
Five scenarios in which people have trouble distinguishing truth from illusions. Each segment reflects the motto of Voltaire’s Candide: “Optimism is insisting everything is good, when everything is bad.”
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Daily Archives: November 1, 2017
Poulet au vinaigre / Chicken with Vinegar (1985) Claude Chabrol, Jean Poiret, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Mystery, Crime, Thriller

When a small town begins losing its citizenry in a series of grisly murders, out-of-town police inspector Jean Lavardin (Jean Poiret) is sent to investigate. Read More »
Agony of Love (1966) William Rotsler, Pat Barrington, Sam Taylor, Parker Garvey, Drama

A bored housewife rents an apartment where she indulges in all of her sexual fantasies. Read More »
Svet-Ake / The Light Thief (2010) Aktan Arym Kubat, Taalaikan Abazova, Askat Sulaimanov, Drama

The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job defines. Read More »