| THE WIDOW COUDERC: In this dark, intricate melodrama that explores the possibility of love between a young man and older woman, Simone Signoret plays a contented widow who allows a handsome stranger (Delon) to move in and work on her farm. Their secret affair and plans for the future take a dramatic turn when he succumbs to her jealous sister-in-law's seductive daughter. DIABOLICALLY YOURS: A provocative French thriller places a wealthy man (Delon) at the center of an extraordinary plot after a car crash leaves him unable to remember who he is. With his wife (Senta Berger) convinced he is faking amnesia, he sets out to discover who and why someonewants him to believe he is going crazy and should end his life. LA PISCINE: This chilling portrait of male rivalry and jealousy reunites real-life lovers Alain Delon and Romy Schneider as a couple on vacation at a villa near St. Tropez. When her ex-love shows up unexpectedly with his beautiful teenage daughter (Jane Birkin), it creates a dangerous love triangle between the grown-ups that leads to deadly consequences. LE GITAN: A long-suffering gypsy (Delon) sets out to steal from the rich to provide sustenance to his fellow gypsies, all of them desperate and treated like trash by French society. Constantly outwitting the authorities as he moves deftly from place to place with the help of accomplices, this king of beggars ultimately cannot break the endless chain of displacement -- his people's sad destiny. NOTRE HISTOIRE (OUR STORY): Sensual, dark and thought-provoking, this unpredictable tale of obsessive love stars Delon as a middle-aged alcoholic whose life is turned upside down by a train ride. Sitting alone in a compartment as he reflects on the emptiness of his world, a beautiful woman (Nathalie Baye) suddenly enters, makes love to him and just as suddenly leaves the train, compelling him to follow her. |
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