Images flash through Arthur’s brain, voices buzz in his mind, uttering disjointed words and sentences. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
The Devils AKA Les diables (2002) Christophe Ruggia, Adèle Haenel, Vincent Rottiers, Rochdy Labidi
The siblings Joseph and Chloé are 12 and have just been placed on another children’s home. Read More »
A Man, When He Is a Man AKA El hombre cuando es hombre (1982) Valeria Sarmiento
What are the social climate and cultural traditions in Costa Rica which nurture “machismo” and allow the domination of women to continue in Latin America? Read More »
Destroy, She Said AKA Détruire dit-elle (1969) Marguerite Duras, Catherine Sellers, Michael Lonsdale, Henri Garcin
A professor, his wife, a student, and a married woman travel to a hotel on the edge of the forest for a week-long vacation. Read More »
The Lorry AKA Le camion (1977) Marguerite Duras, Gérard Depardieu
We are confronted with two images, a lorry driving through the night until dawn, a depiction of the loneliness Read More »
Vladimir and Rosa AKA Vladimir et Rosa (1971) Groupe Dziga Vertov, Jean-Luc Godard, Yves Afonso, Juliet Berto, Jean-Luc Godard
In Godard and Gorin’s free interpretation of the Chicago Eight trial, Judge Hoffman becomes Judge Himmler Read More »
The Assassination AKA L’attentat (1972) Yves Boisset, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Piccoli, Jean Seberg
Sadiel, rebel leader in a North African state, takes refuge in Switzerland in the aftermath of a coup. Read More »
Fantômas (1964) André Hunebelle, Jean Marais, Louis de Funès, Mylène Demongeot
Criminal mastermind Fantômas, a man of a thousand faces, is unhappy with Fandor Read More »
Pirates of the Mississippi AKA Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi (1963) Jürgen Roland, Hansjörg Felmy, Sabine Sinjen, Horst Frank
European produced Western based on the novel by Friedrich Gerstäcker, set in the 19th century in a town on the banks of the Mississippi River. Read More »
The Taste of Violence AKA Le goût de la violence (1961) Robert Hossein, Giovanna Ralli, Mario Adorf
This European “western” by Robert Hossein (scripter, director, and lead) is set in an unnamed Latin American country suffering under a dictator. Read More »
Thick Skinned AKA Peaux de vaches (1989) Patricia Mazuy, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-François Stévenin, Jacques Spiesser
A decade after a man has been killed in an accident in an isolated part of the French countryside, a family tries to come to terms with what happened. Read More »
Sound and Fury AKA De bruit et de fureur (1988) Jean-Claude Brisseau, Bruno Cremer, François Négret, Vincent Gasperitsch
This drama depicts the misery of neglected children in big cities. 13 years old Bruno is of a good family Read More »
The End of Belle AKA La mort de Belle (1961) Édouard Molinaro, Jean Desailly, Alexandra Stewart, Monique Mélinand
Stéphane Blanchon, who teaches at the International College, lives a quiet comfortable life in Geneva. Read More »
Gangster Boss AKA Le grand chef (1959) Henri Verneuil, Fernandel, Gino Cervi, Papouf
In Paris, scoundrel mates Paolo and Antoine Venturen hope to get rich quick by asking ransom fro rich Mr. Jumelin’s preteen son Eric. Read More »
As Long As You’re Healthy AKA Tant qu’on a la santé (1966) Pierre Étaix, Denise Péronne, Simone Fonder
This anthology film from Étaix’s peak period presents four comic episodes Read More »