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A Polish engineer relocates to France and becomes a legendary counterfeiter. Working solo, he crafts flawless fake francs worth millions over 14 years, earning the nickname "Cézanne of counterfeit money" for his artistic skill and output.
Jan 2026
In 1967, during the making of “La Chinoise,” film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 19-year-old actress Anne Wiazemsky and marries her.
Jun 2017
Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter's wife rescues a baby. A baby girl thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this "most precious of cargoes", will transform the lives of the poor woodcutter's wife and her husband, as well as those whose paths the child will cross—including the man who threw her from the train. And some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story will reveal the worst and the best in the hearts of men.
Nov 2024
Jun 2023
Paris, the late 1960s. Madame Claude is at the head of a flourishing business dedicated to prostitution that gives her power over both the French political and criminal worlds. But the end of her empire is closer than she thinks.
Apr 2021
During the First World War, a 14-year-old boy is under fire from bombs in the Besançon region. Wounded, he wakes up in the cellar of his "savior," a mad scientist who performs abominable transplants. Soon, the young man discovers a protrusion emerging from his navel... A hand!
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Following the death of her multi-millionaire husband, Alma is left alone in their luxurious villa. Driven by a compulsion to do good, she invites homeless mother Marina to take shelter in her house. This simple act gives a new meaning to Alma’s life: she decides to turn the entire property into a refuge for people in need. Alma is prepared to pour everything she has into this fragile utopia, but reality can fracture even the deepest convictions.
Aug 2021