Max Kolpé

Once a Thief

A down-on-her-luck San Francisco woman, turning in desperation to jewel robbery, barely escapes getting nabbed in a heist and moves to Los Angeles where she gets an honest job as a waitress. Her troubles start again, however, when she falls madly in love, blind to the fact that her boyfriend is a four-flushing, small-time con man.

Germany, Year Zero

In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.

Germany, Year Zero

In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.

Heartbeat

A female escapee from a reform school joins a pickpocket academy in Paris.

They Met on Skis

The owner of the place of Chamonix covets the inn, run by the Michel's uncle, whose business goes bad. Michel decides to participate in a ski competition to help uncle.

There's No Tomorrow

Evelyne, a woman of bourgeois origin, now reduced to dancing in a sleazy nightclub, is reunited with her first love, who has become a successful doctor.

Beating Heart

Tells the story of a young woman escaping from reform school who tries to steal a foreign ambassador's watch but ends up falling in love with him.

Behind the Facade

In the elevator of two large Parisian buildings, a telegraph operator discovers the body of an elderly woman, Madame Mathieu, the owner of both buildings. Boucheron, the local superintendent, is dispatched to investigate, along with his rival, Inspector Lambert of the "Sûreté". To solve the enigma, they scour staircases and corridors, visiting every floor of both buildings, courtyard and facade. Their gruff rivalry allows them to complement each other in discovering who committed the crime among a gallery of characters, humble or rich, who all have something to be ashamed of... A rare, fast-paced, picturesque comedy set against the backdrop of a police mystery.

Final Accord

A famous violinist enlists in a music school in order to woo one of the students.

The Slump Is Over

A provincial tour fails without money in an abandoned theater in the capital and puts on a review under the sign of optimism.

Bad Seed

A young man-about-Paris, cut off from his father's money, falls in with a picaresque gang of car thieves.

The Blue from the Sky

Out of unlikely circumstances an underground ticket vending girl and a mail pilot fall in love.

For Once I'd Like to Have No Troubles

Depression musical comedy about an unemployed barber who pretends to be a wealthy automobile magnate.

For Once I'd Like to Have No Troubles

Depression musical comedy about an unemployed barber who pretends to be a wealthy automobile magnate.