Laurence Badie

Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.

Dir. René Clément · With Brigitte Fossey, Georges Poujouly, Philippe de Chérisey

Two unlikely companions must smuggle four suitcases filled with contraband pork across Nazi-occupied Paris.

Dir. Claude Autant-Lara · With Jean Gabin, Bourvil, Louis de Funès

Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married to Franca and father of Sabine. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which Pierre is hiding, but he cannot stay away from her.

Dir. François Truffaut · With Françoise Dorléac, Jean Desailly, Nelly Benedetti

In the seacoast town of Boulogne, antique furniture saleswoman Hélène lives with her stepson, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers. An old lover of Hélène's comes to visit, Alphonse, with his niece Françoise; he too is back from Algiers, where he ran a café. Bernard speaks of his fiancée, Muriel, whom Hélène has not met. The past is obscured by guilt, misperceptions, and missed possibilities. Appearances deceive, things change. As Hélène and Alphonse try to sort out a renewal, everyone seems off-kilter just enough to hint that all cannot end well.

Dir. Alain Resnais · With Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée