Cigalon (Alexandre Arnaudy) manages a restaurant in a small town in Provence. Read More »
Tag Archives: french
The Pearls of the Crown AKA Les perles de la couronne (1937) Sacha Guitry, Jacqueline Delubac, Lyn Harding
Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) Read More »
The Man Who Loved Women AKA L’homme qui aimait les femmes (1977) François Truffaut, Charles Denner, Brigitte Fossey, Nelly Borgeaud
Bertrand Morane’s burial is attended by all the women the forty-year-old engineer loved. Read More »
My Life to Live AKA Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962) Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution. Read More »
Giorgino (1994) Laurent Boutonnat, Jeff Dahlgren, Mylène Farmer, Joss Ackland
October 1918: After returning to the civil life, the young Doctor Giorgio Volli searches Read More »
The Light Across the Street AKA La lumière d’en face (1955) Georges Lacombe, Raymond Pellegrin, Roger Pigaut, Brigitte Bardot
Considered the first film to showcase Bardot’s natural sensuality: Story in flashback Read More »
The Other One AKA L’autre (2008) Patrick-Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic, Dominique Blanc, Peter Bonke, Cyril Gueï
Anne-Marie leaves Alex. Unlike him, who would like to lead a real married life Read More »
The Spanish Apartment AKA L’auberge espagnole (2002) Cédric Klapisch, Romain Duris, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Reilly
A man eager to learn Spanish gets an education he wasn’t expecting in this comedy drama. Read More »
Marcel Proust’s Time Regained AKA Le temps retrouvé d’après l’oeuvre de Marcel Proust (1999) Raoul Ruiz, Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Perez
Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is on his deathbed. Looking at photographs brings memories of his childhood Read More »
Hitch-Hike AKA Les petits matins (1962) Jacqueline Audry, Darry Cowl, Pierre Mondy, Lino Ventura
Agathe, a sweet hitch-hiker, is en route to the Riviera. Read More »
Shéhérazade (2018) Jean-Bernard Marlin, Dylan Robert, Kenza Fortas, Idir Azougli
Zachary, 17 years old, gets out of jail. Rejected by his mother Read More »
Borsalino and Co. (1974) Jacques Deray, Alain Delon, Riccardo Cucciolla, Daniel Ivernel
Marseille. Heaps of flowers and funeral wreaths… “A man who no longer defends his colors is no longer a man.” Read More »
The Divide AKA La fracture (2021) Catherine Corsini, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Marina Foïs, Pio Marmaï
Two women on the verge of a breakup, in a hospital, are further stressed Read More »
Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008) Matt Tyrnauer, Valentino Garavani, Giancarlo Giammetti, Nati Abascal
A look at the life of legendary fashion designer Valentino. Read More »
An Eye for an Eye AKA Oeil pour oeil (1957) André Cayatte, Curd Jürgens, Folco Lulli, Lea Padovani
In North Africa Dr. Walter (W) is a very skilled surgeon but lives at a distance from the hospital. Read More »