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Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?

Some young folks, tired of the society they're living in, plan a bomb attack over Paris before taking shelter for a night in a shopping center.

An actress, a writer, a student, and a government worker band together in an effort to escape Paris as the Germans move into the city.

This parody of the detective-story genre merrily detours into spoofing French foibles as well, making it more of an exercise in verbal gymnastics than a narrative with a mission. Esther is a veterinarian who is certain that her sister has been murdered by her brother-in-law. She convinces two members of the Academie Francaise, the prestigious institution that protects the virginity of the French language, to investigate. Both men are enamored of the woman and are quite willing to enter into competition for her favors. As might be expected from academicians of any ilk, they are inept at digging into a murder mystery and bumble their way through one incident after another. Corpses continue to pile up (not in front of the camera, however) while the two men are sidetracked by their interest in language. Given their positions, they do not want that murdered either.

In the grips of delirious illusion, Anna, a young, gentle and shy young woman convinces herself that Doctor Zanevsky is fervently in love with her. Nothing can shake her certainty... But after hope will come resentment, followed by hatred...

This documentary explores the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, its priceless treasures, and how humanity remembers itself.

Jean-Louis Matouzec works for French National Library as an expert looking after the restoration of old manuscripts.He falsifies marriage certificates as his wife refuses divorce.

The viewer is first reminded of the places where Molière was born, studied, played his works and died. Then, through engravings, Molière is seen performing at Versailles and in front of Parisian audiences. Finally various actors of the Comédie Française interpret selected scenes from Molière's work among which "Le dépit amoureux","Tartuffe", "Les précieuses ridicules", "Le Misanthrope", "le bourgeois gentilhomme", "Don Juan" et "Le malade imaginaire". Firmin Gémier performs a scene froùm "L'avare".

Film in two parts: 1) The life of Molière and the history of the Comédie Française ;, 2) A night at the Comédie Française: two extracts from plays shown at the comédie Française played by actors and actresses of the famous company, Molière's "Les précieuses ridicules" and Sacha Guitry's "Les deux couverts".

The finalists answer on specialist subjects the films of the Marx Brothers, Owain Glyndwr and his revolt, the Fortunes of War series by Olivia Manning, theatres of Frank Matcham, US National Parks, and the life and times of Mary Cassatt.

Everyone's heard of d'Artagnan, Alexandre Dumas' dashing musketeer famous the world over thanks to the huge success of the book "The Three Musketeers". But few realise that d'Artagnan actually existed and that his story is even more fascinating than that of his fictional double.