René Clair

René Clair

René Clair was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He went on to make some of the most innovative early sound films in France, before going abroad to work in the UK and USA for more than a decade. Returning to France after World War II, he continued to make films that were characterised by their elegance and wit, often presenting a nostalgic view of French life in earlier years. He was elected to the Académie française in 1960. Clair's best known films include The Italian Straw Hat (1928), Under the Roofs of Paris (1930), Le Million (1931), À nous la liberté (1931), I Married a Witch (1942), and And Then There Were None (1945). In 1924, while Clair was working on Ciné-sketch for the theatre with France Picabia, he first met a young actress, Bronja Perlmutter, who subsequently appeared in his film Le Voyage imaginaire (1926) premiered at the newly opened Studio des Ursulines. They married in 1926, and their son, Jean-François, was born in 1927. René Clair died at home on 15 March 1981, and he was buried privately at Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois. Clair's reputation as a film-maker underwent a considerable reevaluation during the course of his own lifetime: in the 1930s he was widely seen as one of France's greatest directors, alongside Renoir and Carné, but thereafter his work's artifice and detachment from the realities of life fell increasingly from favour. The avant-gardism of his first films, and especially Entr'acte, had given him a temporary notoriety, and a grounding in surrealism continued to underlie much of his comedy work. It was however the imaginative manner in which he overcame his initial scepticism about the arrival of sound which established his originality, and his first four sound films brought him international fame. Clair's years of working in the UK and USA made him still more widely known but did not show any marked development in his style or thematic concerns. It was in the post-war films that he made on his return to France that some critics have observed a new maturity and emotional depth, accompanied by a prevailing sense of melancholy but still framed by the elegance and wit that characterised his earlier work. However, in the 1950s the critics who heralded the arrival of the French New Wave, especially those associated with Cahiers du Cinéma, found Clair's work old-fashioned and academic. The paradox of Clair's reputation has been further heightened by those commentators who have seen François Truffaut as the French cinema's true successor to Clair, notwithstanding the occasions of their mutual disdain.

  • Title: René Clair
  • Popularity: 1.602
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1898-11-11
  • Place of Birth: Paris, France
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  • Also Known As: Rene Clair, René Chomette, René Després, Danceny
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René Clair Movies

  • 2021
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    René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu

    René Clair, tout entre nous n'était qu'un jeu

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1920
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    Le Lys de la vie

    Le Lys de la vie

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1963
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    En compagnie de Max Linder

    En compagnie de Max Linder

    7.2 1963 HD

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  • 2012
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    Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

    Cinéastes de notre temps : Erich von Stroheim

    5 2012 HD

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  • 1969
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    À la recherche de Jean Grémillon

    À la recherche de Jean Grémillon

    1 1969 HD

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  • 2019
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    Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol

    Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol

    8 2019 HD

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  • 1967
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    Civilisation: L'homme et les images

    Civilisation: L'homme et les images

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1921
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    Parisette

    Parisette

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1945
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    And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

    7 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

    7 1945 HD

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  • 1944
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    It Happened Tomorrow

    It Happened Tomorrow

    6.8 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    It Happened Tomorrow

    It Happened Tomorrow

    6.8 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    It Happened Tomorrow

    It Happened Tomorrow

    6.8 1944 HD

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  • 1931
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    À nous la liberté

    À nous la liberté

    7.1 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    À nous la liberté

    À nous la liberté

    7.1 1931 HD

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  • 1942
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    I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

    6.9 1942 HD

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  • 1942
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    I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

    6.9 1942 HD

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  • 1931
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    Le Million

    Le Million

    6.9 1931 HD

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  • 1931
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    Le Million

    Le Million

    6.9 1931 HD

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  • 1924
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    Entr'acte

    Entr'acte

    6.9 1924 HD

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  • 1924
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    Entr'acte

    Entr'acte

    6.9 1924 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Flame of New Orleans

    The Flame of New Orleans

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Flame of New Orleans

    The Flame of New Orleans

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1943
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    Forever and a Day

    Forever and a Day

    7.2 1943 HD

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  • 1952
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    Les Belles de nuit

    Les Belles de nuit

    6.2 1952 HD

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  • 1928
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    Les deux timides

    Les deux timides

    6 1928 HD

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  • 1925
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    Paris qui dort

    Paris qui dort

    6.762 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    Paris qui dort

    Paris qui dort

    6.762 1925 HD

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  • 1955
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    Les Grandes Manœuvres

    Les Grandes Manœuvres

    6.2 1955 HD

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  • 1926
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    Le Voyage imaginaire

    Le Voyage imaginaire

    6.4 1926 HD

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  • 1957
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    Porte des Lilas

    Porte des Lilas

    6.583 1957 HD

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  • 1928
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    La Tour

    La Tour

    6.2 1928 HD

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  • 1930
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    Sous les toits de Paris

    Sous les toits de Paris

    6.6 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Sous les toits de Paris

    Sous les toits de Paris

    6.6 1930 HD

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  • 1950
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    La Beauté du diable

    La Beauté du diable

    7.3 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    La Beauté du diable

    La Beauté du diable

    7.3 1950 HD

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  • 1928
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    Un chapeau de paille d'Italie

    Un chapeau de paille d'Italie

    6.1 1928 HD

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  • 1961
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    Tout l'or du monde

    Tout l'or du monde

    6.5 1961 HD

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  • 1960
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    La Française et l'Amour

    La Française et l'Amour

    4.9 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    La Française et l'Amour

    La Française et l'Amour

    4.9 1960 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Ghost Goes West

    The Ghost Goes West

    6.5 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    The Ghost Goes West

    The Ghost Goes West

    6.5 1935 HD

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  • 1947
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    Le silence est d'or

    Le silence est d'or

    6.7 1947 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Flame of New Orleans

    The Flame of New Orleans

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1962
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    Les Quatre Vérités

    Les Quatre Vérités

    4.182 1962 HD

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  • 1933
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    Quatorze Juillet

    Quatorze Juillet

    6.8 1933 HD

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  • 1933
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    Quatorze Juillet

    Quatorze Juillet

    6.8 1933 HD

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  • 1925
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    Le Fantôme du Moulin-Rouge

    Le Fantôme du Moulin-Rouge

    5.6 1925 HD

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  • 1925
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    Le Fantôme du Moulin-Rouge

    Le Fantôme du Moulin-Rouge

    5.6 1925 HD

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  • 1928
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    Un chapeau de paille d'Italie

    Un chapeau de paille d'Italie

    6.1 1928 HD

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  • 1938
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    Break the News

    Break the News

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1934
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    Le Dernier Milliardaire

    Le Dernier Milliardaire

    5.4 1934 HD

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  • 1938
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    Break the News

    Break the News

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1961
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    Tout l'or du monde

    Tout l'or du monde

    6.5 1961 HD

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  • 1961
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    Tout l'or du monde

    Tout l'or du monde

    6.5 1961 HD

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  • 1926
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    Le Voyage imaginaire

    Le Voyage imaginaire

    6.4 1926 HD

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  • 1934
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    Le Dernier Milliardaire

    Le Dernier Milliardaire

    5.4 1934 HD

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  • 1955
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    Les Grandes Manœuvres

    Les Grandes Manœuvres

    6.2 1955 HD

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  • 1937
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    Fire Over England

    Fire Over England

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1927
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    La Proie du vent

    La Proie du vent

    5.8 1927 HD

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  • 1931
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    À nous la liberté

    À nous la liberté

    7.1 1931 HD

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  • 1947
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    Le silence est d'or

    Le silence est d'or

    6.7 1947 HD

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  • 1947
    imgMovies

    Le silence est d'or

    Le silence est d'or

    6.7 1947 HD

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  • 1925
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    Le Fantôme du Moulin-Rouge

    Le Fantôme du Moulin-Rouge

    5.6 1925 HD

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  • 1965
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    Les Fêtes galantes

    Les Fêtes galantes

    4 1965 HD

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  • 1960
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    La Française et l'Amour

    La Française et l'Amour

    4.9 1960 HD

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  • 1955
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    Les Grandes Manœuvres

    Les Grandes Manœuvres

    6.2 1955 HD

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  • 1924
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    Le Carillon de Minuit

    Le Carillon de Minuit

    1 1924 HD

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  • 1928
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    La Tour

    La Tour

    6.2 1928 HD

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  • 1924
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    Entr'acte

    Entr'acte

    6.9 1924 HD

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  • 1925
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    Paris qui dort

    Paris qui dort

    6.762 1925 HD

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  • 1925
    imgMovies

    Paris qui dort

    Paris qui dort

    6.762 1925 HD

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  • 1965
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    Les Fêtes galantes

    Les Fêtes galantes

    4 1965 HD

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  • 1972
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    Ferraille et chiffons

    Ferraille et chiffons

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1952
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    Les Belles de nuit

    Les Belles de nuit

    6.2 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Les Belles de nuit

    Les Belles de nuit

    6.2 1952 HD

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  • 1952
    imgMovies

    Les Belles de nuit

    Les Belles de nuit

    6.2 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    Les Belles de nuit

    Les Belles de nuit

    6.2 1952 HD

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  • 1962
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    Les Quatre Vérités

    Les Quatre Vérités

    4.182 1962 HD

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  • 1942
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    I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

    6.9 1942 HD

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  • 1927
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    La Proie du vent

    La Proie du vent

    5.8 1927 HD

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  • 1928
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    Les deux timides

    Les deux timides

    6 1928 HD

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  • 1957
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    Porte des Lilas

    Porte des Lilas

    6.583 1957 HD

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  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Porte des Lilas

    Porte des Lilas

    6.583 1957 HD

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  • 1957
    imgMovies

    Porte des Lilas

    Porte des Lilas

    6.583 1957 HD

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  • 1930
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    Prix de beauté

    Prix de beauté

    6.2 1930 HD

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  • 1930
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    Prix de beauté

    Prix de beauté

    6.2 1930 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1978
    imgS2 E27

    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1956
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    Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

    8 1956 HD

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