Beauregard, Georges de

A bout de souffle( visu )
12 editions published between 1992 and 2010 in French and held by 1,232 libraries worldwide
A small-time criminal kills a police officer, setting in motion a tragic series of events for both himself and his American girlfriend.

Cléo de 5 à 7( visu )
8 editions published between 1961 and 2009 in French and held by 656 libraries worldwide
A girl waiting for the result of a medical examination wanders around Paris thinking she has cancer; the film focuses on her ever-changing moods, and her search for answers.

Le mépris Contempt( visu )
2 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in French and English and held by 577 libraries worldwide
On Capri, an Italian crew makes a German film of Homer's Odyssey; Fritz Lang directs with American money. Prokosch, the producer, with his sneer and red Alfa, holds art films in contempt and hires writer Javal to help Lang commercialize the picture. Against this backdrop, Javal's marriage to Camille, a young former typist, disintegrates. It opens with the couple talking in bed, she asking assurance that he finds her attractive. Later that day he introduces her to Prokosch, and, unawares, blunders unforgivably. The rest of the film portrays her, in their apartment and in public, expressing her hurt and change of heart and his slow grasp of the source of her contempt.

Pierrot le fou( visu )
3 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in French and held by 457 libraries worldwide
"Dissatisfied in marriage and life, Ferdinand takes to the road with the babysitter, his ex-lover Marianne Renoir, and leaves the bourgeoisie behind"--Container.

Breathless À bout de souffle( visu )
5 editions published between 1960 and 1999 in French and English and held by 378 libraries worldwide
A playful car thief accidentally shoots a policeman, then hides out in Paris with a hip American girl, trying to hustle enough cash for a getaway.

Made in U.S.A( visu )
4 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in French and Russian and held by 354 libraries worldwide
Paula, a leftist writer, goes from Paris to the French town of Atlantic-Cité when she learns of the death of a former colleague and lover, Richard P.

Le Doulos( visu )
1 edition published in 2008 in French and held by 320 libraries worldwide
As the title screens explain, in gangster slang, 'doulos' means 'hat.' In the slang shared by criminal and police, 'doulos' also designates the person who wears it: the informer. Through shadowy back streets on the edge of Paris, an ingenious cat and mouse game is played as two underworld characters, seemingly working against each other, find themselves in a deadly entanglement of their own making but infinitely larger than both of them. Faugel, a thief recently released from prison, and Silien, Faugel's best friend and all-around suspicious character, are up against shady nightclub owner Nuttheccio, and the police's Capt. Clain, ruthless as any criminal. The hapless gangsters know two things: their sense of honor is the only thing they can take with them to the grave, and that date with the grave is coming all too soon. By Jean-Pierre Melville, French poet of crime cinema, full of shadows, night, trench coats, guns, tough guys, cigarettes, slinky dames, cocktail bars, crooked cops, betrayal, and loot.

A bout de souffle Breathless( visu )
11 editions published between 1959 and 2007 in French and Undetermined and held by 284 libraries worldwide
A small-time hood kills a policeman and tries to leave France, but his American girlfriend betrays him to the police and he gets killed trying to escape.

Les carabiniers( visu )
5 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in French and held by 260 libraries worldwide
"Centers on two peasants who join the King's army. Seduced by the promise of riches, the two leave their wives and embark into the war sending postcards home that detail their conquests. Upon their return, they learn that a peace treaty has been signed and in turn, are betrayed by the king for their overzealousness."--Container.

Lola( visu )
6 editions published between 1989 and 2008 in French and held by 250 libraries worldwide
Drama about a woman who must choose among three men. Restoration was done in 2000 by Ciné-Tamaris.