Jean Vilar
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 25, 1912
Deathday: May 28, 1971
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Raphael or the Debauched One
1971-04-02
Raphael or the Debauched One
Overview: In 1830s France, a virtuous widow falls for a self-destructive debauchee obsessed with death. Initial resistance gives way to a desperate and cynical romance.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-04-02
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Gates of the Night
1946-12-03
Gates of the Night
Overview: In post-Liberation Paris, a man reunites with a friend and meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover her brother's dark past.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1946-12-03
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Thirst of Men
1950-03-31
Thirst of Men
Overview: The establishment of a French family who came to cultivate vines in Algeria.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1950-03-31
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Jean Vilar, le rêve du théâtre pour tous
2021-07-23
Jean Vilar, le rêve du théâtre pour tous
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2021-07-23
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Carrefour du crime
1948-06-16
Carrefour du crime
Overview: Suffering from mental disorders, a detective is trapped by his own associate who compromises him in a heinous crime.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1948-06-16
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The Bouquinquant Brothers
1948-01-11
The Bouquinquant Brothers
Overview: A provincial, Julie Moret, is hired as a servant in a Parisian bourgeois residence. She is courted by one of the Bouquinquant brothers, Léon, who does not take long to ask her to marry him. Alas, Léon turns out to be violent, alcoholic and lazy. Faced with her misfortune, Julie gets closer to her brother-in-law Pierre, the opposite of Léon, serious and hardworking, and they become lovers. The drama will rush when Julie becomes pregnant with Pierre.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1948-01-11
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The Sharks of Gibraltar
1947-11-14
The Sharks of Gibraltar
Overview: In order for important British admiralty papers to pass into the hands of the Germans, the spy Gordon has the ingenious idea of transforming a lamentable drunkard into a Lady, haughty but submissive to his orders. Stella's transformation is complete, the success extraordinary. Why must a French officer touching the heart of the former pochard bring down the fragile edifice? A submarine is about to blow up, Gordon is shot down and a confessed Stella returns to her horrible taverns to drown her sorrows in alcohol for good.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1947-11-14
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Justice Is Done
1950-09-20
Justice Is Done
Overview: Elsa Lundenstein is accused of having murdered her lover. The jury discusses the case vividly. All members are somehow prejudiced because of personal life experience and subsequently each member reads something different into the presented facts.
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1950-09-20
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Troubled Waters
1949-08-26
Troubled Waters
Overview: A woman returns to her hometown along the French coast, seeking answers about the death of her brother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1949-08-26
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Jocelyn
1952-01-18
Jocelyn
Overview: In 1786, Jocelyn entered the Seminary. He leaves his share of the inheritance to his younger sister Julie. In 1793, on the point of being ordained a priest, the Revolution forced him to take refuge in the Alps. There he meets Laurence, first disguised as a young boy. A great friendship binds them which turns into love when Jocelyn discovers the girl's true identity. Yet faithful to the promise he made to the Superior of his Seminary, Jocelyn will not abandon his faith.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1952-01-18
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Bold Adventure
1956-11-07
Bold Adventure
Overview: In the 16th century, as Flanders is invaded by the Spanish, Till the Mischievous uses stratagems to enter the service of Ferdinand Alvare de Toledo, Duke of Alba, and from there organize resistance against the invaders.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1956-11-07
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Happy Arenas
1958-08-13
Happy Arenas
Overview: A watchman with a sensitive heart, Fernand falls in love with Violette and Pervenche, two of the daughters of his boss, Maître Arno. At a bullfight starring three attractive Spaniards, the girls and their sister Marguerite - with whom Fernand's companion Rémy is in love - compete in charm, to the despair of both suitors. Followed by Marina, a pretty girl who seems to take a keen interest in Fernand, the two friends decide to retire to Les Martigues, far from their belles. But soon annoyed by Marina's insistence, Fernand returns to Maître Arno's manade, while Rémy decides to become a bullfighter to win back Marguerite.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-08-13
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Le Petit Matin
1971-04-21
Le Petit Matin
Overview: Nina lives with her family in a superb property in the French region of Landes. She loves her cousin Jean who is overprotected by his possessive mother, Eva. There is war and, after the French defeat, Jean wants to reach London.
Genres: Romance Drama War
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-04-21
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Bagarres
1948-11-05
Bagarres
Overview: A proud femme fatale who works at a mountainous farm property manages, after being prodded by her lover, to become the heiress, but she plays the rival men against each other.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1948-11-05
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The Farm of Seven Sins
1949-09-16
The Farm of Seven Sins
Overview: In 1825, Paul-Louis Courier, a Republican writer known for publishing pamphlets against the French monarchy, was killed in the farm where he had retired. Was it a political assassination or a vicious crime? Those who have known him loved him or hated him are interrogated by the police. Will the guilty person(s) be ferreted out?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1949-09-16
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Le Théâtre National Populaire
1956-06-08
Le Théâtre National Populaire
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1956-06-08
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Casabianca
1951-05-17
Casabianca
Overview: In November of 1942, the French submarine, the "Casabianca,", escapes from German-held Toulon, and, upon joining the Free French forces at Algiers, is sent on a secret mission to Corsica to take two secret-service agents to make contact with the underground there. The agents contact the Marquis resistance forces, and learn they are ready to revolt but lack the needed arms and ammunition. The submarine is sent back to Corscia with the necessary weapons for the resistance-fighters, and also returns with trained troops to assist the resistance forces in attacking the Germans.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1951-05-17
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Enclosure
1961-07-18
Enclosure
Overview: In a Nazi concentration camp, Karl, a German political prisoner, and David, a Jewish watchmaker, are confined in a small enclosure from which only one of them will be able to go out alive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1961-07-18
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