Colloquially-told story of a few days in the life of Marieta, who’s saving money Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Banana Peel / Peau de banane (1963) Marcel Ophüls, Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claude Brasseur
Cathy wants to avenge her father by stealing Bontemps and Lachards Read More »
Le film est déjà commencé? (1951) Maurice Lemaître
Lemaître is amongst one of the most important and creative artists of the second half of the 20th century. Read More »
Gagarine (2020) Fanny Liatard, Jérémy Trouilh, Alseni Bathily, Lyna Khoudri, Jamil McCraven
Yuri fights to save his home town – which he shares with his namesake, Yuri Gagarin – from demolition. Read More »
Poor But Beautiful / Poveri ma belli (1957) Dino Risi, Marisa Allasio, Maurizio Arena, Renato Salvatori
Salvatore and Romolo are two young and poor young men that are neighbours and friends. Read More »
Lovers, Happy Lovers! / Monsieur Ripois (1954) René Clément, Gérard Philipe, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood
From the Louis Hemon novel “M. Ripois and His Nemesis” about Andre Ripois, a philanderer Read More »
Crime and Punishment / Crime et châtiment (1935) Pierre Chenal, Harry Baur, Pierre Blanchar, Madeleine Ozeray
Raskolnikov is a Russian man who follows an unusual moral code. Read More »
Operation Caviar / Es muss nicht immer Kaviar sein (1961) Géza von Radványi, Helmut Käutner, Georg Marischka, O.W. Fischer, Eva Bartok, Senta Berger
Bank accountant Thomas Lieven is forced to work as a triple agent Read More »
Jailbirds / Avanzi di galera (1954) Vittorio Cottafavi, Richard Basehart, Walter Chiari, Eddie Constantine
Three prisoners are discharged from jail: Stefano Luprandi, a surgeon accused of murdering Read More »
Portuguese Vacation / Vacances portugaises (1963) Pierre Kast, Françoise Arnoul, Michel Auclair, Jean-Pierre Aumont
Françoise and her husband Jean-Pierre invite some friend couples to spend a weekend Read More »