André S. Labarthe Movies

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away...

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life. "Illibatezza" (Rossellini): The hostess Anna Maria, to...

After leaving France in search of a better life in America, a television producer returns with a group of burlesque dancers to take the Paris club...

The film retraces Jean-Luc Godard's notorious exhibition at the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou in Paris between 11 May –...

A troubled marriage is tested by the couple's involvement in a theatrical production of Racine’s Andromaque.

The supremely world-weary Lemmy Caution, last seen in Godard's "Alphaville" (France/1965), has several strange encounters while trying to make his...

Director Jean-Luc Godard reflects in this movie about his place in film history, the interaction of film industry and film as art, as well as the act...

Family mother and model wife, Agnes hits a vehicle while driving in Paris. She immediately falls in love with the driver of the damaged car.

A “Cinéastes de notre temps” series episode directed by french film critic André S. Labarthe, originally aired 4 June 1971.

Part of the Cinéastes de notre temps series.

An acerbic criticism of the media coverage of the Cannes Film Festival and of cinema, at the time of the death of the actress Rita Hayworth. Episode...

Jeanne Moreau, filmed by Jacques Rozier, meets with Jerry Lewis, Barbet Schroeder and Orson Welles, among others.

Janine Bazin and André Labarthe approached Chantal Akerman about making a film for the series; eagerly, Akerman proposed a number of...

Interview with the French film director, conducted for television in 1978.

In his meetings with various different people, Jean-Luc Godard develops his thinking about history, politics, the cinema, images and time, and this...

Colour, form, area - this is the formula of the greatest pioneer of abstract painting. Kandinsky came to art late in life, but his impact through Der...

Amazing documentary shows rarely seen side of a master director. 1990 was a very good year for Martin Scorsese. After making a diverse group of films...

This film of interviews with the film director Jacques Rivette was produced in collaboration with Serge Daney, film critic from “Cahiers du...