Claude Melki Movies

Gala (1961), a more polished version of Pourvu, set in a black cha-cha nightclub. Relying more upon looks, faces, and unease, rather than gags or...

An apocalyptic vision of man after a cosmic catastrophe, this film is a terrifying metaphor of a dehumanized future. The Brazilian Cinema Novo,...

The young artist Wanda Leibovitz comes to Paris, hoping to forget unfortunate love. Soon after arrival directly at the station Wanda meets the...

As a rereading of his films, "Contretemps" (in the fight against time), Jean-Daniel Pollet brings together excerpts of his films and a report by Jean...

A study of loneliness set in a dance hall of suburban Paris.

A lonely dishwasher hires a prostitute and brings her to his dingy apartment to enliven his dreary life for a night.

A bicycle race is held every year in a pass of the Alps called Parpaillon. With the energy of a skillful cyclist perhaps as a great tribute to...

A short film by Jean Douchet

André is a loser. He dreams of becoming a great writer and being sought after by wonderful women. To make something interesting happen in his...