In Paris, the pedantic Alexandre lives with his mate Marie in her apartment, an open relationship. Read More »
Tag Archives: Bernadette Lafont
Zig Zig (1975) László Szabó, Catherine Deneuve, Bernadette Lafont, Walter Chiari
Two friends work as entertainers and prostitutes to raise enough money for their dream home. Read More »
Paul (1969) Diourka Medveczky, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Paul, a young middle-class person in break with his environment, meets a small vegetarians community and tramps who live outdoor… Read More »
The White Gloves of the Devil AKA Les gants blancs du diable (1973) László Szabó, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Yves Afonso
An enigmatic man, blind in one eye is the hit man in this French thriller. Read More »
And Satan Calls the Turns (1962) Grisha Dabat, Françoise Brion, Catherine Deneuve, Bernadette Lafont
On a sun-kissed beach, six people linger lazily, each confident of fulfilling his or her desires before the day is out. Read More »
We’re All Still Here (1997) Anne-Marie Miéville, Aurore Clément, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Luc Godard
Two housewives discuss philosophical themes (actually an updated dialogue of Plato and Socrates) while doing the house work Read More »
The Good Time Girls (1960) Claude Chabrol, Bernadette Lafont, Clotilde Joano, Stéphane Audran
Ginette, Rita, Jacqueline and Jane try to find fulfillment and love in their lives. Read More »
It Means That Much to Me (1961) Pierre Grimblat, Eddie Constantine, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Louis Richard
A down-on-his-luck reporter is framed on espionage charges by the government after taking some photos the government didn’t want made public. Read More »
A Game for Six Lovers (1960) Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Bernadette Lafont, Françoise Brion, Alexandra Stewart
Miléna is living in her grandmother’s baroque château when the rich lady dies. Read More »
Wise Guys (1961) Claude Chabrol, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Jean Tissier, Drama
Tale follows a threesome of teens–one a rebellious type, another a more serious type, and the young girl who fits in the middle–as they parade around Paris with carefree attitudes. Read More »
Inspecteur Lavardin (1986) Claude Chabrol, Jean Poiret, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Inspector Lavardin is induced to investigate the murder of a province’s notable who was taking himself as the moral guardian of his village. Read More »
Il ladrone / The Good Thief (1980) Pasquale Festa Campanile, Enrico Montesano, Edwige Fenech, Bernadette Lafont, Comedy, Erotic
Caleb, “son of nobody” (Enrico Montesano) lives in Galilee in Jesus’ day and struggles as a thief and con-man, pretending to be a magician. Read More »
La tortue sur le dos / a Turtle on Its Back (1978) Luc Béraud, Jean-François Stévenin, Bernadette Lafont, Virginie Thévenet, Comedy, Drama
Unable to put a single word on paper, a youngish man with one novel to his credit finds that his life is crumbling to ruins around him because of his severe case of writer’s block.
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Noroît / Northwest Wind (1976) Jacques Rivette, Bernadette Lafont, Geraldine Chaplin, Kika Markham, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
After her brother was killed by a notorious all-female pirate gang, Morag dedicates her life to bringing the murderers to justice. Soon, she has become an important member of the pirate gang and has begun acquiring the loyalty of key members. Eventually, she makes her move and challenges the leader, a demi-god, known as “The Daughter of the Sun.”
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Une belle fille comme moi / A Gorgeous Bird Like Me (1972) François Truffaut, Bernadette Lafont, Claude Brasseur, Charles Denner, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Stanislas Previne is a young sociologist, preparing a thesis on criminal women. He chooses Camille Bliss as his subject of study and begins to visit her in prison for interviews. Camille became acquainted with trouble at a young age and justifies her actions by “fate-bets.” She is currently in prison for allegedly murdering one of her lovers. As she tells Stanislas of her life and love affairs, his interest in her grows to more than just professional. Can he resist her charm?
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