When her husband returns from his work abroad with a guest, a young girl, his wife suspects a liaison. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
The Convent (1995) Manoel de Oliveira, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Luís Miguel Cintra, Drama, Mystery
The story centers on the unconventional American professor, Michael Padovic, and his stunningly beautiful wife, Helene Read More »
Love on the Ground (1984) Jacques Rivette, Jane Birkin, Geraldine Chaplin, André Dussollier, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
One of Jacques Rivette’s most accessible films – a reflection on theatre and life, mixed with playful references to haunted-house thrillers and mysterious-mansion whodunnits. Read More »
Wuthering Heights (1985) Jacques Rivette, Fabienne Babe, Lucas Belvaux, Sandra Montaigu, Drama, Romance, Mystery
Acclaimed French director Jacques Rivette’s version of Emily Bronte’s classic novel. Read More »
The Garden That Tilts (1975) Guy Gilles, Delphine Seyrig, Anouk Ferjac, Patrick Jouané, Drama, Crime
Karl, a young killer is to kill Kate, an adventurous lady living in a mansion by a lake. He approaches her but fails to kill her. Instead, he falls in love and becomes her lover … Read More »
The Third Lover (1962) Claude Chabrol, Jacques Charrier, Stéphane Audran, Walther Reyer, Drama
André Mercier, a journalist known as Albin Mercier, is a failed, embittered writer. Read More »
Beaubourg (1977) Roberto Rossellini, Renzo Rossellini, Documentary
An exploration of the Centre Georges Pompidou and its surroundings on its opening day in 1977. Read More »
Three Hours (1939) Léonide Moguy, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Corinne Luchaire, Édouard Delmont, Drama, Romance, War
During WW1, a train is stopped by a bombing ;a young soldier ,Paul,takes advantage of the opportunity to go to his native village to see his parents. Read More »
The Last Train (1973) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Romy Schneider, Maurice Biraud, Drama, War
May 1940 – Germany invades Europe, people panic and try to flee by any means possible. Read More »
Espionage in Lisbon (1965) Federico Aicardi, Tulio Demicheli, Brett Halsey, Marilù Tolo, Fernando Rey, Action, Adventure
An international gang pretends to have the means to destroy a small country in 30 seconds. The authorities have reason to believe this may be true, and the spying battle is on. Read More »
Wise Guys (1961) Claude Chabrol, Jean-Claude Brialy, Bernadette Lafont, Jean Tissier, Drama
Tale follows a threesome of teens–one a rebellious type, another a more serious type, and the young girl who fits in the middle–as they parade around Paris with carefree attitudes. Read More »
Some Like It Cool (1977) Franz Antel, Tony Curtis, Marisa Berenson, Marisa Mell, Comedy, Erotic
While hiding from the royal authorities,Giacomo Casanova, the famous romancer, encounters his look-alike: Giacomino, a fugitive petty con man. Read More »
Contempt (1963) Jean-Luc Godard, Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli, Drama
Paul Javal is a writer who is hired to make a script for a new movie about Ulysses more commercial, which is to be directed by Fritz Lang and produced by Jeremy Prokosch. Read More »
Gebo and the Shadow (2012) Manoel de Oliveira, Michael Lonsdale, Claudia Cardinale, Jeanne Moreau, Drama
Set in the late 19th century, about a honored but poor patriarch who sacrifices himself to protect his fugitive son. Read More »
56 rue Pigalle (1949) Willy Rozier, Jacques Dumesnil, Marie Déa, Aimé Clariond, Drama
Lucien Bonnet, Jean Vigneron’s manservant, blackmails his boss, who is having an affair with Inès de Montalban, married to Ricardo. Read More »