Unlike in the previous 3 adaptations of the book, here Mattia narrates in flashback Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Based on a True Story / D’après une histoire vraie (2017) Roman Polanski, Emmanuelle Seigner, Eva Green, Vincent Perez
Basking in the tremendous success of her debut autobiographical novel dedicated Read More »
Lady Caliph / La califfa (1970) Alberto Bevilacqua, Ugo Tognazzi, Romy Schneider, Marina Berti
As strikes upset Italy, the Califfa’s husband is killed and she becomes Read More »
The Big Ceremonial / Le grand cérémonial (1969) Pierre-Alain Jolivet, Ginette Leclerc, Michel Tureau, Marcella Saint-Amant
When a boy is the victim of his over-protective mother, he leaves his home Read More »
Nil by Mouth (1997) Gary Oldman, Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Charlie Creed-Miles
Raymond, his wife Val, and her brother Billy live in a working-class London district. Read More »
The Great Alibi / Le grand alibi (2008) Pascal Bonitzer, Miou-Miou, Lambert Wilson, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Like every weekend senator Henri Pagès and his wife entertain guests at their beautiful Read More »
The Time to Die / Le temps de mourir (1970) André Farwagi, Anna Karina, Bruno Cremer, Jean Rochefort
Topfer Max discovers a picture that depicts his own murder. Read More »
Moses and Aaron / Moses und Aron (1975) Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub, Günter Reich, Louis Devos, Eva Csapo
A feature length follow-up to Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet’s short film Read More »
She No Longer Talks She Shoots / Elle cause plus, elle flingue (1972) Michel Audiard, Annie Girardot, Bernard Blier, Maurice Biraud
Rosemonde, known as “the Princess”, reigns over a shanty town in Paris. Read More »
The Blue Villa / Un bruit qui rend fou (1995) Dimitri de Clercq, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Fred Ward, Arielle Dombasle, Charles Tordjman
A sailor who was accused of killing a teenage girl and who was presumed Read More »