A l'ancienne

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows a l'ancienne

poster The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
The Voyage of M. Bourrichon
15mn -
An indebted French family flees its creditors in this comic picaresque, one of pioneering French director George Méliès last films.
poster Ateliers de La Ciotat
Ateliers de La Ciotat
(2.6/5)
1mn - Documentary
Men working at the shipyards of La Ciotat.
poster Crainquebille
Crainquebille
(3.6/5)
90mn - Drama
Jérôme Crainquebille, is an ageing vegetable seller who has sold groceries from his cart in in Paris for over 40 years. One day, he is harassed by a policeman who insists that he moves on. When he protest…
poster Cœur fidèle
Cœur fidèle
(3.7/5)
87mn - Drama, Romance
The good guys win out in this sweet tale about a young orphan who is abused for much of her life but who eventually finds happiness when she marries an honest man who extricates her from her situation.
poster Jérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est
Jérusalem : porte de Jaffa, côté Est
(2.9/5)
1mn - Documentary
Small glimpse of city life in Jerusalem.
poster The Oubliette
The Oubliette
29mn - Drama, History
Francois Villon, vagabond, poet and philosopher, and his friend Colin, leave the vagabond camp and start for Paris. En route to that city, Villon's heart is touched at sight of the eviction of an elderly …
poster Police in the Year 2000
Police in the Year 2000
5mn - Comedy, Sci-Fi
From a futuristic airship, the French police stop crime, arrest criminals, and catch dogs without touching the ground. (MoMA)
poster Une bataille dans le vieux Stockholm
Une bataille dans le vieux Stockholm
1mn - Documentary
A fight breaks out between two men in medieval Stockholm, Sweden.
poster Lost Honeymoon
Lost Honeymoon
(2.8/5)
71mn - Romance, Comedy
An American architect learns he has two children whom he fathered during his military service.
poster Eugénie, Stand Up Straight!
Eugénie, Stand Up Straight!
4mn - Comedy
Poor Eugénie! She's humpbacked and everyone wants to straighten her out, but when success finally comes, she's too tall not to cause disasters. To solve the problem, the help of a sword swallower is urgen…
poster Boat Leaving the Port
Boat Leaving the Port
1mn - Drama, Documentary
In very bad weather and a stormy sea, a small boat manned by two men is trying to leave the harbor of La Ciotat, while several people are watching them from the nearby pier.
poster Avenue de l'Opéra
Avenue de l'Opéra
(2.8/5)
2mn - Documentary
A shot of a busy street in Paris is shown in reverse.
poster Tit-for-Tat
Tit-for-Tat
(3.1/5)
5mn - Fantasy
An entomologist guilty of trying to capture rare insects is condemned to be pinned on a giant cork.
poster Le goûter des bébés
Le goûter des bébés
1mn - Documentary
poster Onesime, Clockmaker
Onesime, Clockmaker
(3.2/5)
8mn - Sci-Fi, Comedy
In an effort to secure a promised inheritance, Onésime invents a time machine that speeds up activity on earth, hyper-animates men and machines, and telescopes the human life-cycle.
poster Déchargement d’un navire
Déchargement d’un navire
(2.8/5)
1mn - Documentary
A shot of a ship that is being unloaded.
poster Calino courtier en paratonnerres
Calino courtier en paratonnerres
5mn -
Calino goes politely around to three or four people from the bourgeois class, trying to sell them a lightning rod: but due to a factory defect, the apparatus attracts lightning instead of driving it away.
poster Onésime Loves Animals
Onésime Loves Animals
(2.8/5)
6mn - Comedy
Looking after his aunt and uncle's house when they're away, animal lover Onésime turns it into a hospital for sick animals.
poster Way Back When Women Had Their Weigh
Way Back When Women Had Their Weigh
(2.6/5)
6mn - Animation
A comic look at prehistoric life.
poster Utopia
Utopia
(2.8/5)
82mn - Comedy
Stan and Ollie are marooned on an island in the south pacific island.
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