Carette, Julien 1897-1966Overview
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Julien Carette
La règle du jeu
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3 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in French and English and held by 670 libraries worldwide Cloaked in a comedy of manners, this scathing critique of corrupt French society is about a weekend hunting party at which amorous escapades abound among the aristocratic guests, which are also mirrored by the activities of the servants downstairs.
La bête humaine
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4 editions published between 1983 and 2006 in French and held by 440 libraries worldwide Train engineer Jacques lusts after the wife of his co-worker Robaud. Robaud kills his boss and Jacques witnesses the murder. In order to keep Jacques quiet, Robaud allows Jacques to have an affair with his wife, creating a tragic love triangle.
Jean Renoir
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2 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in French and held by 212 libraries worldwide Whirlpool of fate: after the suspicious death of her father a young girl runs away from her brutal uncle and joins a gypsy camp.
La règle du jeu The rules of the game
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13 editions published between 1991 and 2011 in French and held by 142 libraries worldwide Cloaked in a comedy of manners, this scathing critique of corrupt French society is about a weekend hunting party at which amorous escapades abound among the aristocratic guests, which are also mirrored by the activities of the servants downstairs.
La grande illusion
by Jean Renoir
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2 editions published between 1993 and 2004 in French and held by 20 libraries worldwide Extrait du résumé figurant sur la jaquette : En 1917, dans un camp en Allemagne, un groupe de prisonniers français, dont l'aristocrate Boieldieu, le contremaître Maréchal et le banquier juif Rosenthal, préparent une évasion. Au dernier moment, ils sont transférés dans une forteresse commandée par von Rauffenstein...
La grand illusion Grand illusion
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2 editions published between 1938 and 2006 in French and held by 19 libraries worldwide A classic tale of adventure. Duty and honor conflict in a German prisoner of war camp during World War I, when an aristocratic French officer becomes friends with the commandant yet must cooperate with his comrades in a daring escape.
La bête humaine
by Jean Renoir
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4 editions published between 1989 and 2001 in French and German and held by 18 libraries worldwide
Jean Renoir. Disc 2
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1 edition published in 2007 in French and held by 15 libraries worldwide "Charleston parade": shows the journey of a man in blackface to a post-Apocalyptic Paris, where he meets a girl who teaches him the Charleston, and they leave together in his spaceship.
La grande illusion
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5 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in French and Undetermined and held by 15 libraries worldwide Based on a true story from World War 1, this powerful film tells of an attempted escape from a German prison of three French soldiers. Working-class Marechal, middle class Rosenthal and aristocratic Boieldieu are held in a fortress by German Commandant, von Rauffenstein. Through the relationships between the characters, Renoir shows how class is reaffirmed and transcends the social chaos of war.
L'auberge rouge
by Claude Autant-Lara
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3 editions published between 1993 and 2004 in French and held by 12 libraries worldwide "Les propriétaires d'une auberge des Cévennes ont pris l'habitude de tuer leurs clients pour les détrousser. Un soir d'hiver, n'ayant pas eu le temps d'enterrer leur dernière victime, ils en font un bonhomme de neige. Mais un moine et son compagnon de voyage connaissent la vérité et vont tenter de confondre les aubergistes...
L'auberge rouge
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3 editions published between 2003 and 2005 in French and held by 9 libraries worldwide A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host's wife confesses to the monk her husband's habit of serving poisoned soup to the guests, to rob their possessions and to bury them in the backyard. The story unfolds as the monk tries to save the guest's lives without violating the holy secrecy of the confession.
La règle du jeu
by Jean Renoir
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5 editions published between 1939 and 2005 in French and Multiple languages and held by 9 libraries worldwide "L'aviateur André Jurieu vient de traverser l'Atlantique en solitaire pour conquérir le coeur de Christine, son amour éternel, qui a épousé le Marquis de la Chesnay, un aristocrate parisien. Celle-ci se montrant indifférente à l'exploit, Durieu tente alors de se suicider. Son ami Octave le fait alors inviter chez Christine et son riche époux, pour une partie de chasse en Sologne...
La Marseillaise
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2 editions published in 2007 in French and held by 8 libraries worldwide Charts the progress of the French Revolution from the fall of the Bastille and its impact on the rural peasantry. Chronicles the slow erosion of the power of the aristocracy, the departure of Louis XVI from the palace, and the anticipated defeat of the Prussian army. The focus here is on the point of view of the common people.
La bête humaine
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8 editions published between 1940 and 2006 in French and Undetermined and held by 7 libraries worldwide A railroad engineer, who is subject to fits of madness, falls for an attractive married woman and becomes involved in circumstances he cannot control. Zola's haunting psychological drama of murder, revenge, conscience and the eternal triangle is transposed with ease into the 1930's by Renoir, who also preserves the train as an important setting, recurrant motif and "actor."
Archimède le clochard
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3 editions published between 1994 and 2001 in French and held by 3 libraries worldwide The tramp Archimede wants to spend the winter in prison, but to get their proves not to be that easy.
L'Affaire est dans le sac
by Pierre Prévert
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2 editions published between 1932 and 1993 in French and held by 3 libraries worldwide
Signori, in carrozza
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1 edition published in 2007 in Italian and held by 3 libraries worldwide A Pullman porter works the Rome-Paris-Rome route and has a wife and family in Rome and a mistress in Paris. This situation works well until his brother-in-law gets involved.
3 films by the director Jean Renoir
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1 edition published in 2004 in French and held by 3 libraries worldwide La bête humaine: A visually stunning adaptation of Zola's novel of passion, violence and destiny. Train driver Jacques Lantier becomes involved with the seemingly innocent, sensuous Severine when he lies to protect her from implication in a murder.
Battement de coeur
by Henri Decoin
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1 edition published in 1991 in French and held by 3 libraries worldwide
La Marseillaise : chronique de quelques faits ayant contribué à la chute de la Monarchie
by Jean Renoir
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1 edition published in 1993 in French and held by 3 libraries worldwide more
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Adultery Andersen, H. C.--1805-1875 Bribery Comedy films Confession--Catholic Church Confidential communications Courtesans Dark comedy films Detective and mystery films Drama Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film and video adaptations Foreign films France France--Paris Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von,--1749-1832 Historical films History Horror films Hotelkeepers Hotels Italy Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Married people Mental illness Monks Motion pictures Murder Perret, Jacques,--1901-1992 Poisoning Prisoners Revolution (France : 1789-1799) Romanies Rural crimes Short films Silent films Stevenson, Robert Louis,--1850-1894 Thrillers (Motion pictures) Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films War films Witnesses World War (1914-1918) Young women Zola, Émile,--1840-1902
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Carette, 1897-1966
Jullien, Victor, 1897-1966
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