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Dir: Pierre Colombier

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Pierre Colombier

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Petit hôtel à louer perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Pierre Colombier

The first in a series of popular comedies featuring the character of Bouboule, a man of few means who somehow manages to sneak into various athletic events (such as here boxing, cycling, and rugby) without paying the entrance fee, and who thoroughly enjoys himself doing so.

Dir: Pierre Colombier

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of The King of the Gate Crashers perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Pierre Colombier

Ginette, a Parisian seamstress, lives poorly but happily with her musician lover. When Count la Ferronnière offers to teach her the manners and behaviours that will open her the doors to a richer world, she quickly chooses wealth over love.

Dir: Pierre Colombier

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Les transatlantiques perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Pierre Colombier

Alcide Darbois, a small-time garage owner, and his sister Ursule come into a fabulous inheritance and become powerful industrialists. The cars they make a re very successful on the French market. Now a bit of a snob, Alcide decides to marry his daughter Suzanne to Marquis Gaëtan de la Michodière, but the young lady is actually in love with Bégonia, her father's chief worker. A car racing event will resolve the situation.

Dir: Pierre Colombier

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

A crook escapes from jail after hypnotizing the warden.

Dir: Pierre Colombier

Opera singer Enrico Ferraro escapes from his manager and too many engagements changing trains for the Riviera. He makes a friend and stops at a village for some well deserved holidays, where he meets a beautiful girl.

Dir: Pierre Colombier

Philibert Bretonneau signs novels which are actually written by Moluchet, his secretary, secretly in love with Bretonneau's charming wife, Pauline... One day, Jim la houlette, the king of thieves, resurfaces in France. He steals jewels from Madame Clisson, the wife of a lawyer. Saint-Lévy, Bretonneau's publisher, has an idea : to simulate the theft of a manuscript by Jim la houlette, in fact by Moluchet posing as the criminal. But Moluchet, confronted by the real Jim, lets him run away and is arrested...