Ahmed, 18, French of Algerian origin, grew up in the suburbs of Paris. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Good Mother / Bonne mère (2021) Hafsia Herzi, Halima Benhamed, Sabrina Benhamed, Jawed Hannachi Herzi
After her son is arrested in a gas station robbery, housekeeper Nora Read More »
The Christmas Tree / L’arbre de Noël (1969) Terence Young, William Holden, Virna Lisi, Bourvil
Since the death of his mother, Pascal, ten years old, spends his holidays with his father Read More »
Look at Me / Comme une image (2004) Agnès Jaoui, Marilou Berry, Jean-Pierre Bacri
Lolita, plump, in her 20s, desperately wants her father’s attention. Read More »
India Song (1975) Marguerite Duras, Delphine Seyrig, Michael Lonsdale, Mathieu Carrière
Poetical tale of Anne-Marie Stretter, the wife of a French diplomat in India in the 1930s. Read More »
I, Olga Hepnarová / Já, Olga Hepnarová (2016) Petr Kazda, Tomás Weinreb, Michalina Olszanska, Martin Pechlát, Klára Melísková, Marika Soposká
My verdict is: I, Olga Hepnarová, the victim of your bestiality, sentence you to death penalty. Read More »
The Stolen Children / Il ladro di bambini (1992) Gianni Amelio, Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Giuseppe Ieracitano
Antonio, a policeman (carabiniere), has an order to take two children Read More »
The Big Feast / La Grande Bouffe (1973) Marco Ferreri, Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi
Four successful middle-aged men Marcello, a pilot; Michel, a television executive Read More »
Playing with Fire / Le jeu avec le feu (1975) Alain Robbe-Grillet, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret, Anicée Alvina
When Carolina, the daughter of wealthy banker Georges de Saxe, is reported kidnapped Read More »
Chouans! (1988) Philippe de Broca, Philippe Noiret, Vincent Schmitt, Raoul Billerey
In 1793 when terror is widespread in France, peasants known as Chouans fight the revolutionaries Read More »