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Tag Archives: France
A Crazy Day AKA La giornata balorda (1960) Mauro Bolognini, Jean Sorel, Lea Massari, Jeanne Valérie
The ironic study of a young man’s poignant and sensual Read More »
Paris Pick-Up AKA Le monte-charge (1962) Marcel Bluwal, Robert Hossein, Lea Massari, Robert Dalban
The action takes place in an old house ,the first floor of which is a big workshop. Read More »
The Snows of Kilimanjaro AKA Les neiges du Kilimandjaro (2011) Robert Guédiguian, Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan
At a French shipyard, a trade unionist named Michel deliberately arranges to have himself Read More »
Il gioco delle spie (1966) Paolo Bianchini, Roger Hanin, Rory Calhoun, Evi Marandi
The USA pass an exceptional top secret contract with a country in the Middle East Read More »
The Reluctant Spy AKA L’honorable Stanislas agent secret (1963) Jean-Charles Dudrumet, Jean Marais, Geneviève Page, Maurice Teynac
Stanislas Dubois is the manager of a successful advertising agency. Read More »
The Destruction of Herculaneum AKA Anno 79: La distruzione di Ercolano (1962) Gianfranco Parolini, Susan Paget, Brad Harris, Mara Lane
In 79 AD the Roman city of Herculaneum was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius. Read More »
Paradise: Love AKA Paradies: Liebe (2012) Ulrich Seidl, Margarete Tiesel, Peter Kazungu, Inge Maux
On the beaches of Kenya they’re known as “Sugar Mamas” — European women who seek out African boys Read More »
Eden (2014) Mia Hansen-Løve, Félix de Givry, Pauline Etienne, Vincent Macaigne
In the 1990s, Paul gets his first taste of the world of Parisian nightlife. Read More »
A Crime in Paradise AKA Un crime au paradis (2001) Jean Becker, Jacques Villeret, Josiane Balasko, André Dussollier
In the 1980 French countryside, farmer Jojo and his ill-tempered wife Lulu hate each other Read More »
1-2-3-4 ou Les Collants noirs AKA Black Tights (1960) Terence Young, Cyd Charisse, Moira Shearer, Zizi Jeanmaire
Live scenes of Paris and a continuity Narrator link together four dramatic choreographies, all by Roland Petit Read More »
The Beast Must Die AKA Que la bête meure (1969) Claude Chabrol, Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne
Single father obsessed with murdering the hit&run driver who killed Read More »
The Conquest AKA La conquête (2011) Xavier Durringer, Denis Podalydès, Florence Pernel, Bernard Le Coq
May 6, 2007. France’s run-up to the presidential elections. Read More »
The Passengers AKA Les passagers (1999) Jean-Claude Guiguet, Fabienne Babe, Philippe Garziano, Bruno Putzulu
A tramcar in the suburbs of Paris, a woman commenting on its passengers who are as different as a young man with flowers Read More »
A Man to Kill AKA Un homme à abattre (1967) Philippe Condroyer, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Valérie Lagrange, Luis Prendes
Barcelona, 1967. Hans Fromm, a German-born architect, lives an well-ordered everyday life. Read More »