Martine Sarcey

The Light (2004)

Camille arrives in Ouessant, the island of her birth off the Brittany coast, to sell the family home. She spends a last night in the house during which she discovers a secret. In 1963 a man came to work with her father, who was the Jument lighthouse operat ...

Sachs' Disease (1999)

Dr. Bruno Sachs, the only medical practitioner in a small French town, seems on the surface to be compassionate and dedicated. However, in private he is not happy in his work and does not like most of his patients. Here he meets Pauline Kasser, a young wom ...

Les Maîtres du pain (1993)

Princesse Alexandra (1992)

In search of freedom, Duchess Alexandra, cousin of Empress Sissi, leaves Austria and her violent husband to settle incognito in Paris. ...

Alcyon (1990)

On a deserted island, an old caretaker with a waning memory wanders among the ruins of a former children's prison, which was destroyed by a mutiny and a fire a long time ago. ...

The Murdered House (1988)

After World War I, a young ex-soldier, Sébastien Monge, returns to his home village. Ignorant of his past, he learns that, 24 years before, his entire family was slain in their home one stormy night. Only Sébastien, then a four-month old baby, was spared ...

États d'âme (1986)

In this political drama, five left-leaning friends gradually lose heart in the Socialist government elected in 1981 in France. One of the five men is a television broadcaster; the others are a teacher about to become an academic inspector, a tax man, the d ...

P.R.O.F.S. (1985)

A clique of four young teachers at a high school looks critically at their colleagues. To avoid falling in the same routine, they bring new ideas into the school lessons and play little games and pranks in their spare time -- sometimes get even more childi ...

Fou comme l'oiseau (1983)

Two Lions in the Sun (1980)

Paul and Rene, two men in their forties weary with life. One a widower, the other is divorced and pays alimony to his ex-wife. They live together, go on vacations together. This last vacation has been a washout and so is their return. ...

Certaines nouvelles (1980)

Ciao, You Guys (1979)

Le Facteur de Fontcabrette (1979)

Trocadero Lemon Blue (1978)

Ten years old Phil who is living with his mother and likes skateboarding with his friends has fallen in love with a girl of his age. ...

L'Hôtel de la plage (1978)

Visitors young and old get up to fun antics and romance at a seaside hotel in Brittany, France. ...

One Wild Moment (1977)

Pierre, 44, contentedly divorced, takes his teen daughter to the Côte d'Azur along with his friend Jacques and Jacques' own teen daughter, Françoise. On the topless beaches of Saint-Tropez, Jacques and Pierre discuss marriage and being parents. Then, in ...

Parisian Life (1977)

Two young Parisians, Raoul de Gardefeu and Bobinet, are in love with Metella, a beautiful young woman aspiring to high society. Metella rejects them both in favour of a richer and older man. ...

Anatole (1977)

Pardon Mon Affaire (1976)

On an otherwise normal day, Étienne, a happily married man and a good father, sees something that stops him dead in his tracks: a gorgeous woman in a billowing red dress. Long after she has left his vision, her memory continues to haunt his mind. He falls ...

No Pockets in a Shroud (1974)

In the newspaper he has just founded, journalist Dolannes exposes all the wheeling and dealing and scandals that go on in his town. ...

Les murs ont des oreilles (1974)

A writer separated from his wife moves to the countryside with his secretary and children. From his office, he can hear everything that is going on. ...

Man with the Transplanted Brain (1972)

Professor Marcilly is a famed brain specialist who, following in-depth and extended research work, is now able to perform brain transplant surgery. One day, he finds himself in the presence of a young car accident victim for whom the only hope of survival ...

Appointment in Bray (1971)

In 1917, the First World War is raging. Julien is from Luxemburg, so instead of having to go to war he studies piano in Paris. One day his friend Jacques, also a musician and now a fighter pilot on the front, invites him to spend a few days in his family's ...

Un jeu d'enfer (1970)

Eyes Full of Sun (1970)

Vincent, a twenty-five year-old intern, lives in Rennes with his mother and his eighteen-year-old brother Bernard. In order to cheer up Bernard who has just failed his baccalauréat exam, the father invites him and his older brother to spend a holiday in h ...

Clerambard (1969)

When a cruel man is visited by Saint Francis and convinced to change his ways, his family believes him to be insane and locks him away in order to sell his beloved castle ...

Tender Moment (1968)

An eighteen-year-old student is infatuated with an older woman, the mistress of a famous racing driver. Taking advantage of a misunderstanding between the two lovers, he manages to seduce her and falls in love. ...

Salut Berthe ! (1968)

Adrien Chautard, a major industrialist from Abidjan, has been chosen to replace an expert on the official Ivory Coast delegation sent to Paris to discuss the country's association with the Common Market. Chautard is delighted at the prospect of this trip, ...

The Thief of Paris (1967)

In turn-of-the-century Paris, Georges Randal is brought up by his wealthy uncle, who steals his inheritance. Georges hopes to marry his cousin Charlotte, but his uncle arranges for her to marry a rich neighbour. In retaliation, Georges steals the fiancé's ...

The Boss of Champignol (1966)

Claudius finds a foal and takes it home to his boss. The men who stole the animal are looking for him. Claudius names him Champignol and trains him for racing. When he grows up, Champignol wins a regional race. But the thieves return, and Claudius is force ...

Circus Angel (1965)

A burglar joins the circus to escape the police. Yet, he continues his thefts during his off-hours and gets involved in the problems of people around him, while also romancing one of the other circus performers. ...

The Animals (1963)

Frédéric Rossif selected animal footage from 300,000 m of film, and structured his film in nine parts, from the creation of the world to the rediscovery of paradise on earth. ...

Be Careful Ladies (1963)

Charles Rouvier, a lawyer, is in jail for trying to save one of his clients, Hedwige. He decides to be revenged on women and his inmates teach him how to seduce and exploit them.As soon as he is released from prison he places a personal ad in a newspaper. ...

L'Exécution (1961)

Paris, at the start of the German Occupation, five men plan to sabotage a factory. ...

The Creation of the World (1958)

La Création du Monde is among the first animated feature films made in France. But to be exact, the film was animated in Czechoslovakia and directed by Eduard Hofman. It is adapted from a series of five books by Jean Effel, a French caricaturist and illus ...

Nest of Spies (1956)

The mysterious death of a well-known criminal sparks an investigation into national security. ...

Trial at the Vatican (1952)

In 19th-century France, a little girl follows her two sisters into a Carmelite monastery with the goal of becoming a saint. ...

Matrimonial Agency (1952)

Noël is a bachelor who inherits a matrimonial agency. After contemplating selling it, he chooses to manage it. ...

Leathernose (1952)

After being hurt in the face, Count de Roger Tinchebraye is forced to hide his disfigured face behind a leather mask. Dispirited for a while, he decides to become a Casanova-like seductor. When he meets true love, cynical Roger does not believe in it and l ...