Didier Decoin

The year is 1816, and NAPOLEON, held prisoner by the British on the island of St. Helena, is telling the young English girl BETSY his life story... (imdb)

Honoré de Balzac was a man who lived to write. His life was a hard, permanent struggle, from his cold relationship with his mother who was unable to give him the love he needed, to his unsuccessful attempts to make money out of printing and publishing books... (imdb)

The Classic tale from Alexandre Dumas. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancée Mercedes and revenge against his nemesis, Mondego. (imdb)

In a small French village, an angel appears disguised as a beautiful young blond. (imdb)

After the recently re-elected President of a fictitious state has been assassinated, one of the members of the investigation committee refuses to sign the final report and is given the task of investigating once more. In the course of his search he finds evidence that casts serious doubt on the committee's "lone-gunman" theory... A very bold film that basically told the "JFK" story thinly disguised as having taken place not in the US. (imdb)

A French photographer is kidnapped and held hostage in a war-torn Beirut. Slowly but surely his integrity and self-respect is broken. (imdb)

Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character and great strength, is convicted of stealing a loaf of bread, an act that sets in motion a lifetime of misery for Valjean, as he is pursued by the uncompromising and brutal lawman Javert. (imdb)

Alan Wolf is a former great name in the world of dance, who has been forced by injuries to retire and become an instructor. He trains talented young people who hope for a career as dancers. In particular, despite an incredibly harsh and demanding demeanor, he wins the fanatical adoration of his female students. Indeed, so ardent is their worship of him that when they are dismissed from his studio for artistic shortcomings, many of them become suicidally despondent.

In 1964 a local woman is stabbed, sexually assaulted and murdered in public as her neighbors ignore her cries for help. (imdb)

Sylvia, an honest young woman, buries her aunt. Not far from there, a man who had attended another funeral invites her to lunch and tells him that he works in business. In reality, it is Dominique Leonelli, one of the right arms of Ange Malaggione, a formidable gangster who is at the head of the Corsican clan.

Alex, entered the Legion to escape a debt owed to the Corsican Mafia ... 4 years later, Alex deserts and returns to Marseille to find Katia, his love of youth.

Two boys in their early teens in a strictly-run pre-WWII Catholic School form a firm friendship which is troubled by an abbot who is obsessed with the younger of the students. (imdb)

1962, in Algeria. The journalist Jérome Cartier is called into the ranks of the French army, where he meets his friend François. The latter is the victim of an attack by the OAS. Jérome tracks the culprits. (imdb)