Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups that seek to establish an archaic Islamic state. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Port Authority (2019) Danielle Lessovitz, Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom, McCaul Lombardi
Port Authority is a love story set in New York’s kiki ballroom scene, and follows Paul Read More »
Woman of Evil AKA Le diable souffle (1947) Edmond T. Gréville, Charles Vanel, Jean Chevrier, Héléna Bossis
In the Basque country, near the French/Spanish border, the wind, Tramontana Read More »
Candy Mountain (1988) Robert Frank, Rudy Wurlitzer, Kevin J. O’Connor, Eric Mitchell, Mary Joy
Julius (O’Connor) is a struggling musician who sets off to find Elmore Silk (Yulin) Read More »
Tosca (2001) Benoît Jacquot, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi
An opera singer attempts to rescue her lover from execution, but the Baron insists on a price: that she sleep with him. Read More »
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water AKA Kampen om tungtvannet (1948) Jean Dréville, Titus Vibe-Müller, Jens A. Poulsson, Johannes Eckhoff, Arne Kjelstrup
A reconstruction of the two last sabotage actions against the Norsk Hydro Heavy Water Read More »
La dilettante (1999) Pascal Thomas, Catherine Frot, Sébastien Cotterot, Barbara Schulz
Pierrette Dumortier, a woman of character but weak-willed and defenseless against boredom Read More »
Act of Sorrow AKA Atto di dolore (1990) Pasquale Squitieri, Claudia Cardinale, Bruno Cremer, Karl Zinny
In Milan, Elena is a widow and has to raise alone her two children, Martina and Sandro. Read More »
Love Like Poison AKA Un Poison Violent (2010) Katell Quillévéré, Clara Augarde, Lio, Michel Galabru
Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays Read More »
I’ve Been Waiting So Long AKA Une vie à t’attendre (2004) Thierry Klifa, Nathalie Baye, Patrick Bruel, Géraldine Pailhas
A married Frenchwoman living in Brazil returns to her native country to visit her ailing elderly mother. Read More »