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Tag Archives: France
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 »
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 »