The bizarre hallucinations of a heroin addict in withdrawal provide the basis for this unstructured, autobiographical film by director Conrad Rooks. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Film Adventurer Karel Zeman (2015) Tomas Hodan, Tim Burton, Tony Dalton, Kamil Fila
A biographical film looking back at the life, work and significance of the genius of world cinema. Read More »
Liliom (1934) Fritz Lang, Charles Boyer, Madeleine Ozeray, Robert Arnoux
Two women love the same man in a world of few prospects. In Budapest, Liliom is a “public figure,” a rascal who’s a carousel barker Read More »
A Sweet Journey (1980) Michel Deville, Dominique Sanda, Geraldine Chaplin, Jacques Zabor
Lucia and Elena are best friends since childhood. They take a car trip from Paris to the country. Read More »
The Good Time Girls (1960) Claude Chabrol, Bernadette Lafont, Clotilde Joano, Stéphane Audran
Ginette, Rita, Jacqueline and Jane try to find fulfillment and love in their lives. Read More »
Her Harem (1967) Marco Ferreri, Carroll Baker, Gastone Moschin, Renato Salvatori
A seductive woman pushes three men to the limits toying with their sexual desires and male pride. Read More »
Phantom India (1969) Louis Malle, Thomas Frederick Howard, Ambu
A very personal labour and a densely informative account of its subject. Read More »
Calcutta (1969) Louis Malle
With minimal narration by the director and very little context this is a kaleidoscope of stunning visuals from Calcutta Read More »
Around a Small Mountain (2009) Jacques Rivette, Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, André Marcon
Kate (Jane Birkin) is driving along a winding mountain road when her car stalls. Read More »
Run with the Devil (1960) Mario Camerini, Antonella Lualdi, Gérard Blain, Franco Fabrizi
Stefano is a talented painter, devoted to his art but not interested in promoting himself Read More »
Bitter Money (2016) Bing Wang, Ling Ling
A vivid slice-of-life depiction of migrant workers, both male and female, wasting their lives away through monotonous labor in small Read More »
The Wing and the Thigh (1976) Claude Zidi, Louis de Funès, Coluche, Ann Zacharias
Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and the publisher of a famous restaurant guide Read More »
I Want to Go Home (1989) Alain Resnais, Adolph Green, Laura Benson, Linda Lavin
Joey Wellman, a cantankerous American cartoonist, accepts an invitation to come to an exhibition in Paris Read More »
Duchess Of Langeais (2007) Jacques Rivette, Jeanne Balibar, Guillaume Depardieu, Bulle Ogier
In Majorca, in 1823, a French general, Armand de Montriveau, overhears a cloistered nun singing in a chapel; he insists on speaking to her. Read More »
The Wedding Ring (1970) Christian de Chalonge, Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Carrière, Isabelle Sadoyan
A vet meets a mysterious woman through a dating agency and moves into her large apartment. Read More »