La Ville

What happens when a idealist architect sees in a refugee camp the birth of a city when no one else does ? What inspiration can build up to a very strong desire to change the world, when the emergency situation holds all cards? An architect, a Mayor, and a group of refugees are experimenting the world-city of the future.

Michèle is accused of the murder of the child she had with her brother, with whom she lives. The few years she spends in a psychiatric clinic do not cure her.

Short documentary film on the construction of the new town, Marne-la-Vallée.

The folks who populate the rundown hotel in this story have all come there from someplace which offered a modicum of hope. Gloria, who runs the place, earns most of her money as a stripper. She lives there with her two daughters and a son with an untreated brain tumor. Charlie, who is forever in and out of jail, is Gloria's sometime lover. A recent check-in is there hoping she can work up the courage to commit suicide, since her rich doctor husband ran off and left her. Another resident is Tim, who keeps company with his dog and his booze in equal measure. A schoolteacher comes by from time to time, hoping to do these people some good, but in choosing this lot to work with, she proves to be just as much of a loser as the rest of them.

Michel Piccoli plays a police inspector whose best friend is murdered on the orders of gang boss Charles Vanel. The inspector knows full well that Vanel is too crafty and well-connected to ever stand trial for his crime, so he carefully lays a subtle trap for his adversary. Unfortunately, both Piccoli and Vanel are thwarted by a pair of scheming females.

Louis saves a five-year-old girl, Monique, who wants to throw herself into the river. He consoles her, takes her home and nurses her back to health. Thanks to Monique, the old man regains his zest for life. Monique tells him that she has misplaced her mother's purse and is afraid to go home. Louis takes her back and continues on his way.

Documentary aobut Don Siegel"s Madigan.

By testifying to living and working conditions in working-class areas, this militant documentary already denounced rampant urbanism while proposing alternatives for better living in the city.

On the one hand, the stories of Simon Johannin, raw and tender, dirty and sensitive, stemming from the asphalt, from a chaotic feeling of everyday life, from a certain youth. On the other, the performance techno of Jardin, autotuned, ambient, or projected into a wall of noise. In this performance Simon Johannin unfolds the monologue of a man talking to himself to cling to reason.

There exists a wild and unsung Paris that we do not suspect. Let’s take a walk on the city’s wild side, and set off in search of its secret tales.

Jean-Paul is a public servant, tired of toiling at his soul-destroying job. As a writer, he feels out of touch with the times and longs for inspiration.