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Alain Cuny has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1980s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including La Dolce Vita.
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Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
Dir. Federico Fellini · With Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimée

Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way, they meet a vast assortment of characters—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.
Dir. Luis Buñuel · With Paul Frankeur, Laurent Terzieff, Alain Cuny

Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casualties mount, indignation spreads among the rank and file. Disturbed by his superiors' decisions, Lieutenant Sassu is led to question the purpose of war and reconsider where his real duties lie.
Dir. Francesco Rosi · With Mark Frechette, Alain Cuny, Gian Maria Volonté

A detective is assigned to investigate the mysterious murders of some Supreme Court judges.
Dir. Francesco Rosi · With Lino Ventura, Tino Carraro, Marcel Bozzuffi

A shallow, provincial wife finds her relationship with her preoccupied husband strained by romantic notions, leading her further towards Paris and the country wilderness.
Dir. Louis Malle · With Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cuny, José Luis de Vilallonga

On planet Perdide, an attack of giant hornets leaves young Piel alone in a wrecked car with his dying father. A mayday message reaches their friend Jaffar, an adventurer travelling through space. Onboard Jaffar’s shuttle are the renegade Prince Matton, his fiancée, and Silbad, who knows Perdide well. Thus begins an incredible race across space to save Piel.
Dir. René Laloux · With Jean Valmont, Michel Elias, Frédéric Legros

The life of Camille Claudel, a French sculptor who becomes the apprentice of Auguste Rodin and later his lover. Her passion for her art and Rodin drive her further away from reason and rationality.
Dir. Bruno Nuytten · With Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Laurent Grévill
Paris, 1482. Today is the festival of the fools, taking place like each year in the square outside Cathedral Notre Dame. Among jugglers and other entertainers, Esmeralda, a sensuous gypsy, performs a bewitching dance in front of delighted spectators. From up in a tower of the cathedral, Frollo, an alchemist, gazes at her lustfully. Later in the night, Frollo orders Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer and his faithful servant, to kidnap Esmeralda. But when the ugly freak comes close to her is touched by the young woman's beauty...
Dir. Jean Delannoy · With Gina Lollobrigida, Anthony Quinn, Alain Cuny
An employee at the French Embassy in Bangkok invites his wife to join him – and enjoy the benefits of their open marriage.
Dir. Just Jaeckin · With Sylvia Kristel, Alain Cuny, Marika Green
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