Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act (imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers) on a TV variety show. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl (2009) Manoel de Oliveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Catarina Wallenstein, Diogo Dória, Drama, Romance
On a train to the Algarve, Macário tells his story to a sympathetic woman he’s just met. Read More »
S.O.S. Noronha (1957) Georges Rouquier, Jean Marais, Yves Massard, José Lewgoy, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Story of a group of radio-men, on the isle of Noronha, off the coast of Brazil, whose post was attacked by escaped convicts Read More »
Carthage in Flames (1960) Carmine Gallone, Pierre Brasseur, Daniel Gélin, Anne Heywood, Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance, War
Historical drama depicting the last of the Punic Wars between the Roman Republic and Carthage. Read More »
Mr. Steve (1957) Raymond Bailly, Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Lemaire, Armand Mestral, Drama
Georges Villard is a modest bank employee who dreams of earning more money so that he can live more comfortably. Read More »
Marseille (2004) Angela Schanelec, Maren Eggert, Emily Atef, Alexis Loret, Drama
Sophie, a young photographer, exchanges her apartment with a student from Marseille. Read More »
The Fifth Empire (2004) Manoel de Oliveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Luís Miguel Cintra, Glória de Matos, Drama, History
Ignoring the alarmed advice of his noblemen and counselors, young King Sebastian fuels his religious obsession to go to war with the Muslims. Read More »
Porto of My Childhood (2001) Manoel de Oliveira, Jorge Trêpa, Ricardo Trêpa, Maria de Medeiros, Drama, Documentary
Manoel de Oliveira’s autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown. Read More »
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976) Alain Tanner, Myriam Boyer, Jean-Luc Bideau, Miou-Miou, Drama
The European equivalent of “The Return of the Secaucus 7,” this Swiss film looks at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the “revolutionary” sixties. Read More »
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (1988) Wojciech Has, Rafal Wieczynski, Michael Lonsdale, Adrianna Biedrzynska, Drama
A dream-like odyssey of a young man across plague-ridden 16th century Germany. Read More »
Blood Relatives (1978) Claude Chabrol, Donald Sutherland, Aude Landry, Lisa Langlois, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Montreal: Late at night the teenage Patricia flees into a police department, covered all over with blood. Read More »
Under Suspicion (1981) Claude Miller, Lino Ventura, Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Inspector Gallien is investigating the rape and murder of two little girls. The only suspect is attorney Jerome Martinaud, but the evidence against him is circumstantial. Read More »
The Outsider (1983) Jacques Deray, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Carlos Sotto Mayor, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
The story is about Commissioner Jordan who arrives in Marseille to combat drug trafficking activities in his own unique way. Read More »
Family Hero (2006) Thierry Klifa, Gérard Lanvin, Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart, Drama
Gabriel’s heritage for their family is the cabaret “The Blue Parrot”. The survivors are about to discover what that cabaret means actually. Read More »
The Popes Toilet (2007) César Charlone, Enrique Fernández, César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Mario Silva, Drama, Comedy
In Melo, a poor Uruguayan country village near the Brazilian border, several men earn their living from contraband, mostly transported on bicycles. Read More »