Noël Simsolo Movies

The destiny of Sergio Leone from his poor childhood in a neighborhood under fascism in Rome until his last film in America. This guided the...

A travelogue of abandoned strip mining sites in France extolling their potential for recreational use.

Documentary about the making of Louis Malle's 1963 film "The Fire Within".

What is the future of cinema? In 1982, in Cannes, Wim Wenders invited many movie makers to answer this question. 26 years later, the question...

The wife of an extremely jealous merchant is held hostage by a bank robber.

Reflection on the relationship between image and voice-over in cinema, punctuated by the reading of a short story by Sade recounting the incestuous...

Three French pals take to the road in a stolen car and discover a talking, wounded stork — who claims to have deserted the Algerian army...

A troubled young woman who lives alone in a rundown house meanders around and one day reveals a hidden talent when she goes into a bar, plays...

Laurent is seeking a path in life after living his childhood and teenage years in laziness. He has a conflictual relationship with Rodolphe, his...

At 45, divorced, unemployed and father of two children, Franois Morot realizes that he can no longer support the society in which he lives and...

The fantasies and dreams of two over-the-hill actresses are intertwined with their realities, as the two roommates struggle to survive their...

Reel 5 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.

Sylvain, a young man, devotes his life to small, local movie theater destined to be shut down. He lives in the theater's basement and is the theater...

An interview with French film scholar Jean Narboni about Jean-Luc Godard's 1962 film VIVRE SA VIE.

A comedy on the theme of the law being debated where, in the face of growing insecurity and the upsurge in gratuitous violence, anyone can become a...

A short video by filmmaker Noel Simsolo discussing Jean Cocteau and Jean-Pierre Melville’s creative relationship and the production of the 1950...

Shady poetry, all crimson and women’s legs as Pierre Molinier loved it – this poetry died with him a few days ago. This picture was...