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Tag Archives: France
Conqueror of Corinth AKA Il conquistatore di Corinto (1961) Mario Costa, Jacques Sernas, John Drew Barrymore, Geneviève Grad
Protests break out in Corinth against Roman domination Read More »
The Story of Adele H. AKA L’histoire d’Adèle H. (1975) François Truffaut, Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott
Halifax, 1863. A young woman, Miss Lewly, comes to Halifax to search for Lt Pinson Read More »
Tales of Paris AKA Les Parisiennes (1962) Marc Allégret, Claude Barma, Michel Boisrond, Françoise Arnoul, Françoise Brion, Catherine Deneuve
The omnibus made of four separate romantic playlets, each with its own cast, director, and scenarist. Read More »
Bloody Beans AKA Loubia hamra (2013) Narimane Mari, Adlane Aïssani, Amir Nourine, Bilal Azil
While the French army is shooting at the OAS, children plunder the French army Read More »
Fanny (1932) Marc Allégret, Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Charpin
Marius has left, signed up for a five year hitch on a ship bound for the Indian Ocean. Read More »
The Red Head AKA Poil de carotte (1932) Julien Duvivier, Harry Baur, Robert Lynen, Louis Gauthier
Adapted from various stories by Jules Renard, Poil de Carotte (The Red Head) Read More »
Sorry We Missed You (2019) Ken Loach, Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Mcgowan
Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes Read More »
Manon of the Spring AKA Manon des sources (1986) Claude Berri, Yves Montand, Emmanuelle Béart, Daniel Auteuil
A beautiful but shy shepherdess plots vengeance on the men whose greedy Read More »
Mural Murals AKA Mur murs (1981) Agnès Varda, Juliet Berto, Judy Baca
After returning to Los Angeles from France in 1979, Agnès Varda created this kaleidoscopic documentary Read More »
Devil’s Daughter AKA La fille du diable (1946) Henri Decoin, Pierre Fresnay, Fernand Ledoux, Thérèse Dorny
A gangster, Saget, who has stolen a lot of money, takes refuge in his hometown. Read More »
When the City Awakes AKA Quand la ville s’éveille (1977) Pierre Grasset, Raymond Pellegrin, Marc Porel, Neda Arneric
A young man takes photos of a group of people in the act of committing a heist. Read More »
Small World AKA Je n’ai rien oublié (2010) Bruno Chiche, Gérard Depardieu, Alexandra Maria Lara, Françoise Fabian
Sixty year-old Conrad Lang has Alzheimer’s. Though he’s losing his short-term memory Read More »
Love and Death (1975) Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Georges Adet
In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon. Read More »
Feathers in My Head AKA Des plumes dans la tête (2003) Thomas De Thier, Sophie Museur, Francis Renaud, Ulysse de Swaef
This is the story about a family who loses their child. Read More »