Noël Simsolo Movies

The wife of an extremely jealous merchant is held hostage by a bank robber.

Written and directed by Hitchcock historian Noël Simsolo, this 2004 French television documentary explores the earliest years of Alfred...

An interview with French film scholar Jean Narboni about Jean-Luc Godard's 1962 film VIVRE SA VIE.

Reflection on the relationship between image and voice-over in cinema, punctuated by the reading of a short story by Sade recounting the incestuous...

A travelogue of abandoned strip mining sites in France extolling their potential for recreational use.

Bernardette is feeling bored in a country house. She decides to send weekend invitations to a lot of people.

Documentary about the making of Louis Malle's 1963 film "The Fire Within".

A troubled young woman who lives alone in a rundown house meanders around and one day reveals a hidden talent when she goes into a bar, plays...

Three French pals take to the road in a stolen car and discover a talking, wounded stork — who claims to have deserted the Algerian army...

The mayor of a small provincial town, caught up in mundane affairs and corruption, summons his three deputies before fleeing: one of them will have...

Three old sisters get together every Sunday. For Epiphany Sunday, the program is busy: eating at the Chinese restaurant, drawing the kings and...

This documentary consists mainly of archive interviews of Jean Cocteau, and it features interesting contributions by Jean Marais and especially...

A man looks for a job, ignoring the selection process of employees. Part of "Contes modernes: A propos du travail."

A comedy on the theme of the law being debated where, in the face of growing insecurity and the upsurge in gratuitous violence, anyone can become a...

A short video by filmmaker Noel Simsolo discussing Jean Cocteau and Jean-Pierre Melville’s creative relationship and the production of the 1950...

At 45, divorced, unemployed and father of two children, Franois Morot realizes that he can no longer support the society in which he lives and...