
The film is set in France in August 1944 at the end of the war. German troops are in retreat as the allies are coming in. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Champagne for Savages (1964) Le repas des fauves

Set in World War Two occupied France. Several people gather at a house to celebrate a woman’s birthday. Read More »
Roses on Credit / Roses à crédit (2010) Amos Gitai, Léa Seydoux, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Catherine Jacob

A young couple marry in France in the 1940s and the film follows the arc of their marriage over the next decade. Read More »
The Innocents / De uskyldige (2021) Eskil Vogt, Rakel Lenora Petersen Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf

Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and out of sight Read More »
Deterrence (1999) Rod Lurie, Kevin Pollak, Timothy Hutton, Sheryl Lee Ralph

After the death of the President, his successor is on the campaign trail to be re-elected. Read More »
The Wonders of Aladdin / Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961) Mario Bava, Henry Levin, Donald O’Connor, Noëlle Adam, Vittorio De Sica

A poor young man finds a magic lamp that possesses a genie Read More »
Dionysos (1984) Jean Rouch, Jean Monod, Hélène Puiseux, Cookie Chiapalone

An American theatre professor travels to the Sorbonne in Paris to complete his doctoral Read More »
My Journey Through French Cinema / Voyage à travers le cinéma français (2016) Bertrand Tavernier, François Truffaut, Jean-Paul Gaultier

Bertrand Tavernier’s personal journey through French cinema, from films he enjoyed Read More »
Max & Jeremie (1992) Claire Devers, Philippe Noiret, Christopher Lambert, Jean-Pierre Marielle

A socially awkward TV-addicted ambitious small time thug is ordered to take out Read More »
Noah’s Ark / L’arche de Noé (2000) Philippe Ramos, Philippe Garziano, Emmanuelle Cornet, Jean-Claude Montheil

Noé is a strange man who lives alone in the french countryside. Read More »