Fever Mounts at El Pao

A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

Jean Valjean, convicted of a minor crime, spends the rest of his life being pursued by a cruel and unrelenting policeman, Javert.

Story of a lonely young girl who is befriended by an innocent but emotionally disabled veteran of the French Indochina War.

Christine, newly widowed and consumed by the memory of a ball she attended age 16, decides to track down the men she danced with that night and discover their fates.

Depressed Alain Leroy leaves the clinic where he was detoxified. He meets friends, acquaintances and women, trying to find a reason to continue living. Will this help him?

A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbor inserts herself into their household.

Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital. His first attempts are not too successful though as he is rebuffed by Valérie Vab

A poor laundrywoman tries to cope with a depressing burden of society.

The story of a mistreated donkey and the people around him. A study on saintliness and a sister piece to Bresson's Mouchette.

A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet, but something happens that changes

Bruno is released from prison. He looks for a job and tries to start a new life. His first stop is at his father's apartment.