Victor Berthier, a good man but also a very jealous one, killed his wife in a fit of jealousy. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Half-Price AKA Demi-tarif (2003) Isild Le Besco, Cindy David, Kolia Litscher, Lila Salet
This is an exquisite tone poem about childhood, and abandonment, and freedom. Read More »
The Secret of Magic Island AKA Une fée… pas comme les autres (1956) Jean Tourane, Robert Lamoureux, Robert Beatty, Phil Tonken
The inhabitants of a peaceful village are replaced by a bunch of geese, dogs, foxes and rabbits Read More »
Home Front AKA Des hommes (2020) Lucas Belvaux, Gérard Depardieu, Catherine Frot, Jean-Pierre Darroussin
In a village where everyone knows everyone Read More »
Mutum (2007) Sandra Kogut, Thiago da Silva Mariz, Wallison Felipe Leal Barroso, Maria Juliana Souza de Oliveira
Thiago lives with his family on an isolated farm in the arid backlands of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Read More »
The Man from Chicago AKA Le Ricain (1975) Sohban Kologlu, Stepan Melikyan, Jean-Marie Pallardy, Jess Hahn, Ilker Inanoglu, Gordon Mitchell
In Turkey, the son of a rich manager is kidnapped. Read More »
Walking on the Wild Side AKA Lai xiao zi (2006) Jie Han, Peijiang Bai, Qiang Guo, Jing Hou
Three young men go on the run from their dying mining town in Shanxi when they Read More »
Let’s Have a Brainwash AKA Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963) Jean-Luc Godard, Ugo Gregoretti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Rosanna Schiaffino, Bruce Balaban, Maria Pia Schiaffino
Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life. Read More »
Honeymoon AKA Lune de miel (1985) Patrick Jamain, Nathalie Baye, John Shea, Richard Berry
A Frenchwoman in Manhattan, in danger of being deported because of her relationship with a recently arrested drug offender Read More »
Marie of the Isles AKA Marie des Isles (1959) Georges Combret, Belinda Lee, Alain Saury, Darío Moreno
In 1635, Jacques du Parquet, the nephew of the well known explorer Read More »
Young Adam (2003) David Mackenzie, Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan
Joe, a rootless young drifter, finds work on a barge travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh Read More »
The Battle of El Alamein AKA La battaglia di El Alamein (1969) Giorgio Ferroni, Frederick Stafford, George Hilton, Michael Rennie
June 1942 El Alamein: Rommel swept towards the River Nile. The fall Egypt and the all important Suez Canal seems inevitable. Read More »
Le trou normand (1952) Jean Boyer, Bourvil, Pierre Larquey, Jane Marken
To inherited his uncle’s hotel and restaurant Hippolyte, a naive and simple man, must pass his primary school exam. Read More »
Adieu (2003) Arnaud des Pallières, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Gourmet, Laurent Lucas
Under threat in Algeria, Ismahel emigrates to France where he wants Read More »
Parc (2008) Arnaud des Pallières, Jean-Marc Barr, Sergi López, Nathalie Richard
Georges Clou is a successful salesman, enjoying the fruits of his labor Read More »