Andrea is an intelligent, handsome young man who seems to have everything necessary to succeed. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Weapons of the Spirit (1987) Pierre Sauvage, Henri Héritier, Emma Héritier
Pierre Sauvage was born in a small village in France in 1944, among what would become as many as 5000 Jews Read More »
Slave Trade in the World Today / Le schiave esistono ancora (1964) Maleno Malenotti, Roberto Malenotti, Robert Lamoureux, Robin Maugham, Allen Swift
The film documents modern slave trade through a number of Arabian and African countries, under muslim rule. Read More »
The Wall AKA Duvar (1983) Yilmaz Güney, Tuncel Kurtiz, Ayse Emel Mesci Kuray, Malik Berrichi
Teens in a Turkish prison struggle to survive under hideous conditions. Made by dying Yilmaz Guney in France Read More »
On Venom and Eternity AKA Traité de bave et d’éternité (1951) Isidore Isou, Jean-Louis Barrault, Blanchette Brunoy
In this experimental film, Isidore Isou, the leader of the lettrist movement Read More »
Dust of Life AKA Poussières de vie (1995) Rachid Bouchareb, Daniel Guyant, Gilles Chitlaphone, Jehan Pagès
Based on a true story, after the US withdrawal and the fall of South Vietnam Read More »
The Big Swag AKA La grosse caisse (1965) Alex Joffé, Bourvil, Paul Meurisse, Françoise Deldick
Louis Bourdin, a modest ticket puncher on the Paris metro, is so enamoured of crime fiction that he decides to write his own novel Read More »
Gardens in Autumn AKA Jardins en automne (2006) Otar Iosseliani, Séverin Blanchet, Jacynthe Jacquet
When he loses his position as a powerful government minister, Vincent is dropped by his pretty mistress and must begin life anew, without the privileges of power. Read More »
Going Places AKA Les valseuses (1974) Bertrand Blier, Gérard Depardieu, Miou-Miou, Patrick Dewaere
Two whimsical, aimless thugs harass and assault women, steal, murder Read More »
The Success AKA Il successo (1963) Mauro Morassi, Dino Risi, Vittorio Gassman, Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant
Giulio is a 38-year-old intellectual stuck in a meaningless white-collar job. Read More »