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Tag Archives: France
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 »
The Savage Innocents (1960) Nicholas Ray, Anthony Quinn, Yôko Tani, Carlo Giustini

An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post Read More »
Mama, There’s a Man in Your Bed / Romuald et Juliette (1989) Coline Serreau, Daniel Auteuil, Firmine Richard, Pierre Vernier

This is a story about a rich white man who falls in love with Juliet the full Read More »
Young Girls Of Wilko / Panny z Wilka (1979) Andrzej Wajda, Daniel Olbrychski, Anna Seniuk, Maja Komorowska

Set in the late ’20s. A thirtyish young man, who heads a small factory, faints at the funeral of a close friend. Read More »
Happening / L’événement (2021) Audrey Diwan, Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luàna Bajrami

This is the story of Anne, a young woman who decides to abort to finish her studies Read More »
Ulysses Against the Son of Hercules / Ulisse contro Ercole (1962) Mario Caiano, Georges Marchal, Mike Lane, Alessandra Panaro

Ulysses offends the gods by blinding the Cyclops Read More »