Professor Oscar Collins has dedicated his life to studying the
microscopic world. He hardly knows his nextdoor neighbours, a pop
photographer and a model named Penny Lane. One day, Collins
cannot help noticing a strange light on the hall that separates the two
apartments. Following this light, the scientist is drawn to watch
Penny as she poses for one of her photographic sessions.
Captivated by Penny's youth and beauty, Collins finds he is spending
less of his time at his treasured microscope and becomes addicted to
spying on his alluring neighbour...
With so many great films to choose from, it's nigh on impossible to compile a short-list of the best 15 French films of all time - but here's our feeble attempt to do just that.
The cinema of Japan is noteworthy for its purity, subtlety and visual impact. The films of Ozu, Mizoguchi and Kurosawa are sublime masterpieces of film poetry.
In the 1920s French cinema was at its most varied and stylish - witness the achievements of Abel Gance, Marcel L'Herbier, Jean Epstein and Jacques Feyder.