Rue de Paris
While Henri was a POW during the war, his wife passed away, and he returned to face the challenges of bringing up three children alone. Henri may get drunk and angry at times, but he also has a better side that will not stay buried.
The Judge and the Assassin
France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier attempts to shoot his love who refused to marry him and to commit suicide. Upon release from the filthy asylum where he was placed, with bullets still remaining in his head, he wanders the country roads and rapes and murders many teenagers over years. The judge Rousseau captures him, but to serve his ambition seeks to avoid that Bouvier is simply declared insane.
The Bellman
The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe the daughter of his only friend, a head injury victim considered the village simpleton, into marrying him, despite her love for a lowly woodsman who is, in turn, being cajoled into marriage by the daughter of the wealthy innkeeper.
The Little Thief
In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer she meets in prison—will help her learn from her mistakes.
Who Killed Santa Claus?
A village in the French Alps is rocked by a series of crimes, including the theft of a sacred ring and the murder of a man dressed as Père Noël (Father Christmas).
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Denys de La Patellière
Director
Roger Tréville
as
Jacques Pédrell
Albert Dinan
as
Le barman de Montfort l'Amaury
Renée Faure
as
Maître Surville - l'avocate de Fernand
Jacques Marin
as
M. Mauduis
Michel Fortin
as
Le chirurgien de l'hospice
Isabelle Huppert
as
Rose
Didier Haudepin
as
Un révolté à l'usine
Georges Tourreil
as
Le brigadier de gendarmerie
Michel Piccoli
as
Un villageois qui danse à la fête
Charlotte Gainsbourg
as
Janine Castang
Joseph Stalin
as
Self
Bernard Blier
as
Le brigadier de gendarmerie
