An ironic look at what it is like to be beautiful for a woman (and handsome for a few men) in the Paris of the late twenties.

A young French woman inherits her uncle's property in Algeria, and finds herself plotted against by her envious cousins, but also romanced by a handsome but previously irresponsible young man from a neighbouring farm.

Rival knights compete for the hand of a beautiful maiden in this period feature from Jean Renoir.

An impoverished girl tries to sell matches on New Year's Eve. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, the flame shows her what's beyond.

Inspector Maigret investigates the mysterious murder of a Dutch diamond dealer, found dead in a stolen car. The car belongs to an insurance agent, Michonnet, and has been abandoned in the garage belonging to Carl Andersen.

The tale of a rich, flaky poet and his servant who both join the army and wind up in the same barracks.