter morning, Patrice realizes that it is time to put an end to a miserable existence. He goes to the ice-covered river and sets foot on thin ice. more
One winter morning, Patrice realizes that it is time to put an end to a miserable existence. He goes to the ice-covered river and sets foot on thin ice. But the first step into the icy expanse chills his intention - he wants to live! On the shore there is a woman who can become his salvation and his only and unique. Love is powerful, but can it strengthen the ice?
Best Film of the Ebenzei Festival of Nations (Austria)
Member of the IFF in Locarno, Lisbon, Sacramento and others close
It has been a year since his older brother has left and Willy, fifteen, is waiting impatiently for him to come home. He thinks he knows everything about more
It has been a year since his older brother has left and Willy, fifteen, is waiting impatiently for him to come home. He thinks he knows everything about Théo, but shortly after his return, he discovers a secret about him. close
Max and his friend, who came to visit him in Paris both fall in love with his new maid. The girl is very friendly, and while one plays the piano, she more
Max and his friend, who came to visit him in Paris both fall in love with his new maid. The girl is very friendly, and while one plays the piano, she dances with the other - and they are so happy that even the decor dances at the rhythm. close
A man needs to get to Monte Carlo from Paris, but finds out that a train will take 17 hours to get there. He decides to go with a man with a special car, more
A man needs to get to Monte Carlo from Paris, but finds out that a train will take 17 hours to get there. He decides to go with a man with a special car, who claims that he can get there in just two hours. Complications ensue. close
To sleep forever is what Rémi dreams of. An insomniac for the past eight years, his life has become an unbearable nightmare. By booking a room in the more
To sleep forever is what Rémi dreams of. An insomniac for the past eight years, his life has become an unbearable nightmare. By booking a room in the highly sought-after Judith Hotel, he's offering himself the chance to start anew. close
Max is invited to join his uncle for a holiday, but he hasn't invited his wife, so he sneaks her in in his suitcase, always hiding her from his uncle...
Max is invited to join his uncle for a holiday, but he hasn't invited his wife, so he sneaks her in in his suitcase, always hiding her from his uncle... close
It’s a tough winter for young Julien: he meets up with his mother and she asks him to write a statement against his father for the divorce trial; he meets more
It’s a tough winter for young Julien: he meets up with his mother and she asks him to write a statement against his father for the divorce trial; he meets up with his friend Arthur and he tells him that his girl, Lolita, slept with Demian, another friend; he meets up with Demian, who confesses the betrayal; he meets up with his father, who warns him that if he testifies against him, Julien will be a dead man for him; he meets up with the beautiful Lolita and she makes it clear that, for her, being with him or with any of his friends or with all of them is the same thing; he meets up with his sister, who cries over their parents’ fighting, and asks Julian for help. close
Max is doing the Tango with Miss Leonora in a Berlin night club. Being impressed by the performance a german Baron asks him to give his family a dancing more
Max is doing the Tango with Miss Leonora in a Berlin night club. Being impressed by the performance a german Baron asks him to give his family a dancing lesson. In the course of the evening Max gets drunk and is still fighting his hangover when he arrives at the Baron's house the next morning. Before the lesson Max asks them to follow his every move. But because of his condition he is making the weirdest gestures and all ends up in a great turmoil. close
Considered the first motion picture to employ both color and sound, the only film record ever made of the original star of Rostand's famous play performing more
Considered the first motion picture to employ both color and sound, the only film record ever made of the original star of Rostand's famous play performing a scene from his most famous role. It is accompanied by a sound-on-cylinder recording of Coquelin's voice reciting one of Cyrano's speeches. close
As a conjurer awaits an audience, a procession announces the arrival of a royal representative, carried in a sedan chair, to see him. The conjurer then more
As a conjurer awaits an audience, a procession announces the arrival of a royal representative, carried in a sedan chair, to see him. The conjurer then has a large box brought in. It is opened, revealing a very large folding fan. When the fan is spread out, the designs on it begin to change and move. And this is far from the last of the surprises that the conjurer has in store. close
How do we fall in love? While rehearsing the love scene between Romeo and Juliette, Cécile, Thomas and Jérémie, barely twenty years old, each bring, in their own way, an answer to this question.
How do we fall in love? While rehearsing the love scene between Romeo and Juliette, Cécile, Thomas and Jérémie, barely twenty years old, each bring, in their own way, an answer to this question. close
The film studio "Albatros" was founded in 1920 by Russian emigre filmmakers who had left Russia after the 1917 revolution. From 1920 to 1929 the studio more
The film studio "Albatros" was founded in 1920 by Russian emigre filmmakers who had left Russia after the 1917 revolution. From 1920 to 1929 the studio "Albatros" and Russian filmmakers will literally upset the French cinema by bringing a specificity of their own. The phenomenal success of the films of the studio "Albatros" will give a second life to the French cinema then in crisis by propelling it to the first world ranking in competition with Hollywood. At the head of this small studio born one evening in February 1920 in Montreuil were two Russian producers: Joseph Ermolaev and Alexandr Kamenka. close
