Les Fiancées de l'empire

Les Fiancées de l'empire

1981 · 1 season · 6 eps · ★ 10.0 · Drama

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Created by Jacques Doniol-Valcroze

Network: Antenne 2

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Le voyage d'AmélieLe voyage d'Amélie · 1974
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In this gentle comedy, a disaffected group of young people bungle their first hold-up when the old lady they choose to rob turns out to be even poorer than they are. Not only that, but her husband has died, and she needs to get his body back to his hometown for burial and she is getting no help from the state. The would-be robbers good-naturedly agree to help her, and have a series of odd adventures involving the old lady, the corpse, and themselves. Eventually, the old lady dies as well, and they are really in a pickle.
Visages de ParisVisages de Paris · 1955
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La vie en couleursLa vie en couleurs · 1989
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Laura, 35 years old, is married to Ricardo, an Argentinean cameraman, political refugee in France. They have two little girls, Ariane and Amélie. Laura works in a printing company, as a machine operator. When democracy is re-established in his country, Ricardo wants to return with his wife and daughters. But Laura refuses and the couple separates. Three years later, the young woman meets Didier Caillaux-Lalande, a young man who comes to print a book on Gustave Doré.
OrpheusOrpheus · 1950
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A famous poet in postwar Paris, scorned by the Left Bank youth, is in love with both his wife Eurydice and a mysterious princess. Seeking inspiration, the poet becomes obsessed and follows the princess from the world of the living to the land of the dead.
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 BruxellesJeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles · 1976
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A lonely young widow lives with her son following an immutable order: while the boy is in school, she cares for their apartment, does chores, and receives clients in the afternoon.
The CrookThe Crook · 1970
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A thief known as Simon the Swiss faces up and downs in his criminal profession.
Out 1Out 1 · 1990
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While two theater groups rehearse plays by Aeschylus, two solitary individuals wander the Parisian streets hustling the populace for cash.
The House of the BoriesThe House of the Bories · 1970
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Julien, a renowned geologist, lives with his wife Isabelle and their two children in a country house. But his sullen, uncompromising attitude leaves tensions high. The arrival of Carl-Stephane, a young German student, brings a breath of fresh air and lightness to the household.
Fool’s MateFool’s Mate · 1956
Fool’s Mate
6.51956
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Claire is a chic young Parisian woman married to a somewhat older husband, Jean. Claire meets her lover, Claude, at his apartment, where he gifts her a fur coat. Now Claire needs to figure out how to return home with this expensive gift without the affair being found out.
MigrationsMigrations · 1989
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6.31989
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Based on the famous novel of Milos Crnjanski, the story follows Serbian migrations from the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the XVIII century.
Memoirs of a French WhoreMemoirs of a French Whore · 1979
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6.21979
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Marie is nineteen and bored in her little suburban life with no future. In a café, she meets the charismatic and beautiful Gerard. Blinded by adoration, Mary decides to leave her parents and her clerk job to live with the man she considers as the love of her life. But Gerard is a pimp, who soon forces her into prostitution. From within homes to out on the streets, the young woman gradually discovers a world of decay and violence.
The Apprentice HeelThe Apprentice Heel · 1977
The Apprentice Heel
6.21977
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After a car accident in which his mother dies, Antoine Chapelote decides to change his life and become a con-artist. He meets a young girl Caroline who helps him with his scam.
The OverworkedThe Overworked · 1958
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A young woman wins a typing contest and sets off to work in Paris.
Le Bon PlaisirLe Bon Plaisir · 1984
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5.81984
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Claire's handbag is stolen. It contained a letter written ten years previously by the man who is now the French President. In the letter, he urges his pregnant mistress to have an abortion. Claire immediately alerts the President's men. From that moment, the machinery of state swings into action.
Portuguese VacationPortuguese Vacation · 1963
Portuguese Vacation
5.81963
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Françoise and her husband Jean-Pierre invite some friend couples to spend a weekend in their large villa on the Portuguese coast. What follows is a romantic intrigue, with each character discovering a little more about themselves.
Le Bel ÂgeLe Bel Âge · 1960
Le Bel Âge
5.61960
MovieComedyDrama
Steph, Jean-Claude and Jacques work in a Parisian art shop, but they mainly work in the field of eroticism, which they conceive as a wide-ranging field of exercises and experiments.

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