One-time gangster Antoine Beretto is now enjoying a peaceful retirement on the coast Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Regina Roma (1983) Jean-Yves Prate, Ava Gardner
An aging couple search for peace and family harmony when their only son returns home after a long absence with his fiancee. Read More »
East Wind / Le vent d’est (1970) Groupe Dziga Vertov, Jean-Luc Godard, Gian Maria Volontè, Anne Wiazemsky, Cristiana Tullio-Altan
Wind From the East is a product of Jean-Luc Godard’s involvement Read More »
The Polar Bear King / Kvitebjørn Kong Valemon (1991) Ola Solum, Jack Fjeldstad, Maria Bonnevie, Tobias Hoesl
After his father is killed, King Valemon ascends the throne Read More »
White Wedding / Noce blanche (1989) Jean-Claude Brisseau, Vanessa Paradis, Bruno Cremer, Ludmila Mikaël
A teacher of philosophy encounters a complicated pupil Read More »
A Tale of Love and Desire (2021) Leyla Bouzid
Ahmed, 18, French of Algerian origin, grew up in the suburbs of Paris. Read More »
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 »