Jacques Varennes Movies
- 1955
Diabolique
Diabolique7.91955HD
The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school, Michel Delassalle, is murdered by an unlikely duo -- his meek wife and the mistress he...
- 1950
Orpheus
Orpheus7.61950HD
A poet in love with Death follows his unhappy wife into the underworld.
- 1954
Le Rouge et le Noir
Le Rouge et le Noir6.11954HD
It's no holds barred for Julian in pursuit of upward mobility. Although expected to channel career aspirations into the Church of the post-Napoleonic...
- 1956
If Paris Were Told to Us
If Paris Were Told to Us5.81956HD
Historical film directed and written by Sacha Guitry follows the the history of Paris from its founding through the significant events in the city's...
- 1939
Fric-Frac
Fric-Frac6.21939HD
An employee at a jewelry store falls in love with a woman who secretly plans to rob the store.
- 1951
Poison
Poison71951HD
Paul Braconnier and his wife Blandine only have one thing in mind: to find a way to kill each other without risk. After listening to a radio show,...
- 1954
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles6.81954HD
Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis XIV, whose personal affairs and amours,...
- 1956
Maid in Paris
Maid in Paris01956HD
Penelope Benson, known as Penny, is both romantic and determined. Put in a select boarding school by her mother, she takes advantage of a trip to...
- 1948
The Eagle with Two Heads
The Eagle with Two Heads6.91948HD
Political intrigue and psychological drama run parallel. The queen is in seclusion, veiling her face for the ten years since her husband's...
- 1939
Personal Column
Personal Column6.61939HD
To try solving the strange disappearances of 11 young Parisian women, the police obtain the services of Adrienne Charpentier, friend of the latest...
- 1944
From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain
From Joan of Arc to Philippe Pétain01944HD
Sitting at his desk, Guitry gives us a lecture on French history from Joan of Arc to the Occupation, with some focus on a number of its great writers...
- 1951
Dear Caroline
Dear Caroline5.91951HD
France, July 1782. During her birthday, the beautiful young Marchioness Caroline meets the attractive soldier Gaston. It's love at first sight but...
- 1950
Three Sinners
Three Sinners6.71950HD
A man assists his gravely ill wife to die and wants to face justice for this, but his brothers try everything to keep the family's name clean.
- 1938
Le Patriote
Le Patriote01938HD
The reign of Tsar Paul I and the intrigues of his friend, Governor Pahlen, to rid the country of the mad despot by plotting to have him murdered.
- 1943
The Roquevillards
The Roquevillards01943HD
France, 1880. Francois Roquevillard is a respected lawyer in Chambery and the head of a family that prides itself on its impeccable morals....
- 1948
The Devil Who Limped
The Devil Who Limped6.41948HD
The film is a 125-minute, black-and-white biography of French priest and diplomat Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754–1838),...
- 1938
Gosse de riche
Gosse de riche01938HD
The daughter of an industrialist takes an interest in the workers and tries to improve their lot. She avoids a strike, and falls in love with an...
- 1943
Finance noire
Finance noire01943HD
In Central Europe, an organization of counterfeiters is headed by Burcq. An Air France pilot introduces an intelligence agent to the principality. A...
- 1908
L'Assommoir
L'Assommoir5.51908HD
Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie. Based on Zola's novel, Capellani's film is...
- 1948
The Spice of Life
The Spice of Life61948HD
A series of vignettes, in which Noel-Noel appears as the moderator, lecturer, commentator and leading actor, that examine the bores and pests of...