A beautiful girl plans to seduce, then murder, the brutal conqueror who has taken over her city. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Son of Samson / Maciste nella valle dei Re (1960) Carlo Campogalliani, Mark Forest, Chelo Alonso, Vira Silenti
During the Persian rule over Egypt (circa 525-480 B.C.), the young prince Kenamon Read More »
Gold of Rome / L’oro di Roma (1961) Carlo Lizzani, Gérard Blain, Paola Borboni, Miranda Campa
Set in Rome in 1943, this standard wartime drama has its moments. Read More »
Papicha (2019) Mounia Meddour, Lyna Khoudri, Shirine Boutella, Hilda Amira Douaouda
Algiers, 1997. The country is in the hands of terrorist groups that seek to establish an archaic Islamic state. Read More »
Port Authority (2019) Danielle Lessovitz, Fionn Whitehead, Leyna Bloom, McCaul Lombardi
Port Authority is a love story set in New York’s kiki ballroom scene, and follows Paul Read More »
Woman of Evil (1947) Le diable souffle
In the Basque country, near the French/Spanish border, the wind, Tramontana Read More »
Candy Mountain (1988) Robert Frank, Rudy Wurlitzer, Kevin J. O’Connor, Eric Mitchell, Mary Joy
Julius (O’Connor) is a struggling musician who sets off to find Elmore Silk (Yulin) Read More »
Tosca (2001) Benoît Jacquot, Angela Gheorghiu, Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi
An opera singer attempts to rescue her lover from execution, but the Baron insists on a price: that she sleep with him. Read More »
Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water (1948)
A reconstruction of the two last sabotage actions against the Norsk Hydro Heavy Water Read More »
La dilettante (1999) Pascal Thomas, Catherine Frot, Sébastien Cotterot, Barbara Schulz
Pierrette Dumortier, a woman of character but weak-willed and defenseless against boredom Read More »