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Tag Archives: France
Human Resources AKA Ressources humaines (1999) Laurent Cantet, Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod, Chantal Barré
The 35-hour work week has all of France in its thrall. This film turns it into a feature about economic and familial politics. Read More »
Our Nazi AKA Notre nazi (1984) Robert Kramer, Alfred Filbert, Thomas Harlan, Hertz Nativ
The son of a famous Nazi filmmaker shoots a movie and meets the former city commander of Vilna Read More »
Gang of Four AKA La bande des quatre (1989) Jacques Rivette, Bulle Ogier, Benoît Régent, Fejria Deliba
A drama following 4 women at stage school. Read More »
Shadows Unseen AKA Abuso di potere (1972) Camillo Bazzoni, Frederick Stafford, Marilù Tolo, Franco Fabrizi
When a journalist is murdered Inspector Micheli begins to investigate. Read More »
Les hautes solitudes (1974) Philippe Garrel, Jean Seberg, Nico, Tina Aumont
Biographical film about Jean Seberg, losely based on Nitschz’s Anti-Christ. Read More »
Goodbye Emmanuelle (1977) François Leterrier, Sylvia Kristel, Umberto Orsini, Jean-Pierre Bouvier
Emmanuelle and her architect husband continue their amoral lifestyle in the Seychelles. Read More »
Madame Bovary (1991) Claude Chabrol
In nineteenth-century France, the romantic daughter of a country squire (Emma Rouault) marries a dull country doctor (Charles Bovary). Read More »
The Lacemaker AKA La dentellière (1977) Claude Goretta, Isabelle Huppert, Yves Beneyton, Florence Giorgetti
Timid, discreet, and humble, the guileless nineteen-year-old assistant hairdresser, Pomme, lives with her doting mother and works in a Parisian beauty salon. Read More »
Le 6 juin à l’aube (1946) Jean Grémillon
The film starts by a visit to bucolic Normandy before the events. Read More »