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Tag Archives: France
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 »
Caprice (2015) Emmanuel Mouret, Virginie Efira, Anaïs Demoustier, Laurent Stocker
An average guy meets an actress who is more beautiful than he could ever imagine. Read More »
Incendies (2010) Denis Villeneuve, Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette
A mother’s last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to the Middle East Read More »
Blanche et Marie (1985) Jacques Renard, Miou-Miou, Sandrine Bonnaire, Gérard Klein
A little town in the north of France, 1941. Blanche has three children. Read More »
Blue Panther AKA Marie Chantal contre Dr. Kha (1965) Claude Chabrol, Marie Laforêt, Francisco Rabal, Serge Reggiani
Marie-Chantal travels by train to her cousin’s place to spend a winter holiday Read More »
The Man Hunt AKA La garce (1984) Christine Pascal, Isabelle Huppert, Richard Berry, Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Lucien Sabatier is a police inspector. One night, while he is on his round Read More »
Old Rascal AKA Vieille canaille (1992) Gérard Jourd’hui, Michel Serrault, Anna Galiena, Pierre Richard
Darius Caunes is a modest printer flanked by a cantankerous spouse Read More »
Sinners of Paris AKA Rafles sur la ville (1958) Pierre Chenal, Charles Vanel, Bella Darvi, Danik Patisson
Le Fondu, a famous gangster, escapes from the hospital where he was detained, killing an inspector in the process. 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 »
Fatal Assistance AKA Assistance mortelle (2013) Raoul Peck
Haitian born filmmaker Raoul Peck takes us on a 2-year journey inside the challenging Read More »
Independencia (2009) Raya Martin, Sid Lucero, Tetchie Agbayani, Alessandra de Rossi
Mimicking early silent films, Independencia creates a lush metaphor that plays Read More »
The Passion of Beatrice AKA La passion Béatrice (1987) Bertrand Tavernier, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Julie Delpy, Nils Tavernier
A warrior leaves home to fight in the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) between France and England. Read More »
The Mother and the Whore AKA La maman et la putain (1973) Jean Eustache, Bernadette Lafont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Françoise Lebrun
In Paris, the pedantic Alexandre lives with his mate Marie in her apartment, an open relationship. Read More »
Madame Bovary (1934) Jean Renoir, Max Dearly, Valentine Tessier, Pierre Renoir
Soon after the death of his first wife (whose dowry was inadequate), Charles Bovary Read More »