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Series
Publisher
Milestone Film & Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
Français
Description
Through interviews with participants and newsreel footage, examines the occupation of France by the Germans during World War II as it occurred in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand. Concentrates on the themes of collaboration and resistance.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Prepare for more pulse-pounding thrills, more breathtaking action and more high-stakes heroism. The gallivanting royal bodyguards for King Louis XIII, Athos, Aramis, Porthos and d'Artagnan, are back for love, honor and adventure. Together, the inseparable Musketeers employ their bravery and skill to track down a missing Musketeer; become embroiled in a full-scale riot orchestrated by a notorious criminal mastermind; and embark on a dangerous mission...
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Still the faithful protector of Notre Dame's beloved bells, Quasimodo now rings them with the help of Esmeralda's and Phoebus' little boy, Zephyr, who is Quasi's best friend. Stopping with Zephyr at a travelling circus owned by the evil magician Sarousch, Quasi is captivated by Sarousch's lovely assistant, Madellaine. But greedy Sarousch is plotting to steal the Cathedral's most famous bell--with Madellaine's unwilling help. Surrounded by sorcery,...
5) Hugo
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Welcome to a magical world of spectacular adventure! When wily and resourceful Hugo discovers a secret left by his father, he unlocks a mystery and embarks on a quest that will transform those around him and lead to a safe and loving place he can call home. Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese invites you to experience a thrilling journey that critics are calling the stuff that dreams are made of.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Quasimodo ventures from his tower to the joyous festival of fools, but the crowd turns cruel and rejects him because of the way he looks. The gypsy Esmeralda rescues him and he finds himself battling to save the people and the city he loves--while reminding us to see people as they are rather than how they appear.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story of a stray dog who became a hero of the First World War. For his keen instincts and fierce loyalty, Stubby is still recognized today as the most decorated canine in American history and the first promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
11) For a woman
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Français
Description
After her mother's death, Anne discovers old photos and letters that convince her to take a closer look at the life of her parents. Soon, Anne's research into their Jewish history reveals the existence of a mysterious uncle. As she gradually closes in on the discovery she didn't know she was looking for, her father grows ill, and may take the secret that kept them apart for so long to his grave.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A dramatization of the life and times of the notorious 17th century French statesman, Cardinal Richelieu, as he manipulates the naive and pliant King Louis XIII, cunningly evades his enemies, and even plays matchmaker for his own wily purposes.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Français
Description
It chronicles the impact of World War II on a small village in central France. The series follows the lives of the villagers during the war as their lives become irrevocably changed by the German occupation and its aftermath. The Germans arrive in June 1940; the occupation will go on for five years and will reveal the strengths, weaknesses and secrets of the characters as they come under the pressures of war.
14) A daring flight
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
On the morning of July 25, 1909, Louis Bleriot set out on his epic flight across the English Channel, marking the first long-distance flight over water and the first air crossing of a national boundary. A Daring Flight captures the thrilling formative years of flight, when the French were mad about airplanes and tried everything to fly.
Publisher
distributed by MHZ Networks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Français
Description
The German occupation changes the life of the village of Villeneuve forever, and as its residents come under the pressures of war, they make choices that are inspiring and heartbreaking. In this gripping drama, ordinary citizens become patriots, traitors, Nazi employees or activists. Beginning with the Germans' arrival in June 1940, they endure five years of rationing, fighting and betrayals, and strain to keep some semblance of their existence intact....
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Français
Description
Screen legend Jean-Paul Belmondo dons clerical robes and delivers a subtly sensual performance as the hot-under-the-collar Lǒn Morin, a devoted man of the cloth who is the crush object of all the women of a small village in Nazi-occupied France. He finds himself most drawn to a sexually frustrated widow, a borderline heretic whose relationship with her confessor is a confrontation with both God and her own repressed desire.
17) Francofonia
Language
Russian
Description
Alexander Sokurov's portrait of the real-life collaboration that saved the Louvre Museum under the Nazi Occupation, a stunning and urgently relevant meditation on the essential relationship between art, culture, and history. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. Winner of the Fedora Award for Best Euro-Mediterranean Film and the Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award and nominated for the Golden Lion at the **Venice Film Festival**....
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In war-torn France, a sinister new battle awaits the Musketeers, as the swashbuckling hit series returns for a thrilling third installment. The royal bodyguards for Louis XllI, Athos, Aramis, Porthos and d'Artagnan are back to combat a dangerous new enemy lurking in the shadows of the city. It's a task that will challenge their allegiances to the crown, throw their personal lives into turmoil and compromise their loyalty to those they love, and to...
19) La rafle
Publisher
Menemsha Films
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
Français
Description
Dramatizes the true experiences of individuals caught up in the Vel' d'Hiv roundup. In the summer of 1942 the French government, on the orders of the Nazi occupiers, conducted mass arrests of Jews in Paris and herded them into the Velodrome d'Hiver and a nearby internment camp from which they were ultimately shipped to Auschwitz and executed. Over 13,000 victims, including over 4000 children, were subjects of this atrocity.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
On the streets of seventeenth century Paris, law and order is an idea more than a reality. In addition to being King Louis XIII's personal bodyguards, Athos, Aramis, Porthos, and their new friend D'Artagnan, stand resolutely for social justice, honor, valor, love, and for the thrill of it all. They must fight to maintain order and protect their King and Queen against the worst intentions of the ruthless Cardinal Richelieu and his secret weapon, Milady....
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