The story revolves around a brother and sister who are nearing their fifties – Alice is an actress Read More »
Tag Archives: french
New Year’s Eve at Bob’s AKA Réveillon chez Bob (1984) Denys Granier-Deferre, Jean Rochefort, Guy Bedos, Agnès Soral
On New Year’s Eve, among the tower blocks of a huge housing estate in Paris Read More »
Rene the Cane AKA René la canne (1977) Francis Girod, Gérard Depardieu, Sylvia Kristel, Michel Piccoli
Rene and Marchand are best friends. What makes their friendship special is that Rene Read More »
August 32nd on Earth AKA Un 32 août sur terre (1998) Denis Villeneuve, Pascale Bussières, Alexis Martin, Paule Baillargeon
Young Simone is involved in a near fatal car crash, and as she questions her mortality, she also decides to have a baby. Read More »
Furia (1999) Alexandre Aja, Stanislas Merhar, Marion Cotillard, Wadeck Stanczak
In a desert town, sometime in the future, a repressive government regime restricts Read More »
Photo (2012) Carlos Saboga, Anna Mouglalis, Simão Cayatte, Johan Leysen
Her mother has just died. Her father is not who she thought he was. Read More »
My New Partner at the Races AKA Ripoux contre ripoux (1990) Claude Zidi, Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Guy Marchand
The partners are back and are in a tight spot! Francois is going through a moral crisis Read More »
A Child in the Crowd AKA Un enfant dans la foule (1976) Gérard Blain, Jean François Cimino, César Chauveau, Annie Kovaks
Deserted by his father, and dislocated by the Second World War, Paul is a boy Read More »
Mr. Poirier’s Son-in-Law AKA Le gendre de Monsieur Poirier (1933) Marcel Pagnol, Léon Bernard, Annie Ducaux, Jean Debucourt
This is the story of a wealthy bourgeois who marries his only child, a daughter Read More »
Jean de Florette (1986) Claude Berri, Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Daniel Auteuil
A greedy landowner and his backward nephew conspire to block the only water source Read More »
I Want to See AKA Je veux voir (2008) Joana Hadjithomas, Khalil Joreige, Catherine Deneuve, Brigitte Curmi, Joseph Silva
July 2006. Another war breaks out in Lebanon. The directors decide to follow a movie star Read More »
Voir la mer (2011) Patrice Leconte, Nicolas Giraud, Clément Sibony, Pauline Lefèvre
Two young brothers Nicolas and Clement decide to spend their summer holidays Read More »
Jumping Jacks (1952) Norman Taurog, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Mona Freeman
Hap Smith, nightclub entertainer, has a new act since his former partner Read More »
My Man AKA Mon homme (1996) Bertrand Blier, Anouk Grinberg, Gérard Lanvin, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
In Lyon, where many are unemployed, Marie is a prostitute who loves her work Read More »
Madamigella di Maupin (1966) Mauro Bolognini, Catherine Spaak, Robert Hossein, Tomas Milian
Mlle de Maupin escapes from her uncle’s castle, invaded by Hungarian troops Read More »