Movies: Jean Gruault

A man is haunted after waking up from his sleep, during which he was pronounced dead by his doctor....

A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his life informed his art, told from the perspectives of those who knew him best....

At the end of the 19th Century, young Fanning finishes his studies in theology at the University of Cambridge. During a walk through the countryside, the boy, inspired by the lecture of romantic novels, discovers an abandonned house, from which an ol...

All of the time and effort put forth to stage a musical is chronicled here in this bright and funny French outing. The story is set at a shopping mall where people audition for an upcoming show. Afterwards, they are seen going through the grueling ro...

This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his personal correspondance reveals the little known insurgent side of his personnality. Featuring interviews with close collaborators, friends and family, this definitive documentary tells h...

That evening, Victor, aged thirteen, does not want to go home. Also, ayoung woman, Sandrine, pushes away the the moment when she will find her lonely flat. Night is falling, in Orléans, shortly before Christmas....

Napoleon (French: Napoléon et l'Europe) is a six-part French–Polish historical miniseries that aired on France 3 in early 1991. It charts Napoleon Bonaparte’s career from his return after the Egyptian campaign to his downfall and exile on Elba, portr...

The kings of the card game, tired of serving for the amusement of men, decide to participate in the lives of humans and behave like them....

The people of the Mafrouza shantytown in Alexandria daily reconstruct themselves and the world around them, but they also question the camera, who answers them and thus becomes a character in the film....

The final film in Emmanuelle Demoris' Mafrouza cycle. Mohamed Khattab runs a grocery in the area. A sheik, he also preaches the Friday sermon in the local mosque, but in the holiday period leading up to Eid, the «beards » arrive to take over the mosq...