Moreau, Jeanne 1928-Overview
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Jules et Jim Jules and Jim
by François Truffaut
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80 editions published between 1961 and 2012 in 7 languages and held by 2,261 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In the bohemian Paris of 1912, two inseparable bon vivants fall in love with the same young woman. She capriciously marries one of them and thereupon begins a tale of the long, torturous emotional adjustments the three must make
Ever after
by Andy Tennant
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11 editions published between 1998 and 2006 in English and held by 2,042 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A 'modern' young woman of the 16th century, Danielle is as independent and wise as she is beautiful and kind. Against remarkable odds, she stands up to her scheming stepmother and works miracles on the lives around her, including the prince of France
The Trial
by Orson Welles
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54 editions published between 1962 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Portrays the experiences of a young man who is mysteriously arrested by agents of the police for an unspecific crime and is prepared for questioning and trial
Catherine the Great
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2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 812 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Trapped in a loveless political marriage to the dissolute nephew of the ailing Russian Empress Elizabeth, young German princess Sophia Fredericka bides her time, chooses her lovers carefully and plots her path to the throne. Skillfully manipulating the Russian triumvirate of church, army and aristocracy, she adroitly rides the shifting currents of social change and unrest to become one of Russia's most unforgettable and beloved rulers, Catherine the Great
Nikita
by Luc Besson
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13 editions published between 1991 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 789 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A cop-killer junkie is forced by the government to become an undercover assassin or face a life in prison
Ascenseur pour l'echafaud
by Louis Malle
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28 editions published between 1957 and 2009 in French and No Linguistic content and held by 710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Julien is a former paratrooper, who now works for millionaire arms dealer Simon Carala. He is in love with Florence, Carala's wife. They plan to murder him and make it look like a suicide, but Julien forgets a rather important detail. Leaving the engine of his sports car running, he races up to the office to retrieve it, but fate intervenes, and Julien misses his rendezvous with Florence. She spends the night wandering the Parisian streets alone. Meanwhile brash teenager Louis and his girlfriend Veronique decide to "borrow" the car, which launches a disastrous stream of coincidence with sinister consequences
Le journal d'une femme de chambre
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8 editions published between 1987 and 2001 in French and held by 584 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A chambermaid with Paris flair gets a job at a country estate. The family she works for and the other staff members are a strange sort and she must learn the ways of country living. After a child is murdered near the estate, she begins to have her suspicions as to whom may be responsible
La notte
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17 editions published between 1961 and 2007 in Italian and No Linguistic content and held by 520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide An emotionally estranged couple faces heartache, desperation, and personal loss all in the course of one night
La mariée était en noir
by François Truffaut
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20 editions published between 1968 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide After a bridegroom is shot on the steps of the church on his wedding day, his widow traces the group of men responsible and eliminates them one by one
Touchez pas au grisbi Hands off the loot
by Jacques Becker
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21 editions published between 1954 and 2010 in French and English and held by 465 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Having pulled off the heist of a lifetime, Max looks forward to spending his remaining days relaxing with his beautiful young girlfriend. But when Riton, Maxś hapless partner and best friend, lets word of the loot slip to loose-lipped, two-timing Josy, Max is reluctantly drawn back into the underworld. Riton gets kidnapped by a mob boss in the hopes that there will be an exchange for the money, but nothing turns out as anyone has it planned
John Frankenheimer's The train
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3 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and held by 420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In August 1944 the Allied army is closing in on Paris. German commander and art fanatic Colonel Von Waldheim steals a vast collection of rare French paintings and loads them onto a train bound for Berlin. When a beloved French patriot is murdered while trying to sabotage Von Waldheim's scheme, Labiche, a stalwart member of the Resistance, vows to stop the train at any cost
Les amants
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2 editions published in 2008 in French and held by 387 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A restless bourgeois French woman finds her eye wandering from both her husband and her lover to an attractive passing stranger
Le feu follet
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1 edition published in 2008 in French and held by 358 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Alain Leroy is a self-destructive writer who is enduring a treatment in a private hospital because of his alcoholism. The doctor only sees the surface problem and declares it time for Alain to leave the hospital. Alain resolves to commit suicide, but first he goes to Paris and tries to reconnect with some old friends
Plus tard One day you'll understand
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1 edition published in 2009 in French and held by 348 WorldCat member libraries worldwide As the 1987 trial of Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie unfolds on television, Victor Bastien reviews old family documents and finds a distressing "Aryan declaration" authored by his late father. This new discovery throws Victor's conception of his family's history into darkness. His mother, Rivka, keeps a stubborn silence about the past, while Tania, his sister, defends their father's declaration. At the same time, Victor's wife and children grow concerned about his increasing distraction. Burning with the need to unearth the truth, Victor takes his family to the tiny village where Rivka's parents were forced to hide during the war
La Femme Nikita
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12 editions published between 1990 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 292 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Thriller about a street junkie who is picked up and recruited against her will for training as a killer. She is transformed into a beautiful and sophisticated woman, and soon falls in love with a soft-spoken romantic. When she receives a call and is ordered to kill someone she has to fight against the trap of her double life
Querelle
by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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36 editions published between 1982 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 290 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of a proud and tough sailor named Querelle involved in drug-smuggling and homosexual adventures
F. Scott Fitzgerald's the last tycoon
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1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 264 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A penetrating glimpse at big studio politics in the early days of Hollywood; a spectacular translation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's notorious novel
Until the end of the world
by Wim Wenders
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10 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and Italian and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide It's 1999. As the threat of nuclear holocaust looms, a government killer stalks traveler Farber for his invention, while one woman will do anything for his love
Time to leave
by François Ozon
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12 editions published between 2005 and 2012 in French and held by 254 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A successful fashion photographer learns that he has a brain tumor that will soon kill him. Hiding his diagnosis, he alienates his family and his boyfriend. During a stay with his grandmother his vulnerability is met with a big heart and sound advice. A chance encounter with a roadside café waitress results in an unusual bargain that provides a happy, playful dimension to the proceedings
Les quatre cents coups Four hundred blows
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1 edition published in 1986 in French and held by 220 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The story of a lonely Parisian youth whose alienation from his parents and teachers propels him into rebellion and small-time crime more
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Laclos, M. Jeanne Moreau 1928-
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English (116) Italian (19) German (9) Multiple languages (3) Spanish (2) Japanese (2) Hungarian (2) Covers
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