France, 1893. Joseph Bouvier, a former Sergeant in the French military, shoots his beloved and attempts to kill himself. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
How Harry Became a Tree (2001) Goran Paskaljevic, Colm Meaney, Adrian Dunbar, Cillian Murphy
This drama is set in rural Ireland. Believing that “a man is measured by his enemies” Read More »
May 68, a Fine Piece of Work (1969) Jean-Luc Magneron
Interviews and footage shot by Jean-Luc Magneron in France during the tumultuous events of May 1968. Read More »
Choses secrètes / Secret Things (2002) Jean-Claude Brisseau, Coralie Revel, Sabrina Seyvecou, Roger Miremont
Two young women find themselves struggling to survive in Paris, street-wise Nathalie Read More »
The Double Life of Veronique (1991) Krzysztof Kieslowski, Irène Jacob, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Halina Gryglaszewska
Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. Read More »
Paris Goes Away (1981) Jacques Rivette, Pierre Clémenti, Bulle Ogier, Pascale Ogier
Comprised of outtakes from “Le Pont du Nord”, director Jacques Rivette takes us through a journey Read More »
Les intrigantes / The Plotters (1954) Henri Decoin, Raymond Rouleau, Jeanne Moreau, Raymond Pellegrin
A stage director (Raymond Rouleau) becomes the prime suspect in the death of his assistant Read More »
The Gambler (1958) Claude Autant-Lara, Gérard Philipe, Liselotte Pulver, Françoise Rosay
In 1866, a young Muscovite named Alexei Ivanovitch arrives in Baden Baden Read More »
Stormy Weather (2003) Sólveig Anspach, Élodie Bouchez, Didda Jónsdóttir, Baltasar Kormákur
A very sad but genuinely human story. The middle-aged Icelandic woman Loa is seriously mentally ill. Read More »
Male Hunt (1964) Édouard Molinaro, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude Brialy, Françoise Dorléac
Fernand, a groom-to-be who is dissuaded from stepping up to the altar by his two friends Read More »