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Tag Archives: France
The Narrow Frame of Midnight / Itar el-layl (2014) Tala Hadid, Khalid Abdalla, Marie-Josée Croze, Fadwa Boujouane

A man in search of his brother and a young girl in search of a home, both running toward an unknown future. One finds freedom, the other death. Read More »
Le mura di Malapaga / The Walls of Malapaga (1949) René Clément, Jean Gabin, Isa Miranda, Vera Talchi

A French fugitive arrives in Genoa, where he becomes entangled with an Italian woman and her daughter. Read More »
All About Loving (1964) Jean Aurel, Anna Karina, Elsa Martinelli, Michel Piccoli

Hélène, who has just broken up with Raoul, a dentist, lets herself be seduced (though not without great resistance) by the obstinate Serge. Read More »
Strip-tease (1963) Jacques Poitrenaud, Nico, Dany Saval, Jean Sobieski

Story of a Strip Tease Goddess Somewhat ahead of its time, Strip-tease plays like a more risqué version of Julie Christie’s Darling, without the Jet Set trappings. Read More »
A Nous les Petites Anglaises (1976) Michel Lang, Rémi Laurent, Stéphane Hillel, Véronique Delbourg

When their little cheat fails, Alain and Jean Pierre fail their final high-school exams in English. Read More »
Deburau (1951) Sacha Guitry, Lana Marconi, Henri Belly

Jean-Gaspard Deburau is a very successful mime, the most famous in his category. Read More »
Attention, les Enfants Regardent / Attention, the Kids Are Watching (1978) Serge Leroy, Alain Delon, Sophie Renoir, Richard Constantini

It’s set within a seaside villa, where under the care of a nanny, a group of children spend most of their days watching violent television shows. Read More »
Possession (1981) Andrzej Zulawski, Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen

After Anna (Isabelle Adjani) reveals to her husband, Mark (Sam Neill), that she is having an affair, she leaves him and their son. Read More »
Nana (1955) Christian-Jaque, Charles Boyer, Martine Carol, Walter Chiari

Nana, the protagonist is a woman starting from absolute poverty managed to climb the social ladder to the highest echelons. Read More »