A symphony in three movements. Things such as a Mediterranean cruise, numerous conversations, in numerous languages Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Paura e amore (1988) Margarethe von Trotta, Fanny Ardant, Greta Scacchi, Valeria Golino
An adaptation of a classic “Three Sisters” play by Anton Chekhov. Read More »
Equation to an Unknown AKA Équation à un inconnu (1980) Francis Savel, Gianfranco Longhi, Jean-Jacques Loupmon, Reinhard Montz
This long-lost masterpiece of gay erotic cinema centers on a handsome young stud who rides his motorcycle Read More »
Tea in the Harem AKA Le thé au harem d’Archimède (1985) Mehdi Charef, Kader Boukhanef, Rémi Martin, Laure Duthilleul
In a depressing concrete Parisian suburb in the seventies two friends are keeping boredom at bay with loitering and petty crime. Read More »
The Burning Crucible AKA Le brasier ardent (1923) Ivan Mozzhukhin, Nathalie Lissenko, Nicolas Koline
A woman, named simply “Elle” and her husband, a wealthy industrialist, are not on the best of terms. Read More »
Time Out AKA L’emploi du temps (2001) Laurent Cantet, Aurélien Recoing, Karin Viard, Serge Livrozet
Recently fired from his job, but unable to confess the truth to his close-knit family Read More »
Shining Sex (1976) Jesús Franco, Lina Romay, Evelyne Scott, Monica Swinn
Cynthia, an exotic dancer in a upscale resort in Southern France, is seduced by a strange couple Read More »
Night Games (1980) Roger Vadim, Cindy Pickett, Barry Primus, Joanna Cassidy
A Californian housewife is terrified of having sex because of a past assault. Read More »
The Cherry Orchard (1999) Michael Cacoyannis, Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Tushka Bergen
Abandoned by her lover and penniless, the charming, aristocratic, and vulnerable Madame Lubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya Read More »
Only the Strong (1993) Sheldon Lettich, Mark Dacascos, Stacey Travis, Geoffrey Lewis
Ex-Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his former high school overrun by drugs and violence. Read More »