Sinécdoque: Una historia de amour fou

Hiroshima Mon Amour

June 1959 •French

The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple -- lovers turned friends -- recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.

Handsome Serge

June 1958 •French

After long absence, a man returns to his hometown only to find his best friend has become an alcoholic.

Band of Outsiders

August 1964 •French

Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory -- which could be just what they want.

The Last Metro

September 1980 •French

In occupied Paris, an actress wed to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Nazis while doing both of their jobs.

The Cousins

March 1959 •French

Young provincial Charles arrives in Paris to stay with his cousin Paul while studying law. Paul is a decadent, bohemian pleasure-seeker who shows the meek, diligent Charles the thrills of city life. When Charles falls for Florence, one of Paul's acquaintances, relationships begin to shift.

Sabotaje (La muerte de Metacine)

Invalid date •Spanish

Charlie and Emi return to do a sketch that doesn't go as planned when reality gets in their way.

Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts

July 2025 •English

A couple in a long-distance relationship reunite for a road trip through Sri Lanka. Things go awry.

Vivre Sa Vie

September 1962 •French

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

Jules and Jim

January 1962 •French

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.

Army of Shadows

September 1969 •French

Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.

Bed and Board

September 1970 •French

Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his long-gestating novel. As Christine becomes pregnant with the couple's first child, Antoine finds himself enraptured with a young Japanese beauty. The complications change the course of their relationship forever.

Claire's Knee

December 1970 •French

On the eve of his wedding, on holiday on the Lake Annecy shore, a career diplomat visits an old acquaintance, perhaps a former girlfriend. Through her he meets an intense teenager, Laura, and then lusts after her sister, Claire. Whilst Laura attempts to flirt with him, his fantasy becomes focused on wanting to caress Claire's knee.

Last Year at Marienbad

May 1961 •French

In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.

Auto-hipnosis

Invalid date •Spanish

A failed writer relives the past since he's unable to write something new. His search for inspiration will make him delve into his mind and face his internal conflict.

The Married Woman

December 1964 •French

A superficial woman finds conflict choosing between her abusive husband and her vain lover.

Esperanza H.

March 2024 •Spanish

After committing a petty crime, a young man unexpectedly receives a confession of love. Brimming with curiosity, the young man embarks on a search throughout the city for signs of that love.

Río seco

May 2006 •Spanish

My Night at Maud's

June 1969 •French

The Catholic Jean-Louis runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal, in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas. Vidal introduces Jean-Louis to the modestly libertine, recently divorced Maud and the three engage in conversation on religion, atheism, love, morality and Blaise Pascal's life and writings on philosophy, faith and mathematics. Jean-Louis ends up spending a night at Maud's. Jean-Louis' Catholic views on marriage, fidelity and obligation make his situation a dilemma, as he has already, at the very beginning of the film, proclaimed his love for a young woman whom, however, he has never yet spoken to.

The Last Failure

November 2018 •Spanish

Julio Medina decides to become a film director. With his savings and some borrowed money, and after having read a book on film directing, he shoots his first feature film. Then he will have to release the film, something that will not be easy for him. The odyssey to release his first film will turn into a real nightmare.

The Bakery Girl of Monceau

January 1963 •French

Early new wave effort from Rohmer, which was the first of his six moral tales. It concerns a young man who approaches a girl in the street, but after several days without seeing her again, he becomes involved with the girl in the local bakery. Eventually, he has to choose between them when he arranges dates with them on the same day.