Robert Bober

Vienne avant la nuit (2017)

The documentary filmmaker Robert Bober revisits the world of his great-grandfather, who left Poland to live in the modern and cosmopolitan city of Vienna, home to intellectuals such as Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, and Arthur Schnitzler, on the eve of the Nat ...

Cinéastes de notre temps : Jean Vigo (2012)

Correspondances: Dostoïevski (2003)

Pierre Dumayet relate the life of Fyodor through his letters, in particular his correspondence with his brother Mikhaïl. ...

Almost Peaceful (2002)

Set during the largely unexplored period immediately following World War II, the film follows a group of mostly Jewish Parisians who attempt to restart their lives and rekindle their capacity for happiness in the shadow of unspeakable horrors. Variety call ...

Franz Kafka, lettres à Félice et à Milena (2002)

Going Up Vilin Street (1992)

Evocation of N° 24 of Vilin Street where Perec lived his childhood. ...

Ellis Island Tales (1980)

"Ellis Island Tales" - From 1892 to 1924, nearly 16 million emigrants from Europe passed through Ellis Island, a small block of land where a transit center was built, near the New York Statue of Liberty. "Ellis Island Tales, Stories of Wandering and Hope" ...

Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard (1967)

Unwilling to marry, Silvia poses as a maid in order to meet the man she is to marry incognito. This will allow her to study the character and behaviour of her fiancé. But the young man resorts to the same stratagem... ...

Jules and Jim (1962)

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine. ...

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

Charlie is a former classical pianist who has changed his name and now plays jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico, surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed, he aids their escape. ...

The 400 Blows (1959)

For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of th ...

Belleville, belle et rebelle (2021)

They meet in »Le Vieux Belleville«: Minelle, the singer, or Robert Bober, the writer, once Truffaut's assistant director. Basque anarchist Lucio is also a regular at the little restaurant, where time seems to have stood still. This place and the memories ...

Vienne avant la nuit (2017)

The documentary filmmaker Robert Bober revisits the world of his great-grandfather, who left Poland to live in the modern and cosmopolitan city of Vienna, home to intellectuals such as Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, and Arthur Schnitzler, on the eve of the Nat ...