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Tag Archives: France
Galia (1966) Georges Lautner, Mireille Darc, Venantino Venantini, Françoise Prévost, Crime, Drama
Newly arrived in Paris, Galia lives in a small apartment near Notre-Dame cathedral. One evening, whilst walking along the banks of the River Seine, she saves a young woman from drowning. Read More »
La cage / The Cage (1975) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Lino Ventura, Ingrid Thulin, William Sabatier, Drama, Thriller
Julien, a successful property developer, gets more than he bargained for when he accepts an invitation to dinner with his ex-wife Hélène at her detached residence in the suburbs of Paris. Read More »
Il diavolo nel cervello / Devil in the Brain (1972) Sergio Sollima, Stefania Sandrelli, Keir Dullea, Micheline Presle, Mystery, Thriller
A child suspected of killing his father is imprisoned in a mental hospital. A doctor finds him mentally healthy and begins to suspect another explanation. Read More »
The Tiger of Eschnapur / Der Tiger Von Eschnapur (1959) Fritz Lang, Debra Paget, Paul Hubschmid, Walther Reyer, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
An architect travels to the remote city of Eschnapur to oversee some work being done at the bequest of the local Maharajah. Read More »
The Corrupt Ones (1967) James Hill, Robert Stack, Elke Sommer, Nancy Kwan, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Cliff Wilder, a free-lance photographer on assignment in mainland China, is surprised taking unauthorized photographs and narrowly escapes capture. Read More »
Kiss the Other Sheik / Oggi, domani, dopodomani (1965) Eduardo De Filippo, Marco Ferreri, Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine Spaak, Virna Lisi, Comedy
Marcello Mastroianni stars in this film which combines much of the 1965 release Paranoia with new footage. Read More »
Pourquoi pas! / Why Not! (1977) Coline Serreau, Sami Frey, Christine Murillo, Mario Gonzales, Comedy, Drama, Romance
A threesome becomes a foursome in this sensitive drama. The tale begins with the relationship between a recently divorced man and woman (from different marriages) and the bisexual they get involved with. Read More »
Le mystère de la chambre jaune / The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1930) Marcel L’Herbier, Roland Toutain, Huguette Duflos, Léon Belières, Crime, Mystery
Mathilde Strangerson, the daughter of an eminent scientist, narrowly escapes being murdered in her own bedroom by an unknown assailant. Read More »
Once More / Encore (1988) Paul Vecchiali, Jean-Louis Rolland, Florence Giorgetti, Pascale Rocard, Drama
A man decides to leave his wife and finds his happiness elsewhere. Along the way he meets a man with whom he falls in love. Read More »
Baad el Mawkeaa / After the Battle (2012) Yusri Nasrullah, Menna Shalabi, Bassem Samra, Nahed El Sebaï, Drama, History
Mahmoud was part of the armed groups coerced by the Egyptian Government which carried out attacks on protestors in Tahir Square the 2nd of February 2011. Read More »
Procès de Jeanne dArc / Trial of Joan of Arc (1962) Robert Bresson, Florence Delay, Jean-Claude Fourneau, Roger Honorat, Drama, History
A reconstruction of the trial of Joan of Arc (based entirely on the transcripts of the real-life trial), concerning Joan’s imprisonment, interrogation and final execution at the hands of the English, filmed in a spare, low-key fashion. Read More »
La Tendre ennemie / The Tender Enemy (1936) Max Ophüls, Simone Berriau, Catherine Fonteney, Laure Diana, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Two ghosts attend an engagement party, unseen by the other guests. One ghost, Dupont, is the father of the bride-to-be. Read More »
Le mura di Malapaga / The Walls of Malapaga (1949) René Clément, Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Vera Talchi, Drama, Romance
A French fugitive arrives in Genoa, where he becomes entangled with an Italian woman and her daughter. Read More »
La danse de mort (1948) Marcel Cravenne, Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac, Palau, Drama
A sinister fortress on an island where the sun never seems to shine. An officer whose values have long gone a thing of the past. Read More »