Adieu poulet (1975)

When political thugs murder an opponent's volunteer and also kill a cop, a chief inspector believes the politician who hired them is as guilty as the murderous goon.

Moody and cantankerous, but entertaining policier, solidly staged, and Lino Ventura is great in one of his typical roles.

Maltin***: "Neat, entertaining police story..."

La vieille dame insigne (1965)

A newly widowed 70-year-old miser has lived a sheltered life married to her husband for some sixty years, but determines to venture into the modern world and have as much fun as possible, and in doing so finds that she loves it.

Carefully adequate adaptation of a Bertolt Brecht story, filmed in a cinéma vérité style and with a good cast, but Sylvie in the title role steals the show.