Comradeship

Comradeship 1931

7.00

The picture tells of a mine disaster where German miners rescue French miners from an undergound fire and explosion. The story takes place in the Lorraine/Saar region, along the border between France and Germany.

1931

Hyas and Stenorhynchus

Hyas and Stenorhynchus 1929

5.90

In close-ups and extreme close-ups, we watch two small species of marine crustaceans, the slender long-legged stenorhynchus and the clumsy, short-legged hyas. To blend in, both cover themselves with found objects, such as algae and sponges. We watch them move, eat, greet each other, and fight. They have small mandibles and large claws. Near them are spirograph worms, 6 inches long, with a plume of branchiae that fan out like exploding fireworks. We see vibrating cilia, 0.001 mm long, on the branchiae, sending food toward the mouth at the plume's center. Chopin's music and an off-screen narrator suggest we're watching a ballet.

1929

Jenny

Jenny 1936

5.90

When her fiancé breaks off their engagement, Danielle leaves London and returns to her mother, Jenny, in Paris. With her business partner Benoît, Jenny runs what appears to be a respectable nightclub – it is in fact a place where wealthy men can buy the favours of attractive young women. Oblivious to her mother's professional and personal life, Danielle meets a handsome young man named Lucien, and falls in love with him – not realising that he is Jenny's lover...

1936

Dainah the Mixed

Dainah the Mixed 1932

6.50

Shades of Othello loom in this engrossing exploration of class, race, and murder set on an ocean liner. Young Dainah encounters an engineer onboard who mistakes pleasantries for flirtation. When she disappears the next day, suspicion spreads not only to the engineer but also to Dainah's husband.

1932

Peach Skin

Peach Skin 1929

6.50

On his way out of a wedding, a young boy named Peacheskin finds a jewel by chance. Bringing it back to its owner, she becomes his benefactress in the years that pass...At the end of a wedding, a young boy named peau de pêche finds by chance a jewel. Bringing it back to its owner, she becomes his benefactress over the years...

1929

Boubouroche

Boubouroche 1933

1

Boubouroche, a decent guy, enjoys shopping and playing cards at the cafe with his buddies: Potasse, that he is quick to "scold" for playing the wrong card, Fouettard and Roth. For eight years, Boubouroche has been living with a woman he adores called Adele. Then one day over drinks, Boubouroche is shocked and dismayed to find out he is cuckolded... And has been for quite a while!

1933

Hello, Miss!

Hello, Miss! 1932

1

A young girl, Gaby, advertised in a newspaper to find a husband. Berthier, director of a telephone exchange, answered it. Yvonne, a charming telephone operator, has been invited by a subscriber, Vanetti, a married man looking for entertainment in the absence of his wife. The four young people have agreed to the same meeting place and will find the wrong partner. Gaby will spend the evening with Vanetti and Yvonne with Berthier.

1932

The Queen's Necklace

The Queen's Necklace 1929

1

Adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel 'The Queen's Necklace' which portrays the Affair of the Diamond Necklace which occurred before the French Revolution.

1929

When we were two

When we were two 1930

1

A charming little couple is watched by the misfortune that hides under the disturbing and enigmatic features of a femme fatale.

1930

Salammbô

Salammbô 1925

1

Based on the historical novel by Flaubert, "Salammbo" tells the story of the Mercenary War between Carthage and the Barbarians in the third century BC.

1925