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Les Films Ariane

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20 titles
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Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

1988 · 2h 54m · Movie

Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theater's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.

8.5
2
The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

1986 · 2h 10m · Movie

An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.

7.7
3
The Train

The Train

1964 · 2h 13m · Movie

In 1944, a German colonel loads a train with French art treasures to send to Germany. The Resistance must stop it without damaging the cargo.

7.8
4
The Professional

The Professional

1981 · 1h 48m · Movie

Victim of a plot which has resulted in his imprisonment in a Central African jail for two years, a French secret agent arrives in Paris to settle accounts.

7.4
5
Pauline at the Beach

Pauline at the Beach

1983 · 1h 35m · Movie

Marion is about to divorce from her husband and takes her 15-year-old niece Pauline on a vacation to Granville. She meets an old love...

7.3
6
Le Magnifique

Le Magnifique

1973 · 1h 35m · Movie

Writing his 43rd spy novel, François includes people from his life. He's the competent, sophisticated secret agent Bob in stark contrast to François. His cute neighbor is Tatiana who helps Bob in Acapulco.

7.1
7
That Man from Rio

That Man from Rio

1964 · 1h 52m · Movie

A young private on military leave comes to the rescue of his girlfriend who's been abducted by thieves and brought to Rio de Janeiro. An extravagant adventure ensues.

7.0
8
The Grilling

The Grilling

1981 · 1h 27m · Movie

A police inspector, suspecting an attorney of two child sex murders, has him held for a questioning session that goes on for hours.

7.6
9
What Every Frenchwoman Wants

What Every Frenchwoman Wants

1986 · 1h 35m · Movie

A teenager returns home during his summer vacation. In a mansion full of women, he decides to expand his education in titillating ways.

5.6
10
Ginger & Fred

Ginger & Fred

1986 · 2h 7m · Movie

Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act on a TV variety show.

7.2
11
Impromptu

Impromptu

1991 · 1h 47m · Movie

In 1830s France, pianist/composer Frédéric Chopin is pursued romantically by the determined, individualistic woman who uses the name George Sand.

6.8
12
Full Moon in Paris

Full Moon in Paris

1984 · 1h 41m · Movie

Louise is a suburban young interior decorator divided between a boyfriend, a lover (who is married) and the wish of having some fulfillment and some balance in her life. A change to reach some independence comes when she rents a s...

7.3
13
Everybody's Fine

Everybody's Fine

1990 · 1h 58m · Movie

Matteo decides to take a trip across Italy to go visiting his five children.

7.7
14
A Pain in the Ass

A Pain in the Ass

1973 · 1h 25m · Movie

Milan must kill Louis Randoni before he testifies in a court of law. He is disturbed by his depressed roommate François Pignon who commits suicide by hanging himself from the toilet pipe flooding Milan's room. Here he is stuck in ...

7.1
15
Fanfan la Tulipe

Fanfan la Tulipe

1952 · 1h 42m · Movie

Swashbuckling adventures of young army recruit Fanfan la Tulipe during the reign of King Louis XV in 18th Century France.

7.1
16
Hold-Up

Hold-Up

1985 · 1h 54m · Movie

A bank in Montréal is held up by Grimm (dressed as clown) and Co. Escaping a bank surrounded by cops is the easy part.

6.5
17
Map of the Human Heart

Map of the Human Heart

1993 · 1h 49m · Movie

Arctic, 1965: Avik tells his story starting in 1931. A mapmaker flies Avik, then a preteen Eskimo boy with TB, to a hospital in Montreal where he meets Albertine. They meet again when Avik joins World War II in the UK.

7.0
18
Cartouche

Cartouche

1962 · 1h 54m · Movie

The story of a kid from the back streets who wants to become king of Paris. Brought up among petty thieves, he becomes their leader through an audacious and elegant coup which wins him the love of the beautiful Venus.

6.5
19
Stavisky

Stavisky

1974 · 2h 0m · Movie

A swindler's activity indirectly caused a political crisis in France in the last years before World War II.

6.5
20
Royal Deceit

Royal Deceit

1994 · 1h 47m · Movie

An old Norse legend of revenge, power and human spirit, that subsequently inspired William Shakespeare on his tragedy - Hamlet.

5.4