Henri Alekan Movies

  • 1982
    En rachâchant

    En rachâchant

    En rachâchant

    5.21982HD

    The child Ernesto doesn't want to go to school any more because, as he says, all he is taught there is things he doesn't know.

    En rachâchant
  • 1957
    The Case of Dr. Laurent

    The Case of Dr. Laurent

    The Case of Dr. Laurent

    6.91957HD

    A Paris-based doctor tries to spread the gospel of Natural Childbirth. Working in a cloistered rural community, Gabin runs up against the stone walls...

    The Case of Dr. Laurent
  • 1955
    Frou-Frou

    Frou-Frou

    Frou-Frou

    5.71955HD

    A story of the love of Frou-Frou - an actress and singer in the in the beginning of her career.

    Frou-Frou
  • 1982
    The Trout

    The Trout

    The Trout

    5.81982HD

    The sexual and social dysfunctional behaviour of the corporate elite are further aggravated when a naive married woman becomes the obsession of two...

    The Trout
  • 1975
    Gun Moll

    Gun Moll

    Gun Moll

    5.0711975HD

    A happy-go-lucky prostitute gets mixed up with the Mafia.

    Gun Moll
  • 1986
    Esther

    Esther

    Esther

    6.41986HD

    Ahasverus, king of Persia and Media, puts aside Vashti and makes Esther his queen, choosing her among maidens in a kingdom stretching from India to...

    Esther
  • 1962
    Five Miles to Midnight

    Five Miles to Midnight

    Five Miles to Midnight

    5.71962HD

    American ex-Air Force man and current businessman Bob Macklin is married to the impoverished Italian-born Lisa. Bob’s jealousy and immaturity...

    Five Miles to Midnight
  • 1959
    The Great Deception

    The Great Deception

    The Great Deception

    5.91959HD

    Burgundy 1728. Old count Antoine d'Eon is overjoyed. His daughter-in-law has finally given birth to a boy and he will at long last be able to...

    The Great Deception
  • 1936
    Life Is Ours

    Life Is Ours

    Life Is Ours

    6.31936HD

    A propaganda film of the communist party of France, showing how the comrades help the proletariat against the capitalists.

    Life Is Ours
  • 1991
    The Other Eye

    The Other Eye

    The Other Eye

    01991HD

    This film essay explores the strange case of G.W. Pabst, the Austrian filmmaker who was considered a giant of early cinema before his reputation went...

    The Other Eye
  • 1949
    The Lovers of Verona

    The Lovers of Verona

    The Lovers of Verona

    4.81949HD

    Angelo, a glass-blower from Murano, and Georgia Maglia, the pretty daughter of a fallen fascist magistrate, are chosen to be the stand-ins for the...

    The Lovers of Verona
  • 1951
    Juliette, or Key of Dreams

    Juliette, or Key of Dreams

    Juliette, or Key of Dreams

    71951HD

    Michel has stolen from his employer, Mr Bellanger, for the love of Juliette. He is now in jail. One night, while sleeping in his cell, he wakes up...

    Juliette, or Key of Dreams
  • 1951
    Trip to America

    Trip to America

    Trip to America

    61951HD

    As part of the fascination in post World War II France with American culture, a young French couple here travel to the US to see for themselves the...

    Trip to America
  • 1955
    Heroes and Sinners

    Heroes and Sinners

    Heroes and Sinners

    8.31955HD

    A good cast smooths over the rough spots of Les Heros sont Fatigues. The scene is the African republic of Liberia, which in this film proves to be a...

    Heroes and Sinners
  • 1989
    Berlin-Jerusalem

    Berlin-Jerusalem

    Berlin-Jerusalem

    4.7141989HD

    Two interconnected stories in the 1930s, one set in Berlin, the other in Palestine: Mania Vilbouchevich Shohat (1880-1961), called Tania, a Russian...

    Berlin-Jerusalem
  • 1946
    The Battle of the Rails

    The Battle of the Rails

    The Battle of the Rails

    6.81946HD

    A dramatized account of the French Resistance, this wartime film depicts how railway workers sabotaged German trains to disrupt troop movements and...

    The Battle of the Rails
  • 1953
    Julietta

    Julietta

    Julietta

    6.21953HD

    Julietta Valendor is in love with lawyer André Landrecourt. He is unaware of her feelings. He puts her up one day when he has his...

    Julietta
  • 1950
    Marie of the Port

    Marie of the Port

    Marie of the Port

    5.51950HD

    Henri Chatelard is well into his forties, owns a restaurant and a cinema in the city, and appreciates women. When he meets Marie, an 18-ish...

    Marie of the Port
  • 1947
    The Damned

    The Damned

    The Damned

    5.91947HD

    A group of Nazis and sympathizers board a submarine bound for South America in the hopes of finding shelter.

    The Damned
  • 1984
    7 False Connections

    7 False Connections

    7 False Connections

    01984HD

    Short film showing cinematographer Henri Alekan, director Raúl Ruiz and actress Olimpia Carlisi at work creating sublime visual effects of the...

    7 False Connections