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Dir: Julien Duvivier

A girl in search of sailors lost in the Pacific.

Dir: Julien Duvivier

European tourists on holiday in Morocco are threatened by a native sorcerer who predicts five of them will die, one by one, before the full moon.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Die fünf verfluchten Gentlemen perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Julien Duvivier

Five gentlemen are on vacation in Morocco; one of them takes off a Muslim girl's veil and the sorcerer curses them: before the full moon, all of them will die.

Dir: Julien Duvivier

Nothing can atone for young "Carrot top"s mother's hatred, nor for his father's indifference. But when his father learns that his son is thinking about committing suicide, he steps in and takes him under his wing.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Moon Over Morocco perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Julien Duvivier

Poor abbé Contantin, he is devastated at the news: to think that two American ladies have bought the local manor where he has always been welcome! Worse, Mrs. Scott and her cousin Bettina are protestant. But the good priest soon realizes there is no cause for alarm. The two ladies are charming and open-minded. They insist on Constantin sticking to his old habits and he gladly resumes his visits to the manor. Paul,his nephew, will even fall in love with Bettina and the priest will unite the two young people in the village of mirth.

Dir: Julien Duvivier

Marc Verdier, a former professor and devout catholic, lives in Jerusalem near the Mount of Olives, with his crippled wife and Septime, his eccentric brother. On his part,Jean-Louis, Marc's son is in Paris where he continues his studies. Or so he thinks, for, in actual fact, he is the leader of a dangerous anarchist network hiding under the code name of Sirias...

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Poil de carotte perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Julien Duvivier

An opera singer, restless in her marriage to an elderly Scottish lord, longs to return to the limelight of the stage in Paris.

Dir: Julien Duvivier

Bastien and Ségard decide to leave France for Canada. They wait for the departure of their ship in a hotel recommended by Hidoux, an old porter that they met at the station. They drink around town and Bastien meets Émilienne in a bar while Ségard falls in love with the hotel servant girl Thérèse. When the day of the departure comes, the ship's engine break soon after they leave the port. Forced to stay one more week in the Hotel, they find a temporary job. One night, Bastien offers Thérèse some champagne and the two end up making love on the beach. When the engine is fixed, Bastien decides to stay with Thérèse and writes a letter to Ségard about it. Ségard, disappointed, boards the ship alone.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of L'abbé Constantin perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Julien Duvivier

Story of a rendezvous in Paris which is prepared through telephone calls between a Berlin telephonist and his female colleague in Paris.

Dir: Julien Duvivier

Denise, an orphaned girl, moves to Paris where she hopes to find work at her uncle's store. But the glamorous department store 'Aux Bonheur des Dames' across the street crunches all the little businesses around. She finds a position there.