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1. James Salter: A Sport and a Pastime (2011 Video)
54 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The film traces writer James Salter's lifelong love affair with France, unforgettably expressed in his 1967 masterpiece, A Sport and a Pastime. Fragments of the novel, read by the late ... See full summary »
Directors: Sandy Gotham Meehan, Edgar Howard | Stars: Nick Antosca, Sonya Chung, Reynolds Price, Robert Redford
Votes: 6
2. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
60 min | News, Talk-Show
Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.
Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman
Votes: 1,166
3. La grande librairie (2008– )
55 min | Talk-Show
Stars: François Busnel, Augustin Trapenard, Amélie Nothomb, Erik Orsenna
Votes: 30
4. The Paris Review: Early Chapters (2001 Video)
53 min
In the summer of 1953, an expatriated trio of young Americans -- Peter Matthiessen, Harold "Doc" Humes and George Plimpton -- founded the international literary quarterly, The Paris Review.
Director: Paula Heredia | Stars: Donald Hall, Harry Mathews, Peter Matthiessen, George Plimpton
Votes: 13
5. Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself (2012)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
He pitched to Willie Mays, suited up for the Celtics, stepped into the ring with Archie Moore and even took a few snaps as quarterback for the Detroit Lions. But George Plimpton was no ... See full summary »
Directors: Tom Bean, Luke Poling | Stars: Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Graydon Carter, Christopher Cerf
Votes: 142
6. Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007)
81 min | Documentary
A unique documentary about troops' experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, Marines, and air men. Some writings were published in the New Yorker in summer 2006. A... See full summary »
Director: Richard Robbins | Stars: Sharon D. Allen, Beau Bridges, Colby Buzzell, Richard Currey
Votes: 442
7. How It Ended (2011)
18 min | Short, Drama
A sick woman spends her last night on Earth with her husband and a young friend, his mistress.
Director: Gabriel Nussbaum | Stars: Debra Winger, Larry Pine, Halley Feiffer
Votes: 42
8. The Hunters (1958)
Approved | 108 min | Action, Drama, Romance
In 1952, during the Korean War, two American pilots become bitter enemies over the same woman but must shelf their personal feud when confronted by deadly Chinese MIG fighter jets in battle.
Director: Dick Powell | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Robert Wagner, Richard Egan, May Britt
Votes: 1,655
9. Broken English (1996)
NC-17 | 92 min | Drama, Romance
Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her ... See full summary »
Director: Gregor Nicholas | Stars: Aleksandra Vujcic, Julian Arahanga, Rade Serbedzija, Marton Csokas
Votes: 739 | Gross: $0.48M
10. Downhill Racer (1969)
M | 101 min | Drama, Sport
Quietly cocky Robert Redford joins U.S. ski team as downhill racer and clashes with the team's coach, played by Gene Hackman. Lots of good skiing action leading to an exciting climax.
Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Karl Michael Vogler
Votes: 5,336
11. Last Night (III) (2004)
22 min | Drama, Short
A woman dying of cancer decides that tonight her husband must end her suffering through euthanasia. They invite a young family friend along to bear witness and lend support through the night; but mercy doesn't come without complications.
Director: Sean Mewshaw | Stars: Greg Bratman, Frances McDormand, Sheeri Rappaport, Jamey Sheridan
Votes: 38
12. Threshold (1981)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In this gripping sci-fi drama, a celebrated heart surgeon (Donald Sutherland, "The Hunger Games") collaborates with an offbeat scientist (Jeff Goldblum, "Jurassic Park") to perform the first artificial heart transplant.
Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Donald Sutherland, John Marley, Sharon Acker, Mare Winningham
Votes: 533
13. Three (I) (1969)
M/PG | 104 min | Drama, Romance
Two American college friends, traveling in Europe near the Mediterranean, meet and fall for a charming English tourist. However, they agree not to test their friendship and just be friends with her. Soon, reality kicks in.
Director: James Salter | Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Robie Porter, Sam Waterston, Pascale Roberts
Votes: 371
14. Le cercle de minuit (1992–1999)
100 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Laure Adler, Michel Field, Thierry Jousse, Fabienne Pascaud
Votes: 24
15. The Appointment (1969)
R | 115 min | Drama, Romance
The lawyer Federico Fendi has reasons to believe that his wife Carla in secret is Rome's highest paid prostitute.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Omar Sharif, Anouk Aimée, Didi Perego, Fausto Tozzi
Votes: 886
16. Boys (1996)
PG-13 | 86 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
25 y.o. Patty is thrown off her horse and knocked out. Students from a boys' boarding school find her and smuggle her to John's room at the school as cops are looking for her at home.
Director: Stacy Cochran | Stars: Winona Ryder, Lukas Haas, John C. Reilly, James Le Gros
Votes: 3,838
17. Des mots de minuit (1999– )
Talk-Show
Des Mots De Minuit is a cultural television program from France Télévisions, produced and presented from September 1999 by Philippe Lefait, former journalist and presenter for France 2. The... See full summary »
Stars: Philippe Lefait, Alexandra Lemasson, Minh Tran Huy, Jacques Bonnaffé
18. Droit d'auteurs (1996– )
Talk-Show
A literary program hosted by Frédéric Ferney, French journalist and drama critic, which features the great writers of the moment in France 5's studio in Paris. After 8 seasons, the show became 'Le Bateau Livre'.
Stars: Frédéric Ferney, Michelle Perrot, Christiane Taubira, Nancy Huston
19. Les Carnets de route de François Busnel (2011– )
60 min | Documentary
Stars: François Busnel, Laurent Lederer, Colum McCann, Philip Roth
20. Am Strande von Tanger (2018)
Short, Drama, Romance
Director: Casper de Geus | Stars: Dries De Win, Elisabeth Nienhuis, Daphne Wellens
21.
Des mots de minuit (1999– )
Episode:
Episode dated 13 October 1999
(1999)
Talk-Show
Stars: Philippe Lefait, Jean-François Bizot, Eric Borg, Céline Caussimon
22.
La grande librairie (2008– )
Episode:
Episode #2.21
(2010)
Talk-Show
Director: Adrien Soland | Stars: François Busnel, Claire Castillon, Christian Gailly, Patrick Grainville
23.
Le cercle de minuit (1992–1999)
Episode:
Salon du livre
(1996)
100 min | Talk-Show
Director: Gilles Daude | Stars: Laure Adler, Samuel Astrachan, Sylvain Bourmeau, The Fine Arts Quartet
24.
Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
Episode:
Episode dated 20 August 2013
(2013)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Charlie Rose, James Salter, Mona Simpson, Kevin Spacey
25.
La grande librairie (2008– )
Episode:
Episode #7.3
(2014)
Talk-Show
Stars: François Busnel, Frédéric Beigbeder, Éric Reinhardt, James Salter
26.
Droit d'auteurs (1996– )
Episode:
Episode dated 16 March 2003
(2003)
Talk-Show
Stars: Frédéric Ferney, Denis Grozdanovitch, Theo Hakola, Camille Laurens
27.
Les Carnets de route de François Busnel (2011– )
Episode:
Episode dated 17 November 2011
(2011)
Documentary
Stars: François Busnel, Russell Banks, Richard Ford, Douglas Kennedy
28.
Les Carnets de route de François Busnel (2011– )
Episode:
Une nouvelle Angleterre
(2011)
Documentary
Stars: François Busnel, Russell Banks, Richard Ford, Douglas Kennedy