Set in 1950s Tunisia, a 25-year-old woman, Alia, returns to her place of birth-a prince’s Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Closed Vision (1954) Marc’o, Danièle Maurel, Robert R. Guiot, Merlin Hare
A nearly forgotten feature by one of the founders of Lettrism, Closed Vision Read More »
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970) Anatole Litvak, Samantha Eggar, Oliver Reed, John McEnery
A secretary takes her boss’s car for the holiday in the Mediterranean Read More »
Holiday for Henrietta (1952) La fête à Henriette
After the rejection of their latest – and preposterous – scenario Read More »
Pasolini (2014) Abel Ferrara, Willem Dafoe, Maria de Medeiros, Riccardo Scamarcio
We are with Pasolini during the last hours of his life, as he talks with his beloved family Read More »
The Sisters / Le sorelle (1969) Roberto Malenotti, Nathalie Delon, Susan Strasberg, Massimo Girotti
Diana’s marriage has ended in divorce, so she goes to stay for a while with her younger sister Martha Read More »
The Dirty Game / La guerra segreta (1965) Christian-Jaque, Carlo Lizzani, Terence Young, Bourvil, Henry Fonda, Vittorio Gassman
This anthology of spy stories has the US intelligence chief in Europe, General Bruce Read More »
The Night Beauty / La belle de nuit (1934) Louis Valray, Véra Korène, Aimé Clariond, Jacques Dumesnil
After he finds his woman is cheating on him with a war buddy, Claude happens Read More »
The Burned Barns / Les granges brûlées (1973) Jean Chapot, Simone Signoret, Alain Delon, Paul Crauchet
The body of a young woman is discovered near a farm. The judge Larcher is in charge Read More »
General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait / Général Idi Amin Dada: Autoportrait (1974) Barbet Schroeder, Idi Amin, Fidel Castro, Golda Meir
Uganda’s dictator, General Idi Amin Dada, accepts a foreign crew’s request to interview and film him. Read More »