After his father is killed, King Valemon ascends the throne Read More »
Tag Archives: France
The Lost Domain AKA Le domaine perdu (2005) Raoul Ruiz, François Cluzet, Grégoire Colin, Christian Colin
Set in 1973 during the coup d’etat in Chile, Max recalls his encounters in London Read More »
An Independent Life AKA Samostoyatelnaya zhizn (1992) Vitali Kanevsky, Pavel Nazarov, Dinara Drukarova, Toshihiro Vatanabe
In this sequel to Freeze-Die-Come to Life, our hero (Pavel Nazarov) Read More »
Omar Killed Me AKA Omar m’a tuer (2011) Roschdy Zem, Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydès, Maurice Bénichou
In the summer of 1991 an elderly woman Ghislaine Marchal Read More »
White Wedding AKA Noce blanche (1989) Jean-Claude Brisseau, Vanessa Paradis, Bruno Cremer, Ludmila Mikaël
A teacher of philosophy encounters a complicated pupil Read More »
A Tale of Love and Desire AKA Une histoire d’amour et de désir (2021) Leyla Bouzid, Sami Outalbali, Zbeida Belhajamor, Diong-Kéba Tacu
Ahmed, 18, French of Algerian origin, grew up in the suburbs of Paris. Read More »
Good Mother AKA Bonne mère (2021) Hafsia Herzi, Halima Benhamed, Sabrina Benhamed, Jawed Hannachi Herzi
After her son is arrested in a gas station robbery, housekeeper Nora Read More »
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 »