The journalist Paolo Respighi meets the nuns who ask him to accompany the young Annie Robson Read More »
Tag Archives: France
The Sparrow’s Fluttering AKA Il frullo del passero (1988) Gianfranco Mingozzi, Philippe Noiret, Ornella Muti, Nicola Farron
A woman, who has been the mistress of a man who has just died Read More »
The Green Mare AKA La jument verte (1959) Claude Autant-Lara, Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo
The story is set during the latter half of the 19th century and follows two feuding peasant families. Read More »
The Two Lives of Mattia Pascal AKA Le due vite di Mattia Pascal (1985) Mario Monicelli, Marcello Mastroianni, Senta Berger, Flavio Bucci
Unlike in the previous 3 adaptations of the book, here Mattia narrates in flashback Read More »
Based on a True Story AKA D’après une histoire vraie (2017) Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner, Eva Green, Vincent Perez
Basking in the tremendous success of her debut autobiographical novel dedicated Read More »
Lady Caliph AKA La califfa (1970) Alberto Bevilacqua, Ugo Tognazzi, Romy Schneider, Marina Berti
As strikes upset Italy, the Califfa’s husband is killed and she becomes Read More »
Le salamandre (1969) Alberto Cavallone, Erna Schurer, Beryl Cunningham, Antonio Casale
A white photographer seduces a black model. Read More »
The Big Ceremonial AKA Le grand cérémonial (1969) Pierre-Alain Jolivet, Ginette Leclerc, Michel Tureau, Marcella Saint-Amant
When a boy is the victim of his over-protective mother, he leaves his home Read More »
Nil by Mouth (1997) Gary Oldman, Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles
Raymond, his wife Val, and her brother Billy live in a working-class London district. Read More »
The Great Alibi AKA Le grand alibi (2008) Pascal Bonitzer, Miou-Miou, Lambert Wilson, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Like every weekend senator Henri Pagès and his wife entertain guests at their beautiful Read More »