Georges Rouquier
Biography: Georges Rouquier (23 June 1909 – 19 December 1989) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. He worked principally on documentary films, and his best-known work is Farrebique (1947) a lyrical evocation of farming life in Aveyron.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 23, 1909
Deathday: December 19, 1989
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Pitchi-Poï ou La parole donnée
1967-10-31
Pitchi-Poï ou La parole donnée
Overview: May 1944, in Provence, a young Jewish woman fleeing Nazi persecution, entrusts her three-month-old granddaughter to a stranger, Mathieu, a solitary shepherd who will raise her alone. Once the war is over, he will leave with her, in search of the mother. A research that will last more than twenty years and that will lead them to several European countries.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1967-10-31
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Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
1956-06-22
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
Overview: This is October 1955. The place is a village in Loire-Atlantique, La Chapelle-Basse-Mer, where an old clog-maker works and lives with his wife and their adopted son. The clog-maker's meticulous craft is described with love and close attention to detail. On the other hand, forthcoming death pervades the quiet everyday life of the elderly couple.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1956-06-22
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Jeff
1969-04-25
Jeff
Overview: Jeff is a gangster who's disappeared with a million dollars, and Laurent is looking for him to catch him before the other members of the gang find him.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1969-04-25
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Lourdes et ses miracles
1955-11-09
Lourdes et ses miracles
Overview: The life of the pilgrims in Lourdes and the cases of healing recorded by the Bureau of Medical Findings.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1955-11-09
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Mandrin
1962-12-19
Mandrin
Overview: It was the reign of Louis XV and, in 1750, France was at war all the time, and the people, suffocated by taxes, liked their beloved Louis less and less. When the governor of Dauphiné arrived in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs, he had to deal with opponents of the regime who had gathered around cooper Louis Mandrin. Mandrin becomes the vigilante who respects his king, but does not tolerate the oppression of the poor through taxation.
Genres: Adventure History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1962-12-19
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Z
1969-02-26
Z
Overview: Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor smells a cover-up, witnesses get targeted. A thinly veiled dramatization of the assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis and its aftermath, “Z” captures the outrage at the US-backed junta that ruled Greece at the time of its release.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1969-02-26
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Handsome Face
1972-11-29
Handsome Face
Overview: Pierrette, an active labor activist, marries Mario. He had little sympathy for his wife's political activities. Nevertheless, he takes part in a strikers' demonstration she leads, where he is bludgeoned to death by the CRS.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1972-11-29
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We Won't Go to the Woods Anymore
1969-05-15
We Won't Go to the Woods Anymore
Overview: In the spring of 1944, in the Woëvre forest of Lorraine, a group of young maquisards takes in four German deserters. led by Saint-Brice is based in the Woevre forest. Lise, a nineteen-year-old girl, is their liaison officer. One evening, four German soldiers turn up as deserters. After a period of doubt, the maquisards agree to integrate them into their group. Lise falls in love with one of the newcomers, Werner, and becomes his mistress. One day, she leaves on a mission with Lucien, and comes across an enemy patrol. The SS shoot Lucien and free Lise. In the camp, people begin to think that the maquis has been betrayed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1969-05-15
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Letter from Siberia
1957-05-16
Letter from Siberia
Overview: A faceless traveller takes a journey through the barren reaches of a Siberia caught between tradition and modernity, imparting his philosophical musings on its people and places, wildlife and culture.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1957-05-16
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L'Amour nu
1981-10-07
L'Amour nu
Overview: An educated woman ,with good prospects falls in love with an oceanographer .But breast cancer strikes : will she remain a true woman ,in spite of a mastectomy?
Genres: Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1981-10-07
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