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Tag Archives: France
The Christmas Tree AKA L’arbre de Noël (1969) Terence Young, William Holden, Virna Lisi, Bourvil
Since the death of his mother, Pascal, ten years old, spends his holidays with his father Read More »
Look at Me AKA Comme une image (2004) Agnès Jaoui, Marilou Berry, Jean-Pierre Bacri
Lolita, plump, in her 20s, desperately wants her father’s attention. Read More »
India Song (1975) Marguerite Duras, Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, Mathieu Carrière
Poetical tale of Anne-Marie Stretter, the wife of a French diplomat in India in the 1930s. Read More »
I, Olga Hepnarová AKA Já, Olga Hepnarová (2016) Petr Kazda, Tomás Weinreb, Michalina Olszanska, Martin Pechlát, Klára Melísková, Marika Soposká
My verdict is: I, Olga Hepnarová, the victim of your bestiality, sentence you to death penalty. Read More »
The Stolen Children AKA Il ladro di bambini (1992) Gianni Amelio, Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Giuseppe Ieracitano
Antonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children Read More »
The Big Feast AKA La Grande Bouffe (1973) Marco Ferreri, Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi
Four successful middle-aged men Marcello, a pilot; Michel, a television executive Read More »
Playing with Fire AKA Le jeu avec le feu (1975) Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret, Anicée Alvina
When Carolina, the daughter of wealthy banker Georges de Saxe, is reported kidnapped Read More »
Chouans! (1988) Philippe de Broca, Philippe Noiret, Vincent Schmitt, Raoul Billerey
In 1793 when terror is widespread in France, peasants known as Chouans fight the revolutionaries Read More »
Isabelle Huppert: Message personnel (2020) William Karel, Isabelle Huppert, Stéphane Audran, Sandrine Bonnaire
The actress Isabelle Huppert has chosen twenty film extracts to compose this mosaic Read More »
The Great Love AKA Le grand amour (1969) Pierre Étaix, Annie Fratellini, Nicole Calfan
Twenty-five year old Pierre is a man who likes to play the field, about which most of girlfriends are aware. Read More »
The Woman in Blue AKA La femme en bleu (1973) Michel Deville, Michel Piccoli, Lea Massari, Michel Aumont
Pierre, musician, lives in Paris. He is happy and has everything to be: an apartment, a nice job Read More »
Yuki and Nina (2009) Hippolyte Girardot, Nobuhiro Suwa, Noë Sampy, Arielle Moutel, Tsuyu Shimizu
Yuki is a 9-year-old Japanese girl who lives in France and is best friends with 9-year-old French girl Nina. Read More »
Every Little Thing AKA La moindre des choses (1997) Nicolas Philibert
The tranquil woods of the Loire Valley embrace the La Borde psychiatric clinic Read More »
My Mother’s Castle AKA Le château de ma mère (1990) Yves Robert, Julien Ciamaca, Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel
Every holiday Marcel and his family go to their cottage in the Provence (France). Read More »