Claude de Givray

The Little Thief (1988)

In a small town in post-WWII France, 16-year-old Janine tries to improve her conditions by any means necessary. Three people—Michel, a married lover; Raoul, a fellow thief; Mauricette, a photographer she meets in prison—will help her learn from her mis ...

Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company (1986)

Director Gaspard Bazin is working on a new feature film. For now, he's still looking at the fundraising and casting stage of the process. He calls upon Jean Almereyda, a once-fashionable producer who is now going through a bad patch, finding it increasingl ...

Vivement Truffaut (1985)

A tribute to the late, great French director Francois Truffaut, this documentary was undoubtedly named after his last movie, Vivement Dimanche!, released in 1983. Included in this overview of Truffaut's contribution to filmmaking are clips from 14 of his m ...

A Summer in Hell (1984)

An amateur detective helps a hotel owner to find her younger sister. ...

Bed and Board (1970)

Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his long-gestating novel. As Christine becomes pre ...

Stolen Kisses (1968)

The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service. His sweetheart Christine's father lands Antoine a job as a security guard, which he promptly los ...

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jacques Becker (1967)

Episode of the French television series about the work of film director Jacques Becker. (A 27-minute excerpt from this show appears on the Criterion Collection's release of "Casque d'Or. ...

Husband for Sale (1965)

Berenice, a wealthy, spoiled and temperamental girl, loves a winter sports buddy and wants to get married. Her friends play a nasty prank on her to get back at her. They're going to celebrate a fake union, and in the end, the husband runs away. Unable to r ...

Cinéastes de notre temps : Sacha Guitry (1965)

Documentary about French playwright and film director Sacha Guitry. ...

Tight Skirts, Loose Pleasures (1965)

Catherine Guérande, a 19-year-old Parisian girl, decides to become a prostitute after a messy love affair. She did not count on Pornotropos, a brutal racketeer who runs the profitable business of model agencies, cabarets, and camping sites, backed by Than ...

A Swelled Head (1962)

A man inherits an old house in a very bad condition. With the help of a young mechanic, he begins to renovate this house. ...

It Means That Much to Me (1961)

Eddie Constantine stars as a reporter mixed up in the spy world in this routine espionage actioner by first-time director Pierre Grasset. After taking some illicit photos for a new story he is working on, Eddie (Constantine) is coerced into doing a job for ...

The Army Game (1960)

Jean Lerat begins his military service at an army camp. ...

Le Beau Serge (1959)

After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic. ...

The Mischief Makers (1957)

A group of young boys develops a crush on a girl, leading to jealousy toward her boyfriend. They scheme to disrupt their relationship, and when the boyfriend catches one of them spying, he punishes him harshly. In retaliation, the boys attempt to make the ...

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture (2016)

An inquiry into two of the most influencial French filmakers friendship and feud. ...

François Truffaut l'insoumis (2014)

This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his personal correspondance reveals the little known insurgent side of his personnality. Featuring interviews with close collaborators, friends and family, this definitive documentary tells his int ...

Jean Aurenche, écrivain de cinéma (2010)

Letter to my brother Guy Gilles, filmmaker who passed away too soon (1999)

Posthumous tribute paid by actor Luc Bernard to his older brother, director Guy Gilles ( 1938 - 1996 ). Documentary composed of interviews with some of his brother's friends and some actors from his main films, excerpts of which we see. ...

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child (1996)

A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut's creative process and how his life informed his art, told from the perspectives of those who knew him best. ...

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death (1996)

A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut's creative process and how his life informed his art, told from the perspectives of those who knew him best. ...

Erotissimo (1969)

Annie is a middle-age wife, still sexy and pampered by her husband, Phillippe, who is the owner and general manager of a dynamic company. Under the deluge of sexy Swedish movies, sexy advertising on the streets, sexy intimate clothing in ladies' shops, and ...

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit (1965)