Alain Cavalier Movies

An enchanting mini-portrait of Antoinette, an 86½-year-old magician. Clad in a dress coat and white satin top hat, the elegant Parisienne...

In this drama that alludes to the Algerian War with France of the 1960s, Thomas is a deserter from the French Foreign Legion who is on the run from...

The life of little St. Therese of Lisieux, depicted in minimalist vignettes. Therese and her sisters are all nuns in a Carmelite convent. Her...

A “Cinéma, de notre temps” series episode directed by french filmmaker Jean-Pierre Limosin, originally aired 26 January 1996.

A man walks a length of railroad track, looking for his elderly mother whom he believes fell from the train at some point. He brings his daughter...

"Since childhood, I've had the good fortune of going through two mini depressions of happiness, and I'm serenely awaiting the third. This alone is...

"I have been lucky enough to be able to film the cleaning and restoration work on a painting by Pierre Bonnard: Nu dans la baignoire. I completely...

Léon : This morning, Léon the shoe-repairer puts up a sign in his store that he's managed for forty-six years : "Closing down in two...

Jacquotte : Once a year, in July, on the way to vacation, Jacquotte relives her childhood for a few hours in her beloved parents' home, which has...

In a film as moving as a confession, the filmmaker portrays a veritable journey into the valley of the shadows to find Irène, his Eurydice.

Each morning, Bartabas works with his favorite horse, Caravage. They share a silent conversation in which they guide each other. Will they reach a...

Thibault de Chateauvieux - La Pie Rouge - Pascal Blaise - Marie Bornat - Miles Davis - Clint et Kyle Eastwood - Zoé Chantre - George Bush -...

A filmmaker meets a woman. Delicately, he starts videoing moments of their life together. He slowly realises he’s not storing memories, but...

"If I get along well with someone, if I am attracted to what that person does, then I have an annoying tendency to desire to film that person. I get...