This film is a diary and self-portrait of film-maker Boris Lehman who films himself and plays his own role Read More »
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Tango libre (2012) Frédéric Fonteyne, François Damiens, Sergi López, Jan Hammenecker
A prison guard is attracted to a woman at his weekly tango class. They meet again when she visits her husband in the prison where he works Read More »
The Strange Summer AKA Liebmann (2016) Jules Herrmann, Godehard Giese, Adeline Moreau, Fabien Ara
The teacher Antek Liebmann moves to the French countryside to leave his former life in Germany behind. Read More »
Kings and Queen AKA Rois et reine (2004) Arnaud Desplechin, Emmanuelle Devos, Geoffrey Carey, Thierry Bosc
The stories of Nora during a brief period when her father falls ill and of Ismaël while involuntarily committed Read More »
Bamako (2006) Abderrahmane Sissako, Aïssa Maïga, Tiécoura Traoré, Maimouna Hélène Diarra
Bamako. Melé is a bar singer, her husband Chaka is out of work Read More »
Girls in Distress AKA Jeunes filles en détresse (1939) Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Marcelle Chantal, Jacqueline Delubac, André Luguet
Jacqueline is sixteen. Her parents are kept very busy by their mutual careers (Dad is a renowned attorney and Mum is a doctor running her own clinic). Read More »
Games of Clouds and Rain AKA Les jeux des nuages et de la pluie (2013) Benjamin de Lajarte, Simon Yam, Heling Li, Audrey Dana
Li Qin leaves her temperamental husband and unknowingly provides a trail for a detective who has been, for months, secretly devoted to her. Read More »
Jacques Rivette – The Night Watchman AKA Jacques Rivette – Le veilleur (1994) Claire Denis, Serge Daney, Jacques Rivette, Bulle Ogier
This film of interviews with the film director Jacques Rivette was produced in collaboration with Serge Daney Read More »
Whatever You Say AKA Mon idole (2002) Guillaume Canet, François Berléand, Diane Kruger
Young Bastien is very pleased when his hugely successful TV producer boss Jean-Louis Broustal Read More »
Eugenie de Sade AKA Eugénie (1973) Jesús Franco, Soledad Miranda, Paul Muller, Andrea Montchal
Eugenie, a beautiful but shy young girl, has been living with her stepfather, Albert since her mother died when she was a baby. Read More »
Mademoiselle Strip-tease (1957) Pierre Foucaud, Philippe Nicaud, Agnès Laurent, Dora Doll
Originally titled Mademoiselle Striptease, this classic French sex comedy is a charming frolic through Read More »
The War Is Over AKA Après la guerre (1989) Jean-Loup Hubert, Richard Bohringer, Antoine Hubert, Julien Hubert
The film is set in France in August 1944 at the end of the war. German troops are in retreat as the allies are coming in. Read More »
Equation to an Unknown AKA Équation à un inconnu (1980) Francis Savel, Gianfranco Longhi, Jean-Jacques Loupmon, Reinhard Montz
This long-lost masterpiece of gay erotic cinema centers on a handsome young stud who rides his motorcycle Read More »
The Fire That Burns AKA La ville dont le prince est un enfant (1997) Christophe Malavoy, Michel Aumont, Naël Marandin
Two boys in their early teens in a strictly-run pre-WWII Catholic School form a firm friendship Read More »
Les sièges de l’Alcazar (1989) Luc Moullet, Olivier Maltinti, Elizabeth Moreau, Sabine Haudepin
Paris, 1955. Guy, film critic of the Cahiers du Cinéma, often goes to see the films of Vittorio Cottafavi in a local cinema. Read More »