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Tag Archives: France
The Woman in the Painting (1955) Amici per la pelle
Mario and the new kid Franco gradually become the best of friends Read More »
The Mexican suitcase / La maleta mexicana (2011) Trisha Ziff, Ernest Alós, Juan Diego Botto, Antonio de la Fuente Ferraz
Mexican Suitcase tells the story of the recovery of 4,500 negatives by Robert Capa, Gerda Taro Read More »
The Corridor / Koridorius (1995) Sharunas Bartas, Daiva Ksivickiene, Mantvydas Janeliunas, Viacheslav Amirhanian
The atmosphere of a corridor between yesterday and tomorrow Read More »
Harem (1985) Arthur Joffé, Nastassja Kinski, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Goldson
A young American woman is kidnapped by an Arabian sheik and held captive in his harem. Read More »
Uncovered (1994) Jim McBride, Kate Beckinsale, John Wood, Sinéad Cusack
While restoring an old painting showing a woman and two men playing chess Read More »
Little Brothers / Petits frères (1999) Jacques Doillon, Stéphanie Touly, Iliès Sefraoui, Mustapha Goumane
Talia runs away from home taking her beloved dog with her. Read More »
The Luzhin Defence (2000) Marleen Gorris, John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James
Set in the late 1920s, The Luzhin Defence tells the story of a shambling, unworldly chess Grand Master Read More »
A Sunday in the Country / Un dimanche à la campagne (1984) Bertrand Tavernier, Louis Ducreux, Michel Aumont, Sabine Azéma
In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague Read More »
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) John Carpenter, Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill
Nick Halloway is made invisible during an accident. When Jenkins finds out about Nick Read More »