La Belle Epoque: Cavalier, a second-rate actor, discovers a gorgeous talented Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Zaza (1956) René Gaveau, Lilo, Maurice Teynac, Robert Dalban
Paris 1900. During the Belle Époque, Zaza, a young music hall artist Read More »
The Eagle with Two Heads / L’aigle à deux têtes (1948) Jean Cocteau, Edwige Feuillère, Silvia Monfort, Jean Marais
Political intrigue and psychological drama run parallel. Read More »
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet / Vous n’avez encore rien vu (2012) Alain Resnais, Mathieu Amalric, Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azéma
From beyond the grave, celebrated playwright Antoine d’Anthac gathers together Read More »
Orpheus (1950) Jean Cocteau, Jean Marais, François Périer, María Casares
Orphee is a poet who becomes obsessed with Death (the Princess). Read More »
Choice of Arms / Le choix des armes (1981) Alain Corneau, Yves Montand, Gérard Depardieu, Catherine Deneuve
Two men break out of prison; a rival gang ambushes them. One is mortally wounded and tells the other, Mickey Read More »
Strange Fate / Étrange destin (1946) Louis Cuny, Renée Saint-Cyr, Aimé Clariond, Henri Vidal
Patrica is the wife of Alain de Saulieu, a handsome engineer. Read More »
Coup de chance (2023) Woody Allen, Lou de Laâge, Niels Schneider, Anna Laik
Fanny and Jean have everything of the ideal couple: fulfilled in their professional life Read More »
The Wages Of Fear / Le salaire de la peur (1953) Henri-Georges Clouzot, Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck
In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission Read More »
Chimney No. 4 / La voleuse (1966) Jean Chapot, Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, Hans Christian Blech
Julia (Romy Schneider) gave away her infant son to a foster couple Read More »