Movies by Madeleine Robinson

A Simple Story

A Simple Story

A middle-aged woman leaves her partner and drifts back to her ex-husband, while the lives of her middle class friends intersect with her own.

The Trial

The Trial

Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused of. In order to find out about the reason for this accusation and to protest his innocence, he tries to look behind the façade of the judicial system. But since this remains fruitless, there seems to be no chance for him to escape from this nightmare.

À la recherche de Jean Grémillon

À la recherche de Jean Grémillon

Documentary about filmmaker Jean Grémillon.

I Married a Shadow

I Married a Shadow

After a train accident, a woman survives and is mistaken for an other woman she just met on a train before the accident.

Terror Stalks the Class Reunion

Terror Stalks the Class Reunion

A beautiful young detective goes to the rescue of a teacher kidnapped by a former student.

Je suis un mouchard

Je suis un mouchard

Mado loves Henry but is coveted by Bob Torquella, a dangerous gangster. The latter, mad with jealousy, is prepared to do everything to get rid of Henri. He and his accomplice involve him in a dangerous robbery. Henri is hurt and arrested by the police. But the young man, a weak character, denounces his accomplices. Two years later, the two gangsters run away from prison. Bob finds that Henri and Mado are husband and wife and have a daughter. In a panic, Henri runs for cover.

Dark Journey

Dark Journey

In this movie based upon Julian Green's novel, we follow Paul's downfall as he is torn between his love for Angele, a local prostitute, as he finds out too late, and Madame Grosgeorge's love for him.

Mission to Venice

Mission to Venice

An American polo player in Paris gets roped into intrigue when he's asked to find a family friend whom has gone missing.

The Bellman

The Bellman

The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe the daughter of his only friend, a head injury victim considered the village simpleton, into marrying him, despite her love for a lowly woodsman who is, in turn, being cajoled into marriage by the daughter of the wealthy innkeeper.

The Knife to the Throat

The Knife to the Throat

Pacos Le Maltais, leader of a gang, lays down the law on the quay of Marseille. He fires one of his henchmen, Le Chinois, who killed a woman during the last bank stickup.

Noix de coco

Noix de coco

The Taste of Violence

The Taste of Violence

Perez kidnaps the President's daughter to trade her for imprisoned revolutionaries.

A Trap for Cinderella

A Trap for Cinderella

Based on Sébastien Japrisot's novel, the story revolves around a young girl who suffers from amnesia after surviving a terrible fire.

Cinq-Mars

Cinq-Mars

In the 17th century, under Louis XIII, the policy of Cardinal de Richelieu aimed at the definitive establishment of a monarchic power, and gave rise to a struggle against the great feudal lords, who favored a weak central power. Numerous conspiracies against the Cardinal were led by the high nobility. The one led by Henri Coiffier de Ruzé d'Effiat, marquis de Cinq-Mars, was the last and most famous of them.

One Can Say It Without Getting Angry

One Can Say It Without Getting Angry

Pauline intends to end her days and meticulously prepares her suicide, but she meets Peppo, an Italian immigrant, who will change her mind.

Tuesday's Guest

Tuesday's Guest

When Charles learns that his wife and her lover want to poison him, he thinks of killing both of them.