Told episodically and bordering between the fictional and the documental, the film intimately interweaves the life stories of young women who no longer have a real home with their own families. They are given refuge in a temporary youth home, where they and their carers bond to form a new family. La Mif is a safe haven for wounded protagonists who do not spare themselves or others.

The abandoned Balfour House, the owner of which was found dead five years earlier, comes back to life with the arrival of two suspicious sinister-looking tenants. (This movie was lost in 1965 during a fire.)

When his young son is killed in a hit and run accident, Charles Thenier resolves to hunt down and murder the killer. By chance, Thenier makes the acquaintance of an actress, Helène Lanson, who was in the car at the time of the accident. He then meets Helène’s brother-in-law, Paul Decourt, a truly horrible individual.

Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).

Saint Tropez. Julie Wormser and her lover, writer and neighbour Jeff Marle, plan the murder of her wealthy husband Louis, an alcoholic impotent. She hits him, and leaves the rest of the task to Jeff. Julie finds herself alone the following day, and becomes therefore the prime suspect. Where is Louis' body? Where is Jeff? Is there any secret beyond a door?

Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Lucienne's husband Paul is the mayor, and a French deputy. Pierre's wife Clotilde has been weak and sickly for years. Lucienne's husband holds no excitement for her, and he is always away in Paris on business. Pierre is now the vice-mayor, thanks to Paul. Lucienne and Pierre have a secret meeting spot by a lake along a country lane. Pierre's wife dies suddenly, by suicide the town gossips believe. Pierre confesses otherwise to Lucienne. Paul proposes a shady land deal which will "benefit the town", and wants Pierre's political support and collusion. Then Paul discovers proof of his wife's affair...

In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Over time, he learns to appreciate the beauty and wisdom of the peasants, and to overcome his isolation.

This film follows two Belgrade youths on their rise to gangster legends in a decaying society.

Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.

An all-female rock group finds fame, love, and drama when they move to LA in order to claim the lead singer’s inheritance.

In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar came to spend an expensive holiday. The revolt rumbles among the small people who find a leader in the person of Ben-Hur Marcel.

Forced to work extremely hard to keep things afloat, Paul begins hearing voices in his head questioning his past choices. Convinced that his wife has been unfaithful, he begins to see every male guest as a potential threat. What follows is Paul's downward spiral into the madness of deranged jealousy where he finally discovers that hell is not a state of mind – hell is himself.

Benny är en tonårspojke som lever i en rik överklassfamilj. Hans föräldrar lämnar honom större delen av tiden ensam, och han finner emotionella substitut i videofilmsvärlden. När han har besök av en jämnårig flicka dödar han henne med en slaktpistol, utan någon egentlig anledning.

Familjen Lelièvre anställer en ny hushållerska, Sophie. Hon är duktig och noggrann och till en början är familjen mycket nöjd med henne. Men det är något märkligt med Sophie. Hon avslöjar ingenting om sig själv och saknar vänner. Sophie bär på en hemlighet som hon tänker göra vad som helst för att behålla - hon kan inte läsa.

En nyligen frisläppt tjuv, en förrymd mördare och en före detta polis planerar ett stort juvelrån. Dock är en hårdför polis dem på spåren.

Mamma Roma är en medelålders prostituerad som vill sluta sälja sig och börja ta hand om sin son, men sonen föredrar att hänga på Roms gator.

The story centers around a graduating class of "less-gifted" students in a private Versailles high school. Only a miracle has brought the students this far along, and after a practical joke misfires and the whole school is dynamited, the students are in deep trouble. They have to present themselves in court for their punishment and it could not be worse: If they don't pass their high-school graduation exams, they go to prison!

När de allierades bombningar av Rom intensifieras 1943 flyr Cesira mot sin hembygd i söder tillsammans med sin 13-åriga dotter. Cesira är en stark kvinna som gör allt för att skydda sin dotter, men överallt förföljer våldet dem. Filmen bygger på en roman av Alberto Moravia med manus av neorealismens förgrundsfigur Cesare Zavattini.

En man försöker begå självmord och hoppar en natt ner i Han River. När han vaknar upp tror han att han är i himlen, men istället får han reda på att han är på en öde ö. Nu gör han allt för att överleva på ön själv.

Den franske författaren Paul anlitas för att skriva om manuset till en filmatisering av Odysséen. Filmens producent är en bufflig amerikan som visar intresse för Pauls vackra fru Camille. När de tre möts tycks Paul erbjuda sin hustru som en sorts affärspresent. Eller gör han verkligen det? Camilles förundran förbyts långsamt mot förakt i denna komplexa och känsloladdade historia om en relation och en filmindustri i gungning.