French cinema under the Occupation

This is a Vichy-sponsored propaganda film proposing to expose the occult power of the Freemasons.Read More »

After his wife deserted him, Frédéric Grimaud had to bring up his four daughters alone. Today, as his daughters approach womanhood, they dutifully help him out in his busy bookshop. Rosine, the youngest, has fallen in love with Francis, the handsome fiancé of her sister Edith. Desperate, Rosine telephones Francis to let him know she intends to kill herself. Overhearing this conversation, a young doctor decides to come to the aid of the distressed adolescent…Read More »

This is a surprisingly good documentary about Arletty, née Léonie Bathiat, her career, times, private life and controversial affair with a German officer during WWII. The film opens with some touching footage of her late in life, then blind, walking along the Seine.Read More »