Marcel Hanoun

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)
Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.

Edith and Marcel (1983)
This tragic musical drama chronicles the star-crossed love between beloved French singer Edith Piaf and World Middleweight boxing champion Marcel Cerdan who died in a plane crash. The tumultuous affair is paralleled by the love affair of a French POW and his young pen pal who get engaged after writing to each other for four years and having never met. Their romances are framed by the sad, torchy songs of Piaf.

Mélo (1986)
Pierre Belcroix and Marcel Blanc are violinists and lifelong friends living in Paris in the 1920s. While Marcel has become famous and Pierre has not, both are happy with their lives. Pierre is happily married to Romaine, a stylish young flapper. However, Marcel meets and falls in love with her, which Marcel little suspects.

Time Regained (1999)
Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is on his deathbed. Looking at photographs brings memories of his childhood, his youth, his lovers, and the way the Great War put an end to a stratum of society. His memories are in no particular order, they move back and forth in time. Marcel at various ages interacts with Odette, with the beautiful Gilberte and her doomed husband, with the pleasure-seeking Baron de Charlus, with Marcel's lover Albertine, and with others; present also in memory are Marcel's beloved mother and grandmother. It seems as if to live is to remember and to capture memories is to create a work of great art. The memories parallel the final volume of Proust's novel.

Le Havre (2011)
BDRip by Fuzion | XviD-968 | mp3@128 | 720x400 | Audio: French | Subs: English, Spanish (srt | 1h30 | 708 Mb
Comedie Dramatique | France, Finland 21 Dec 2011 | Réalisation Aki Kaurismäki

My Mother's Castle (1990)
To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseilles, France, far from their pastoral holiday cottage in the hills. Determined, Marcel makes the long voyage back to the cottage on foot and lands himself in trouble. One day Marcel's father discovers a shortcut to the cottage, but it requires trespassing. Despite their trepidations, Marcel and his family begin using the secret trail to reach their cottage.

The Sorrow and the Pity / Le chagrin et la pitié (1969)
BRRip | 720 x 430 | .AVI/XviD @ 1599 Kbps | 2x~2 h | 3.28 GB
Audio: French MP3 192 Kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary, History, War

ITV - The Playboy Bunny Murder (2023)
HDTV | 1920x950 | .MKV/HEVC @ 1251 Kbps | 1 h 32 min | 915 MiB
Audio: English AAC 132 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English
Genre: Documentary

The Devil's Envoys / Les visiteurs du soir (1942) [Criterion Collection, Spine #626]
DVD Video | NTSC 4:3 | 720x480 | 2hr 01mn | 7.69 Gb
DVDRip | MKV | AVC 720x480, ~ 1.6 Mbps | 2hr 01mn | 1.69 GB
French (Français): AC3, 1 ch, 384 kbps | Subtitles: English
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Immortal France / Untel père et fils (1943)
BDRip 1080p | MKV | AVC, 1480x1080, ~ 3.8 Mbps | 1hr 46mn | 3.96 GB
French (Français): DTS, 2 ch, 1510 kbps
BDRip 720p | MKV | AVC, 984x720, ~ 2.6 Mbps | 1hr 46mn | 2.28 MB
French (Français): AC3, 2 ch, 448 kbps
Subtitles: English, French (Français)
Genre: Drama, War | Director: Julien Duvivier