An art dealer comes into possession of a fake Gaugin painting, which leads him into a downward spiral of murder and gangland crimes.

Meurtre.a.Montmartre.1957.576p.BluRay.AC3.x264-KG.mkv

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Runtime: 	1 h 32 min
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https://nitro.download/view/9B732B70BF5C5A2/Meurtre.a.Montmartre.1957.576p.BluRay.AC3.x264-KG.mkv

Language(s):French
Subtitles:English, French

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Louis Bertain is the owner of a Paris garage which is the front for a robbery gang. He and his accomplices are careful to keep up a civic veneer by day, indulging in criminal activities only when “the red light is on” at night. This status quo is upset when one of the gang members becomes convinced that Louis’ younger brother is a police informer.

1.95GB | 1h 25m | 768×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/8E546B31B42EE3B/Speaking.of.Murder.1957.BDRIP.2K.576p.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language(s):French
Subtitles:English

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The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world, and the most alluring. As soon as Vincent sets eyes on this remarkable work of art he knows that he must possess it, which is not so unlikely as it seems because he is the most accomplished burglar in the world. Stealing valuable paintings is something that Vincent specialises in, so walking off with Da Vinci’s portrait of the woman with the inscrutable smile ought to be a doddle. First he needs a pretext for his frequent visits to the Louvre Museum, and this he obtains by getting himself taken on as an assistant to the picture framer Monsieur Lemercier. He also takes the trouble to strike up a friendly rapport with the man whose job it is to guard the coveted painting. How providential that, like Vincent, he should have a keen interest in chess.

Whilst dodging the unwelcome advances of Lemercier’s temperamental wife Titine, our hero discovers love – in the form of one of the residents of the brothel opposite his present lodgings. A stunning blonde, Nicole is as devilishly enchanting as La Gioconda and just as hard to get your hands on – as Vincent discovers when he tries to chat her up, unsuccessfully. Never one to give up, even when the odds are against him, Vincent agrees to meet up with her in three day’s time, at an inn near Avignon. This gives him just enough time to pull off the crime of the century – the theft of the Mona Lisa! Meanwhile, Nicole will be away in Normandy, on tour as an assistant to a stage magician named Merlin. Stealing the painting proves to be easier than Vincent had thought – he manages to distract the guard with a game of chess.

Leaving behind his usual signature, Romeo, the enterprising burglar is soon making a neat getaway, not knowing that he is being watched by two suspicious looking individuals. Clearly intent on recovering the painting for their own advantage, these two give chase and end up taking Nicole prisoner. She manages to escape and soon joins up with Vincent, who has the painting safely stowed away in his red suitcase. Hotly pursued by the police and some opportunistic crooks, Vincent and Nicole make a desperate bid for freedom, but through a series of mishaps the priceless artwork goes stray and finally ends up back where it started. Vincent doesn’t let this one failure get him down. He is still at liberty and has found himself a spunky accomplice who is every bit as valuable to him as the Mona Lisa. From now on, Vincent’s nefarious exploits will be signed Romeo and Juliet!

— James Travers.

1.58GB | 1h 38m | 720×432 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/888A3C49F12E465/The_Mona_Lisa_Has_Been_Stolen_(1966)_–_Michel_Deville.mkv

Language(s):French
Subtitles:English (muxed)

The post Michel Deville – On a volé la Joconde AKA The Mona Lisa Has Been Stolen (1966) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Synopsis
The story concerns a couple of ex-servicemen who engineer a robbery, only to run afoul of professional criminals.

Dick et Tony, parachutistes rapatriés d’Indochine ont accepté de rendre un petit service au Maltais. Pour une commission de deux millions de francs, ils ont fait transiter 25 millions, mais au moment de rendre l’argent, le Maltais n’est pas là. Ils investissent alors cet argent dans une boîte de nuit.

1.35GB | 1 h 11 min | 768×576 | mkv

https://nitroflare.com/view/17BD93D17A94586/A_Bullet_in_the_Gun_Barrel_(1958).mkv

Language(s):French
Subtitles:English

The post Michel Deville & Charles Gérard – Une Balle dans le Canon AKA A Bullet in the Gun Barrel (1958) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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The guests arrive at the Senechal home for a dinner party, only to discover that the invitation had been given for the following evening. This miscommunication proves to be the first in a series of unusual events that invariably prevent the Thevenots (Paul Frankeur and Delphine Seyrig), the Senechals (Jean-Pierre Cassel and Stephane Audran), Don Rafael (Fernando Rey), and Florence (Bulle Ogier) from enjoying a meal together. An alternate plan to dine at a local bistro is foiled when a funeral wake for the restaurant owner is held in an adjacent back room. Another dinner party is promptly canceled when the Senechals sneak away from the house for a moment of intimacy, and the guests mistakenly conclude that a raid on the house is imminent. The women meet for drinks, but are informed that the cafe is out of tea and coffee after an unusually busy day. A subsequent dinner party is also disrupted when the military unexpectedly turns up for training exercises at the Senechal estate. Even dreams provide little respite for their frustrated efforts to hold a dinner party, as the guests inexplicably find themselves seated on stage during the performance of a play, or creating an international crisis when the colonel (Claude Pieplu) insults the obscure Republic of Miranda, in front of the ambassador, Don Rafael.

Luis Buñuel creates an absurdly comic and wickedly incisive portrait of the meaningless social rituals and polite hypocrisy of the upper middle class in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. By interweaving exaggerated reality with lucid dream sequences, Buñuel blurs the distinction between civilized behavior and social indictment. As in The Exterminating Angel, the inability of the guests to enjoy a defining ritual associated with their class results, paradoxically, from an unwillingness to break from social tradition. In essence, the dinner party provides the means for validating social worth, and therefore, becomes an indispensable, self-perpetuating event for the guests. But inevitably, like the repeated image of the weary guests walking on a deserted street, it is an endless and incomprehensible path that ultimately leads nowhere.

2.04GB | 1h 41mn | 960×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/4F374E27113CC94/Luis_Bunuel_-_(1972)_The_Discreet_Charm_of_the_Bourgeoisie.mkv

Language:French
Subtitles:English, French, German

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Synopsis
Jacques Tati’s award-winning feature début – a dazzling blend of satire and slapstick is early evidence of his unique talent. Acclaimed by international critics as an innovative comic masterpiece, Jour de fête is an hilarious exposé of the modern obsession with speed and efficiency, set amidst the rural surroundings of a tiny French village. Tati plays an appealingly self-deluded buffoon a postman who, impressed by the bristling efficiency of the American postal system, makes a wholly misguided attempt to introduce modern methods in the depths of rural France.

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Tati’s re-edit of his original black and white version, featuring a new character and hand-painted details and English voice-over.

https://nitro.download/view/0830ECA7AFD819A/Jour.de.fete.1949._1964.Re-edited.version_.720p.BluRay.x264.mkv

Language(s):French & English voice-over
Subtitles:None

The post Jacques Tati – Jour de fête AKA The Village Fair [1964 re-edited version] (1949) first appeared on Cinema of the World.