A young boy’s life in turn-of-the-century France. Marcel, witnesses the success of his teacher father Read More »
Tag Archives: France
My Little Princess (2011) Eva Ionesco, Isabelle Huppert, Anamaria Vartolomei, Georgetta Leahu
Violetta is raised by her grandmother. Her mother Hanna tries to make a living on taking photographs Read More »
An Idiot in Paris AKA Un idiot à Paris (1967) Serge Korber, Dany Carrel, Jean Lefebvre, Bernard Blier
Goubi, the simpleton of his village in the French Department Allier, has but one wish: to see Paris. Read More »
Tabu (2012) Miguel Gomes, Telmo Churro, Hortêncílio Aquina
A restless retired woman teams up with her deceased neighbor’s maid to seek out a man Read More »
Cirano di Bergerac (1923) Augusto Genina, Pierre Magnier, Linda Moglia, Angelo Ferrari
Cyrano de Begerac is joyous, witty, a poet, a leader and filled with plenty of charisma and bravado in 17th Century France. Read More »
All the Fine Promises AKA Toutes ces belles promesses (2003) Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Jeanne Balibar, Bulle Ogier, Renaud Bécard
After the death of her mother Marianne, a young cellist discovers that her father had a mistress. Read More »
Night Train AKA Ye Che (2007) Yi’nan Diao, Rongcai Fu, Chao Ji, Dan Liu
Wu Hongyan is a young woman working as a prison guard during executions of female convicts. Read More »
El Greco (1966) Luciano Salce, Mel Ferrer, Rosanna Schiaffino, Adolfo Celi
16th-century Spain, the famed Greek painter El Greco journeys to Toledo to paint an altarpiece. Read More »
Killer AKA Le tueur (1972) Denys de La Patellière, Jean Gabin, Fabio Testi, Uschi Glas
Whilst being transferred to a psychiatric hospital, a ruthless serial killer Gassot Read More »
Mandibles AKA Mandibules (2020) Quentin Dupieux, Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais, Adèle Exarchopoulos
When simple-minded friends Jean-Gab and Manu find a giant fly trapped in the boot of a car Read More »