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Tag Archives: France
Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) Robert Aldrich, Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, Stanley Baker
Sex, torture and betrayal in Biblical Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot, leader of the Hebrews Read More »
The War Is Over / Après la guerre (1989) Jean-Loup Hubert, Richard Bohringer, Antoine Hubert, Julien Hubert
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 »
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 »