French Noir Collection [Speaking of Murder / Back to the Wall / Witness in the City] (AKA Le rouge est mis / Le dos au mur / Un témoin dans la ville)
This collection features three film noir classics from France.
Jean Gabin as Inspector Maigret [Maigret Sets a Trap | Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case | Maigret Sees Red]
This three-film collection features screen great Jean Gabin (Touchez pas au grisbi) as Georges Simenon’s legendary, pipe-smoking sleuth.
Maigret Sets a Trap
Inspector Maigret tries to trap a killer and discovers why a happily married, wealthy, and talented man should want to bump off women at night. Jean Gabin is perfect as Georges Simenon's secure and steady sleuth, and old-hand Jean Delannoy expertly keeps up the pace and suspense in this enjoyable wh…
Rocco and His Brothers
The tragedy of Luchino Visconti’s searing family drama is set in motion when brothers Rocco and Simone both fall in love with the mercurial Nadia. Presented by Martin Scorsese.
Story of a Woman
While studying to be a concert pianist in Rome, a Swedish girl named Karin falls in love with a handsome medical student named Bruno . When she discovers that Bruno is married to an older woman, she heads home to Sweden and marries an American diplomat. The diplomat is then assigned to Rome, where K…
Vice and Virtue
In Nazi occupied France, two sisters navigate very different courses. Juliette (Annie Girardot) is surrounded by the spoils of war, being the mistress of an SS colonel. Justine (Catherine Deneuve), whose husband is seized by fascists on their wedding day, is taken to a chateau in the country, where …