André S. Labarthe Movies

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away...

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.

Gérard Courant applies the Lettrist editing techniques of Isidore Isou to footage of late 70's pop culture. Courant posits that his cinema...

After leaving France in search of a better life in America, a television producer returns with a group of burlesque dancers to take the Paris club...

In the third part of a Cinéastes triptych on Jean Renoir, the director sits alone in a cinema analyzing scenes from La Marseillaise and The...

The supremely world-weary Lemmy Caution, last seen in Godard's "Alphaville" (France/1965), has several strange encounters while trying to make his...

A cinematographic poetry that portrays the artistic link between the French filmmaker André S. Labarthe and his disciple, the Uruguayan...

A troubled marriage is tested by the couple's involvement in a theatrical production of Racine’s Andromaque.

The first of three documentaries by Rivette on Jean Renoir.

In 1985, former oil rig worker Richard Linklater began a film screening society in Austin, Texas, that aimed to show classic art-house and...

Second in the documentary trilogy from mastermind Jacques Rivette, featuring a conversation between Jean Renoir and Michel Simon, who celebrate their...

Colour, form, area - this is the formula of the greatest pioneer of abstract painting. Kandinsky came to art late in life, but his impact through Der...

Jeanne Moreau, filmed by Jacques Rozier, meets with Jerry Lewis, Barbet Schroeder and Orson Welles, among others.

Amazing documentary shows rarely seen side of a master director. 1990 was a very good year for Martin Scorsese. After making a diverse group of films...

A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french film critic André S. Labarthe, originally aired 4 July 2001.

An hour-long discussion between Fritz Lang and Jean-Luc Godard in which they discuss a variety of art forms, the role of the cinema, their...

A "Cinéastes de notre temps" series episode dedicated to french filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, originally aired in two parts.

Intimate portrait of Abel Ferrara: the result is an eccentric road movie, with the restless film maker as a charming, shabby guide around New York by...

A famous French filmmaker is hired by a major Hollywood producer to make a documentary on the state of post-Cold War Russia. The filmmaker, though,...