Saint Tropez, 1975. Julie Wormser and her lover, writer and neighbour Jeff Marle, plan the assassination of her wealthy husband Louis, an impotent who drinks a lot. Read More »
Tag Archives: french
Alphaville, a Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution (1965) Jean-Luc Godard, Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Lemmy Caution, an American private-eye, arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet. Read More »
For One Cents Worth of Love (1932) Jean Grémillon, André Baugé, Josseline Gaël, Charles Dechamps, Comedy, Musical
A millionaire, in love with an innocent girl,does not want to be loved for his money. Read More »
Monsieur Vincent (1947) Maurice Cloche, Pierre Fresnay, Aimé Clariond, Jean Debucourt, Biography, Drama, History
St. Vincent de Paul struggles to bring about peace and harmony among the peasant and the nobles in the midst of the Black Death in Europe, carrying on his charitable work in the face of all obstacles. Read More »
The Human Resources Manager (2010) Eran Riklis, Mark Ivanir, Guri Alfi, Noah Silver, Comedy, Drama
A tragi-comedy centered on the HR manager of Israel’s largest industrial bakery, who sets out to save the reputation of his business and prevent the publication of a defamatory article. Read More »
Blue Thunder (1983) John Badham, Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Blue Thunder is a specially modified helicopter. It is for police work, but is armed and designed to counter street insurgencies. Read More »
Les femmes s’en balancent / Dames Get Along (1954) Bernard Borderie, Eddie Constantine, Nadia Gray, Dominique Wilms, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Lemmy Caution is back! He hooks up with a fellow agent at a night club to exchange info about a beautiful babe the FBI has under observation. Read More »
Ça va barder / Give ’em Hell (1955) John Berry, Eddie Constantine, May Britt, Jean Danet, Action, Adventure, Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
During the 1950s, in Portuguese Mozambique, small-time American hustler, ex-soldier, ex-boxer and adventurer Johnny Jordan is looking for a new gig. Read More »
Tire-au-flanc 62 / The Sad Sack (1960) Claude de Givray, François Truffaut, Christian de Tillière, Ricet Barrier, Jacques Balutin, Comedy
Jean Lerat de la Grignotière is as full of himself as his name is long. Heeding (somewhat reluctantly to be true) the call of the Motherland he goes to the barracks where he is to accomplish his military duty. Read More »
Tendre poulet / Dear Detective (1978) Philippe de Broca, Annie Girardot, Philippe Noiret, Catherine Alric, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Romance in the prime of life. When Lise’s car bumps Antoine’s bike, they recognize each other from a brief fling 20 years before while at the Sorbonne. Read More »
Stupeur et tremblements / Fear and Trembling (2003) Alain Corneau, Sylvie Testud, Kaori Tsuji, Tarô Suwa, Comedy, Drama
A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is Amélie, born in Japan, living there until age 5. Read More »
Quand tu liras cette lettre / When You Read This Letter (1953) Jean-Pierre Melville, Philippe Lemaire, Juliette Gréco, Yvonne Sanson, Drama
Juliette Greco plays Therese, a nun-in-training who returns to “civilian” life to care for her young sister Denise (Irene Gatter). Read More »
Danton (1983) Andrzej Wajda, Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro, Biography, Drama, History
Action opens in November of 1793, with Danton returning to Paris from his country retreat upon learning that the Committee for Public Safety, under Robespierre’s incitement Read More »
Touki Bouki / Journey of the Hyena (1973) Djibril Diop Mambéty, Magaye Niang, Mareme Niang, Aminata Fall, Drama
Mory, a cowherd who rides a motorcycle mounted with a cow’s skull, and Anta, a university student, have met in Dakar, Senegal’s capital. Read More »
Waiting for Happiness (2002) Sissako, Khatra Ould Abder Kader, Maata Ould Mohamed Abeid, Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Mohamed, Drama, Music
On the seacoast of Mauritania, some wait to go to Europe. Khatra, a spirited boy, wants an electric light so he can read at night. Read More »