Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Foreign Cinema > Classics: 215 Films to Rent
Finally Sunday (Vivement Dimanche!) (1983)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant
- A businessman in trouble with the police over the murder of his wife's lover finds solace in his secretary who decides to investigate the case…
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (Une Belle Fille Comme Moi) (1972)
- Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Bernadette Lafont, Andre Dussollier
- Twisted French black comedy of a licentious, manipulative murderess recounting her sordid past to a green criminology student. Dripping in silly…
Lo Scopone Scientifico (1972)
- Dir. Luigi Comencini
Feat. Bette Davis, Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano…
- Little–known Italian comedy stars Bette Davis as a wealthy, Nora Desmond–esque countess who entices those less fortunate to gamble with…
Beware Of A Holy Whore (Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte, The Little Chaos, The City Tramp) (1971)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hanna Schygulla
- Dubbed Fassbinder's most autobiographical work, this ambiguous comedy investigates relations between a clan of artists attempting to make a film in…
Max and the Junkmen (Max Et Les Ferrailleurs) (1971)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Romy Schneider
- French crime drama set in the noir shaded streets of Paris follows a frustrated detective getting tangled up in a love triangle after commissioning a…
Conformist, The (Conformista, Il) (1970)
- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Stefania Sandrelli, Gastone Moschin…
- Dazzling images and a potent brew of sex and politics merge seamlessly in this milestone of cinema about a submissive Italian Fascist recruited to…
Things of Life, The (Les Choses De La Vie) (1970)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, Jean Bouise
- Golden Palm nominated French comedy focusing on the life of a fatally injured man who upon seeing his life flash before his eyes realizes he must…
Army of Shadows (L'Armée des Ombres, aka Army in the Shadows) (1969)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Lino Ventura, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel…
- Melville’s heavyweight masterpiece – by turns sombre, exhilarating, and tension–filled – tackles the clandestine rearguard…
Boucher, Le (The Butcher) (1969)
- Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Stephane Audran, Jean Yanne
- Psychological thriller probes the perhaps dangerous liaison between a celibate school–teacher and a murder suspect, the local butcher. Rich in…
Colour of Pomegranates (Color of Pomegranates) (1969)
- Dir. Sergei Paradjanov
Feat. Sofiko Chiaurel, Melkon Aleksanyan, Vilen Galstyan
- A visually exquisite, at times baffling film from the much–censored Armenian director. Retells the life of 18th century mystic poet Sayat Nova…