The production and marketing of the French potato crop are covered in this documentary short subject.Read More »
Yves Allégret
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Yves Allégret – Prix et profits, la pomme de terre aka Prices and Profits, the Potato (1931)
1931-1940FranceShort FilmSilentYves Allégret -
Yves Allégret – Une si jolie petite plage AKA Riptide (1949)
Drama1941-1950FranceMysteryYves Allégret
Synopsis:
‘One rainy night, a stranger arrives in a nondescript seaside town and checks into a cheap hotel. All that is known about him is his name – Pierre – and everyone he meets is suspicious of him. He appears to know the area well; he seems to be in good health. But why is he here? Why is he so sad?’
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Yves Allégret – Une si jolie petite plage aka Riptide (1949)
1941-1950DramaFilm NoirFranceYves Allégret
Summary
One rainy night, a stranger arrives in a nondescript seaside town and checks into a cheap hotel. All that is known about him is his name – Pierre – and everyone he meets is suspicious of him. He appears to know the area well; he looks to be in good health. But why is he here? Why is he so sad? The answers emerge when another man appears on the scene, an acquaintance of Pierre who knows the crime that he has committed and who intends to use the information to his own advantage…Read More »