Almost a Century

A portrait of the filmmaker's 99-year old grandmother.

The Century of Le Corbusier

Based on interviews and personal writings, this documentary gives an overview of life at the time: the century of world wars, ideologies and totalitarianism.

Sabine Weiss, One Century of Photography

In nearly a century, Sabine Weiss (1924-2021) has left behind a monumental and eclectic work: thousands of faces, collections of the greatest fashion designers in prestigious magazines, a Parisian working-class now disap

Stavisky, l'escroc du siècle

The story of the rise of Alexander Stravisky, a brilliant and seductive crook, in Paris of the roaring twenties. But unchecked greed and corruption does not go unpunished. The political decadence he feeds off will also c

Paris at the Turn of the 21st Century

A joyful and light-hearted look at alienation. What we see: ugly modern buildings, too many tourists, uniformity - everywhere the same cafés, the same supermarket bags, beggars and homeless, Senegalese merchants selling

Simone: Woman of the Century

Simone Veil's life story through the pivotal events of Twentieth Century. Her childhood, her political battles, her tragedies. An intimate and epic portrait of an extraordinary woman who eminently challenged and transfor

The Children of the Century

True tale of the tumultuous love affair between two French literary icons of the 19th Century, novelist George Sand and poet Alfred de Musset. But their affair falls apart during an excursion to Venice, Italy where Musse

The Marguerite Duras Century

Marguerite Duras still has much to tell us about her words and about her silences. In this film, hers is the only voice we hear. She talks about herself, without excuses, and with the keen wit, the humour, and the straig

Donn. Dancer of the 20th century

At sixteen, Jorge Donn leaves Argentina for Brussels, where he becomes Maurice Béjart’s muse, lover and star dancer. Drawing on rare archival footage, Florencia Dávila and Mariano Baez bring this legendary performer vivi

The Great Malaise

The hedgehog between balloons, the feline predator on the hamster wheel, the fish in the lifebuoy: A young woman portrays herself in the best possible light in her self-description.

Le Siècle des couturières

Marriage of the Century

Princess Charlotte is scheduled to marry a boring duke, but before that event happens, Paul has taken a bet that he can seduce her. He does, profits from his act, and then falls in love with her. Meanwhile, the wedding w

Tintin voyageur du siècle

La Tempête du siècle

During the night of December 25-26, 1999, France was hit by a terrible hurricane. In a few hours, the storm, named Lothar, killed 53 people and left behind a desolate landscape: millions of trees were uprooted, vehicles

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait

Halfway between a sports documentary and an conceptual art installation, "Zidane" consists in a full-length soccer game (Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005) entirely filmed from the perspective of soccer superstar

La Légende du siècle

Lebanon: Robbery of the Century

In 2019, Lebanon suffered an unprecedented economic crisis which pushed most of the population into poverty. How could a small ruling elite become so rich and powerful while everyone else loses their life savings? This i

Fin de siècle

In the end, it's like usual. / Nothing exceptional. / We eat. / Again. Gestures repeated, crossed. / Shot. / Reverse shot, in rhythm. In the end, the pitch rises. / It's always the same. / We talk, we sing. / Celebration

ISON la comète du siècle

Turn-of-the-Century Surgery

In a hospital ward, a patient—under the influence of chloroform—is left to a surgeon, who removes one of his arms and one of his legs, leaving the task of bandaging to the interns. The interns decide to search through a