Jean Poiret

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs. (imdb)

Inspector Lavardin is induced to investigate the murder of a province's notable who was taking himself as the moral guardian of his village... (imdb)

Nightclub entertainer Jean Clery has just become engaged to Lili, his attractive psychoanalyst. Meanwhile, the nightclub where he works is being used by a counterfeit ring, and Paris police suspect owner Paul Latour of being the ringleader. Finding it expedient to leave town, Paul leaves his "baby" daughter with Jean...who discovers too late that she's a wild, carefree, shapely sex-kitten with a talent for getting Jean into amusing scrapes.

The president of a political party enlists a comedian to take his place as he hides from an escaped criminal.

Lino Ventura stars as Bastien Grimaldi, a man driven to heightened anxiety as the plot against him begins to take effect. Bastien's personal relationships give him enough cause for anxiety -- between his new lover Laura and a feisty mother, life provides its own insecurities. When he goes to the police with his problems, Bastien is assigned an off-beat inspector to protect him but is still faced with skepticism about his dilemma. (Allmovie)

Leon is the owner of a cafe in a small town in occupied France. Like most French of the time, he tries to get along with the German invaders. When his daughter brings home a downed British aviator, Leon becomes involved by helping the man escape to England. Through a strange turn of events, he accompanies the pilot back to Britain. Leon is thought to be a spy at first, but soon he is trained by British intelligence to help the Allied cause back in France. (AllMovie)

In a small town in the French countryside, a young postman to strange behavior and his invalid mother and half-mad suffer repeated attacks of three local leaders to agree to sell their property ... Following an accident that is very similar to a crime, a sleuth, Inspector Jean Lavardin arrives to investigate. His very unorthodox methods allow it to soon to date a very serious business of real estate shenanigans, embellished with mysterious deaths, disappearances and dark grudges... (Wikipédia)

Pétepan learns that his money has been lost by Robinhoude brothers.He asks his assistants to withdraw his amount from the bank. (imdb)

On 9 January 1836, Pierre Lacenaire goes to the guillotine, a murderer and a thief. He gives Allard, a police inspector, his life story, written while awaiting execution. He also asks Allard to care for Hermine, a lass to whom he has been guardian for more than ten years. (imdb)

In April 1789, the commander of the faithful left Baghdad for Paris to acquire the salon equipment executioner (the Sicob) an infallible guillotine, because the pal no distracted him. Presentation follows a parody of the Revolution which will see Louis XVI to escape to get not to Varennes but in Baghdad . (Wikipedia)

Bad financial conditions compel an aristocratic family named Lachesnaye to do strange work. (imdb)

The roman catholic pilgrimage to Lourdes depicted in an anticlerical way :hypocrisy, superstition and business. (imdb)

An industrialist would have everything to live happily if his family did not cause him so much worry.

Sickened to see his students always sleeping in class, a teacher with a colleague and an anarchist start a war against the television. They climbed on Paris roofs to coat the T.V. antennas with a special product cutting the signal reception. (imdb)

Gabriel Pelletier's life is no bed of roses. Not because of his job: he is a successful sales manager. But on account of the various wrongdoings committed by his kin : his daughter Nicole, who has just developed an infatuation with a young man who is the son of a Sicilian mobster, Bernard, his brother-in-law, a ladies'man, Albert, his own brother, an avant-garde filmmaker also in trouble with Lombardi, the omnipresent gangster and Maryse, his domestic worker who is a Maoist militant! (imdb)

André Jœuf (Jean Poiret) is the head of an insurance firm. He invites all his employees for a weekend in his country house. But behind what seems to be a reward, this cynical boss seeks above all to determine which of his executives he will have to lay off in order to preserve his business.

Charles and Emmanuelle are an older couple who have decided to finally enjoy life. But who will succeed them at the head of the Vanbert perfumery? Charles, on the occasion of the annual seminar where all the executives of the company are gathered, decides to choose his replacement.

Two police inspectors Triquet and Vergus launch their investigations to arrest a dangerous escaped forger named Mickey Le Bénedictin. (imdb)

Walter (Michel Blanc), the leader of a nudist colony, enlists the help of left-wing militant Henriette (Jacqueline Maillan) in this political satire. He feels he has been snubbed by the government when he mistakenly believes he should receive the Legion of Honor. The release of the film coincided with the elections in France, but none of the political issues of the time were reflected in the subject matter. (Allmovie)

Gaston Berrien is a hatter and father of a boy and a girl of 17 years. One day arrives in his shop a customer whose concern is much more to know his turnover than to find a hat to his size. The trader is right to worry, because his trade is only a cover.

Seven short films from seven accomplished directors explore the pivotal stages in a woman's emotional life in this unique anthology. Featuring an ensemble cast of French stars, the collected stories deal with sexual curiosity, virginity, married life, infidelity, divorce and loneliness. Clever animated vignettes introduce each segment. (Netflix)

To replace Hector Grogenol, the tyrannical boss of the factory "Tout pour la camping", put out of harm's way, collaborators call on his cousin Achille, a Provencal shepherd, thinking to use him. But this one will very quickly take his role of CEO seriously and show itself velléitaire. Fortunately, the young secretary Martine, will know how to use her charms to calm this man thirsting for power.

This adaptation of Ben Hecht's novel is a satire that unfolds as a mystery story. A Hollywood studio is producing another spectacular when the top billed male stars suddenly show up as corpses, killed before the critics could ever put pen to paper. Under suspicion is a talent agent. Is he guilty or not? These macabre events have everyone off their feed, from the producers down to the lowest gofer. (Allmovie)

An East European scientist smuggled out of his country by the French is supposed to perfect his invention in suburban Paris, but he is much more interested in having a good time. (imdb)

The story of five girls that lose their virginity. (imdb)

Burglar Albert Lecagneux is caught red handed in the home of Philippe d'Artois. However, Philippe d'Artois was contemplating committing suicide and asks Albert to kill him in exchange for money.