
Flanders, north of France. Demester divides his time between his farm Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Little Lise AKA La petite Lise (1930) Jean Grémillon, Pierre Alcover, Joe Alex, Alex Bernard

Victor Berthier, a good man but also a very jealous one, killed his wife in a fit of jealousy. Read More »
Half-Price / Demi-tarif (2003) Isild Le Besco, Cindy David, Kolia Litscher, Lila Salet

This is an exquisite tone poem about childhood, and abandonment, and freedom. Read More »
The Secret of Magic Island / Une fée… pas comme les autres (1956) Jean Tourane, Robert Lamoureux, Robert Beatty, Phil Tonken

The inhabitants of a peaceful village are replaced by a bunch of geese, dogs, foxes and rabbits Read More »
Home Front / Des hommes (2020) Lucas Belvaux, Gérard Depardieu, Catherine Frot, Jean-Pierre Darroussin

In a village where everyone knows everyone Read More »
Mutum (2007) Sandra Kogut, Thiago da Silva Mariz, Wallison Felipe Leal Barroso, Maria Juliana Souza de Oliveira

Thiago lives with his family on an isolated farm in the arid backlands of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Read More »
The Man from Chicago / Le Ricain (1975) Sohban Kologlu, Stepan Melikyan, Jean-Marie Pallardy, Jess Hahn, Ilker Inanoglu, Gordon Mitchell

In Turkey, the son of a rich manager is kidnapped. Read More »
Let’s Have a Brainwash / Ro.Go.Pa.G. (1963) Jean-Luc Godard, Ugo Gregoretti, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Rosanna Schiaffino, Bruce Balaban, Maria Pia Schiaffino

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life. Read More »
Honeymoon / Lune de miel (1985) Patrick Jamain, Nathalie Baye, John Shea, Richard Berry

A Frenchwoman in Manhattan, in danger of being deported because of her relationship with a recently arrested drug offender Read More »
Marie of the Isles / Marie des Isles (1959) Georges Combret, Belinda Lee, Alain Saury, Darío Moreno

In 1635, Jacques du Parquet, the nephew of the well known explorer Read More »