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 »
Tag Archives: France
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 »
Breath of Life (1999) Luis Ospina, Fernando Solórzano, Flora Martínez, Robinson Díaz
Emerson Roque Fierro, former policeman and private investigator shadowing, investigates the murder of “Golondrina” Read More »
Taxi for Tobruk AKA Un taxi pour Tobrouk (1961) Denys de La Patellière, Hardy Krüger, Lino Ventura, Maurice Biraud
During World War II, French Commandos join forces with a German officer in order to survive the African desert. Read More »
The Marriage of Chiffon AKA Le mariage de Chiffon (1942) Claude Autant-Lara, Odette Joyeux, André Luguet, Jacques Dumesnil
Odette Joyeux plays an eccentric young aristocrat called “Chiffon”, who is struggling to comply with the social conventions of the community. Read More »
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly AKA Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) Julian Schnabel, Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze
Forty-three year old Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby – Jean-Do to his friends – awakens not knowing where he is. Read More »
Angel Dust AKA Poussière d’ange (1987) Edouard Niermans, Bernard Giraudeau, Fanny Bastien, Fanny Cottençon
A tired and alcoholic police investigator has lost his wife to a hotel owner Read More »
Face AKA Visage (2009) Ming-liang Tsai, Kang-sheng Lee, Yi-Ching Lu, Fanny Ardant
Hsiao-Kang, a Taiwanese film director, travels to the Louvre in Paris, France, to shoot a film that explores the Salomé myth. Read More »
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life AKA La più bella serata della mia vita (1972) Ettore Scola, Alberto Sordi, Michel Simon, Charles Vanel
A successful businessman whose destiny leads him to a secluded Swiss chalet where his life is put on trial by a group of retired law professionals. Read More »
Children of Paradise AKA Les enfants du paradis (1945) Marcel Carné, Arletty, Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Brasseur
Strolling indolently around the 1830s vibrant Parisian avenue called the Boulevard du Crime Read More »
Journey to the West AKA Xi you (2014) Ming-liang Tsai, Kang-sheng Lee, Denis Lavant
In “Journey to the West,” helmer Tsai Ming-liang’s perennial protagonist, Lee Kang-sheng Read More »
The Mouth of the Wolf AKA La bocca del lupo (2009) Pietro Marcello, Vincenzo Motta, Mary Monaco, Franco Leo
Pietro Marcello directs this genre-defying Italian docudrama that follows mustachioed ex-con Enzo Read More »