Bertrand Morane’s burial is attended by all the women the forty-year-old engineer loved. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Giorgino (1994) Laurent Boutonnat, Jeff Dahlgren, Mylène Farmer, Joss Ackland
October 1918: After returning to the civil life, the young Doctor Giorgio Volli searches Read More »
The Light Across the Street / La lumière d’en face (1955) Georges Lacombe, Raymond Pellegrin, Roger Pigaut, Brigitte Bardot
Considered the first film to showcase Bardot’s natural sensuality: Story in flashback Read More »
The Other One / L’autre (2008) Patrick-Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic, Dominique Blanc, Peter Bonke, Cyril Gueï
Anne-Marie leaves Alex. Unlike him, who would like to lead a real married life Read More »
The Spanish Apartment / L’auberge espagnole (2002) Cédric Klapisch, Romain Duris, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Reilly
A man eager to learn Spanish gets an education he wasn’t expecting in this comedy drama. Read More »
The Sword of El Cid / La spada del Cid (1962)
The ruler of Catalonia is killed by his scheming twin brother, who then takes over the throne. Read More »
Lucky Luciano (1973) Francesco Rosi, Gian Maria Volontè, Vincent Gardenia, Silverio Blasi
Director Francesco Rosi returns to his recurring theme of the connections between legal Read More »
Marcel Proust’s Time Regained (1999)
Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is on his deathbed. Looking at photographs brings memories of his childhood Read More »
Hitch-Hike / Les petits matins (1962) Jacqueline Audry, Darry Cowl, Pierre Mondy, Lino Ventura
Agathe, a sweet hitch-hiker, is en route to the Riviera. Read More »
The Restless and the Damned / L’ambitieuse (1959) Yves Allégret, Edmond O’Brien, Richard Basehart, Andréa Parisy
Set in French Polynesia, a man trades his old life for one in the Pacific. Read More »