Lagardère protects Aurore, the granddaughter of the Duke of Nevers Read More »
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Miss Nitouche AKA Mam’zelle Nitouche (1954) Yves Allégret, Fernandel, Pier Angeli, Jean Debucourt
Denise discovered that Celestin leads a double life: he composes operetta Read More »
My Father the Hero AKA Mon père, ce héros. (1991) Gérard Lauzier, Gérard Depardieu, Marie Gillain, Catherine Jacob
Veronique, living with her divorced mother, is going on holiday to Mauritius with her father. Read More »
Good Weather, But Stormy Late This Afternoon AKA Beau temps mais orageux en fin de journée (1986) Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Micheline Presle, Claude Piéplu, Xavier Deluc
Jacques and Jacqueline do not have much more pleasant to say to each other Read More »
The Man on the Shore AKA L’homme sur les quais (1993) Raoul Peck, Jennifer Zubar, Toto Bissainthe, Patrick Rameau
In flashback of a Haitian woman’s childhood experience under the Duvalier regime. Read More »
Louise (1939) Abel Gance, Grace Moore, Georges Thill, André Pernet
Louise, a young seamstress, has fallen in love with Julien, her neighbor Read More »
My Life and Times with Antonin Artaud AKA En compagnie d’Antonin Artaud (1993) Gérard Mordillat, Sami Frey, Marc Barbé, Julie Jézéquel
May, 1946, in Paris young poet Jacques Prevel meets Antonin Artaud, the actor, artist, and writer just released from a mental asylum. Read More »
His Master’s Voice AKA La voix de son maître (1978) Gérard Mordillat, Nicolas Philibert
Jacques Lemonnier of IBM France, Francois Dalle of L’Oreal and other ultrapowerful French moguls Read More »
Little Lili AKA La petite Lili (2003) Claude Miller, Nicole Garcia, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Marielle
A group of cinematic spend a holiday in the French countryside. The film provides insight in their relationships Read More »
The Lovers of Teruel AKA Les Amants de Teruel (1962) Raymond Rouleau, Ludmilla Tchérina, René-Louis Lafforgue, Milko Sparemblek
This puzzling experimental film is written and directed by Raymond Rouleau, who uses effects like Read More »
Cop or Hood AKA Flic ou voyou (1979) Georges Lautner, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Georges Géret, Jean-François Balmer
When the local police inspector was found dead in a prostitute’s house Read More »
Our History AKA Notre histoire (1984) Bertrand Blier, Alain Delon, Nathalie Baye, Gérard Darmon
Robert Avranche, a garage owner who’s often in an alcoholic stupor Read More »
A Woman of Distinction AKA Eine Frau von Format (1928) Fritz Wendhausen, Mady Christians, Peter C. Leska, Hans Thimig
A sparkling Ruritanian comedy starring two great actresses: Mady Christians is an ambassador Read More »
My Little Business AKA Ma petite entreprise (1999) Pierre Jolivet, Vincent Lindon, François Berléand, Roschdy Zem
Ivan is the owner of a carpentry business which has been in his family for three generations. Read More »
Mother AKA 588 rue Paradis (1992) Henri Verneuil, Richard Berry, Omar Sharif, Nathalie Roussel
This film recounts Henri Verneuil’s relationship with his father who had brought Read More »