I'm The King Of The Castle
(1989) [PG]

Brittany, 1954. After the death of his wife, wealthy landowner Jean Béraud hires a governess, Madame Vernet, to take care of his 10-year old son Thomas. Madame Vernet has recently been widowed; her husband died fighting in Indochina, leaving her with a son, Charles, who is the same age as...  More

Hail Mary (Je vous salue Marie)
(1985) [R]

Condemed by the Pope and banned across Europe and the US, Jean-Luc Godard's notorious retelling of the birth of Christ is the great French director's most daring cinematic work. In Godard's contemporary twist on the story of the Virgin, the Virgin Mary is a Swiss gas station employee, and...  More

Le Choix Des Armes (Choice of Arms)
(1981) [M]

Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey (Gerard Depardieu), to take him to the estate of a retired criminel, Noel (Yves Montand), who lives in comfort with his beloved wife, Nicole (Catherine Deneuve). Thus begins the collision...  More

Daddy Nostalgie (These Foolish Things)
(1990) [PG]

The setting is the Riviera in autumn. A retired English businessman has just been through heart surgery but it has, apparently, done little to relieve his constant pain or improve his long-term survival prospects. During his recuperation Caroline, his adult daughter, comes from Paris to be with...  More

Mima
(1991) [M]

Mima's story takes place in the town of Sete, France at Christmas time in 1966. Mima lives with her extended family, which has moved from Calabria. This Christmas, the past catches up with her grandfather. Mima has to cope with the consequences, and the film gently captures the moments as a young...  More

Un Homme Et Une Femme (A Man and A Woman)
(1966) [PG]

Critically acclaimed around the world, A Man and A Woman stars Anouk Aimee as a widowed script girl and Jean-Louis Trintignant as a racer who lost his wife to suicide. The film is a study of moments between the time they meet and the point at which they begin to read each other intuitively. A Man...  More

Les Choses De La Vie (Things Of Life)
(1970) [M]

A dramatic car crash at an intersection and Pierre is thrown from his car into a field. Whilst fighting for his life on the way to hospital, his mind fills with images from his life – his mistress, his ex-wife, his son, his friends, the places he has known – everything which gives his life...  More

La Grande Bouffe (Blow Out)
(1973) [R]

An amusing satire on life, the world and appetites in general. A group of middle-aged men decide to have one last good blow out. Previously banned from general release in Britain. French dialogue with English subtitles.  More

Au Revoir Les Enfants
(1987) [PG]

During WWII, in a Catholic boarding school in the French countryside, two boys become friends. One is a French boy, Julien Quintin, and the other is a Jewish boy, Jean Bonnet, who is being hidden from the Nazis by the friars who run the school. Louis Malle directed this film based on what...  More

Preparez Vos Mouchoirs (Get Out Your Handerkchiefs)
(1978) [R]

A black comedy which centres on a man's vain attempt to keep his frustrated wife happy. French dialogue with subtitles.  More