In Arnaud Desplechin’s beguiling A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël), Catherine Deneuve brings her legendary poise to the role of Junon Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Summertime Killer AKA Un verano para matar (1972) Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Karl Malden, Olivia Hussey, Christopher Mitchum
A six-year-old boy witnesses mobsters beat his father to death. Read More »
Barbarous Street AKA Rue barbare (1984) Gilles Béhat, Bernard Giraudeau, Christine Boisson, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Daniel Chetman is tired of the violent neighborhood, and takes on the local gangster Mathias Hagen and his tugs. Read More »
No Time for Breakfast AKA Docteur Françoise Gailland (1976) Jean-Louis Bertuccelli, Annie Girardot, Jean-Pierre Cassel, François Périer
Dr. Françoise Gailland has a hectic schedule, which causes her to have little time Read More »
O Jerusalem (2006) Élie Chouraqui, JJ Feild, Saïd Taghmaoui, Maria Papas
Alternating between the unique vantage points of the Jews, the Arabs, and the British, director Elie Chouraqui’s historical drama Read More »
All the Invisible Children (2005) Mehdi Charef, Emir Kusturica, Adama Bila, Elysée Rouamba, Rodrigue Ouattara
Seven short films – each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist. Read More »
Road Games (2015) Abner Pastoll, Andrew Simpson, Joséphine de La Baume, Frédéric Pierrot
The sun drenched days of summer turn dark and ominous for hitchhiking duo Jack and Véronique Read More »
Bastards AKA Les salauds (2013) Claire Denis, Vincent Lindon, Chiara Mastroianni, Julie Bataille
Supertanker captain Marco Silvestri is called back urgently to Paris. Read More »
The Buddies AKA Les copains (1965) Yves Robert, Philippe Noiret, Pierre Mondy, Claude Rich
Seven pals decide to take a few days’holidays to free up the time necessary to pull three enormous pranks. Read More »
House of Ricordi AKA Casa Ricordi (1954) Carmine Gallone, Roland Alexandre, Myriam Bru, Elisa Cegani
The story of the Ricordi family, the most prestigious music publishers in all of Italy. Read More »