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Tag Archives: France
The Corrupt / Symphonie pour un massacre (1963) Jacques Deray, Michel Auclair, Claude Dauphin, José Giovanni

Five men collaborate to buy drugs, but one steals the money and all the rest are killed as they make mistakes. Read More »
The Fair / Kirmes (1960) Wolfgang Staudte, Juliette Mayniel, Götz George, Hans Mahnke

At the end of WWII a soldier who had often been ordered to execute women Read More »
I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone / Hei yan quan (2006) Ming-liang Tsai, Kang-sheng Lee, Shiang-chyi Chen, Norman Atun

Forest fires burn in Sumatra; a smoke covers Kuala Lumpur. Read More »
Oh, Sun / Soleil Ô (1967) Med Hondo, Robert Liensol, Théo Légitimus, Gabriel Glissant

A native of Mauritania is delighted when he is chosen to work in Paris. Read More »
The President / Le président (1961) Henri Verneuil, Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier, Renée Faure

At 73, France’s ex-president, Emile Beaufort, faces declining health Read More »
Mirror / Miroir (1947) Raymond Lamy, Jean Gabin, Antonin Berval, Daniel Gélin

Portrait of a two-faced man. By day he is rich, brilliant and respectable financial officer Lussac Read More »
Marie of the Port / La Marie du Port (1950) Marcel Carné, Jean Gabin, Blanchette Brunoy, Nicole Courcel

Henri Chatelard is well in his forties, owns a restaurant and a cinema in the city Read More »
The Big Picture / L’Homme Qui Voulait Vivre sa Vie (2010) Éric Lartigau, Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup

Paul Exben is a success story – partner in one of Paris’s most exclusive law firms Read More »
Strange M. Victor / L’étrange Monsieur Victor (1938) Jean Grémillon, Raimu, Pierre Blanchar, Madeleine Renaud

A merchant from Toulon (Raimu) of honorable appearance is in fact a receiver for a band of criminals. Read More »