Leslie Caron
Author
Language
English
Description
Oscar-nominated actress Leslie Caron lends her voice to "Mother of Normandy," a documentary film about a little-known but unforgettable woman who bridged an ocean between her beloved corner of France and the families who lost loved ones in the battle for the liberation of Europe during World War II. Simone Renaud, wife of the wartime Mayor of Ste. Mere-Eglise, spent 44 years expressing to the families of the fallen, and to surviving veterans of the...
5) Gigi
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Wealthy Gaston finds out he prefers a young Parisian girl to be his wife rather than his mistress. This title has been repackaged.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Impoverished but sparky widow Louisa Durrell makes the radical decision to leave 1930s England in hopes of a better life for her children. As Louisa relocates her reluctant brood to a dilapidated house in the Greek sun, the Durrells face a whole new set of challenges as they meet new friends, rivals, lovers, and animals.
8) Lili
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Orphan Lili Daurier joins a carnival and falls under the spell of its star, a suave magician. But it is the show's crippled, embittered puppeteer who truly loves Lili, a love he can express only through his puppets.
10) Daddy long legs
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A playboy anonymously sends a French orphan to college. They meet later when she is his niece's roommate, and fall in love.
11) Father Goose
Publisher
Republic Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Working as a spotter for the Navy on a south sea island during WWII, a man rescues a ship of 7 schoolgirls and their pretty teacher.
14) Damage
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Stephen and Anna pursue their illicit affair with obsessive abandon despite the danger of discovery and the resulting harm it would do to his complacent life, to Martyn, and to his wife, Ingrid.
15) Fanny
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Language
English
Description
A romantic, affectionate look at life on the Marseilles waterfront and a vivid evocation of young love on the threshhold of the difficult choices that lead to adulthood.
16) Gigi
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gaston is weary of the conventions of society. He is a rich playboy and is the scion of a wealthy Parisian family who wants to find emotional refuge from the superficial lifestyle of upper class Parisian 1900s society. He seeks refuge with the former mistress of his uncle and her outgoing, tomboy granddaughter, Gigi. She is a youthful courtesan-in-training. When Gaston becomes aware that Gigi has matured into a woman, her grandmother and aunt urge...
19) Dangerous Moves
Author
Language
English
Description
In this Academy Award-winning film, aging Soviet chess champion Akiva Liebskind arrives in Geneva to face off against his former student Pavius Fromm in a World Championship match. Pavius is a defector from the USSR, and the Soviet authorities threaten to harm Akiva's family if he does not defeat the rogue player.
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Jerry Mulligan is an ex-G.I. and a struggling American painter in Paris. He is 'discovered' by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerry's art. Jerry in turn falls for Lise, a young French girl already engaged to a cabaret singer. Jerry jokes, sings and dances with his best friend, an acerbic would-be concert pianist. Romance between Jerry and Lise becomes complicated.