Pigalle / 1995

It's a grim world of prostitution, drug dens, transvestites, junkies and murderers. The seediest side of urban life is examined in this tragedy. The film follows the complex, interwoven lives of four characters as they live their harsh and gritty nocturnal lives on the city streets. The main characters are Fifi a pickpocket who is simultaneously involved with Divine, a transvestite hooker and Vera a peep show dancer who refuses to be a hooker. Vera lives with her would-be pimp Jesus le Gitan, a small-scale drug dealer. When the area riff-raff become embroiled in hostilities, two of main characters are slowly killed in horrible ways. Fifi is then left to avenge their deaths.

Pigalle, la nuit / 2009

Mademoiselle Pigalle / 1956

Nightclub entertainer Jean Clery discovers too late that the 'baby' he agreed to take care of is a wild, shapely sex kitten.

Maigret a Pigalle / 19666.85 voti

Maigret a Pigalle è un film italo-francese del 1967, diretto da Mario Landi, con Gino Cervi nel ruolo di Maigret. La pellicola è tratta dal romanzo Maigret au Picratt's dello scrittore belga Georges Simenon, all'epoca pubblicato in Italia da Arnoldo Mondadori con il titolo Maigret al night-club. È il primo ed unico film per il cinema con Gino Cervi nei panni del noto commissario.

Paris Pigalle / 20184.01 voti

Paris, 1982. Franck and Serge are police investigators in charge of making a good catch in the Parisian porn industry. In order to infiltrate the mafia, they take over a peep show in Pigalle riddled with debts. In attempt to jump start the business, they begin to produce short porn films.

Due prostitute a Pigalle / 1975

Tra gli ammiratori di Pauline e Marie, che si esibiscono tutte le sere in un cabaret, c’è il ricco commissario di polizia M.Jean. Le due ragazze dopo ogni spettacolo si concedono ai clienti del locale per guadagnare dei soldi extra. Pauline collabora con una banda di travestiti che hanno sequestrato la moglie del Ministro dell’Agricoltura e spetterà al commissario M.Jean indagare sul crimine…

The Desert of Pigalle / 1958

A young priest works as a barman in a Pigalle cafe in Paris. He tries to prevent the women there to prostitute themselves....

Pigalle Crossing of Illusions / 1973

A gang uses Marina, a naive striptease artist, on a tour of Asia, to make a microfilm out of the country. As soon as the girl arrives at Orly airport, she is followed by smugglers.

Marguerite Duras and Stripper Lolo Pigalle / 1965

In this episode of Dim Dam Dom, Duras interviews the stripper Lolo Pigalle. A clip of Lolo dancing in a golden dress is followed by an intense and intimate conversation in which Lolo discusses the definition of work, the splitting of the self, and acting vs. sex work.

Midnight, Place Pigalle / 1934

After retiring as a butler in a nightclub where he made his fortune, Prosper decides to return to his job after the death of his wife. Now ruined, he only finds a job as a dishwasher.

La Môme Pigalle / 1955

Released from prison, Arlette returns to her job as a cabaret star. The police try to get her to confess where the stolen jewels are hidden.

56, rue Pigalle / 1949

Lucien Bonnet, Jean Vigneron's manservant, blackmails his boss, who is having an affair with Inès de Montalban, married to Ricardo. Vigneron pays the sum but Lucien is killed by an accomplice, Baruch. Everything seems to accuse Jean who, for fear of compromising Inès, prefers to keep mum. Fortunately, his innocence will be proved thanks to a surprise witness. The two lovers flee to Congo while the husband soon forgets them, finding comfort in debauchery.

Nuits de Pigalle / 1959

Against a backdrop of music hall and comedy acts, a Pigalle cabaret is famous for the activities of real and fake maharajas. One of them buys the cabaret and turns the checkroom attendant Annie into a real star. The maharajah then takes her to his kingdom, returning the place to its original manager.

Miss Pigalle / 1958

A young woman has been run over by the car of Carlos, a brilliant embassy attaché. Feeling sorry for her, Carlos drives her to his place and decides to take her in. The young lady accepts his offer but refuses to tell Carlos her name, wanting to be called Miss Pigalle, after the Paris district where she was born. It does not take long before Yvonne (Miss Pigalle's true name) and Carlos fall in love. Life is like a dream and, when Yvonne gets pregnant, their happiness is at their peak. Unfortunately, a revolution breaks out and Carlos returns to his country in secret. Feeling forsaken and at a loss, Yvonne, who is now penniless, has no other solution but prostitute herself.

Minuit... place Pigalle / 1928

A Paris night club proprietor falls from grace and is reduced, after going away for a while, to working there in a menial position.

Pigalle-Saint-Germain-des-Prés / 1950

"Le Tambourin", a Montmartre nightclub, is on its way down. Although it can boast great performances by the alluring Les Bluebell Girls and by Jacques Hélian's lively Big Band the venue does not attract people anymore. Nightclub patrons now prefer the jazz cellars of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Taking this new taste into account, the staff of the "Tambourin" and Jacques Hélian decide to set up their own club, "La Pivoine Ecarlate". They are joined by Pâquerette, a flower vendor and amateur singer, and by Jean-Pierre Francis, an existentialist poet...

Vidéo Esquisse: Pigalle / 2001

Short film by Valérie Pavia.