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Tag Archives: France
Sous les bombes / Under the Bombs (2007) Philippe Aractingi, Nada Abou Farhat, Georges Khabbaz, Rawia Elchab

Under the bombs, a woman searches for her son. A man accompanies her. They have nothing in common. Read More »
Aurora (2010) Cristi Puiu, Afrodita Andone, Geo Aur, Andrei Barbu

An apartment kitchen: a man and a woman discuss Little Red Riding Hood, their voices hushed Read More »
Atlantic City (1980) Louis Malle, Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid

Dreams. Becoming an Atlantic City croupier will help Sally realize her dream of going to Monte Carlo Read More »
The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961) Jean-Gabriel Albicocco, Marie Laforêt, Paul Guers, Françoise Prévost

A skirt-chasing fashion photographer meets a charming young woman who captures his interest immediately. Read More »
Milou en mai / May Fools (1990) Louis Malle, Miou-Miou, Michel Piccoli, Michel Duchaussoy

Like Vanya, in Malle’s last film, Milou never left the family estate. His mother dies during the May 1968 student uprising in Paris. Read More »
Moolaadé (2004) Ousmane Sembene, Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré

When a woman shelters a group of girls from suffering female genital mutilation, she starts a conflict that tears her village apart. Read More »
The Friends (1971) Gérard Blain, Philippe March, Jean-Claude Dauphin, Nathalie Fontaine

Philippe (Philippe March) is an older man and an industrialist whose wife is confined to her bed. Read More »
November Moon / Novembermond (1985) Alexandra von Grote, Gabriele Osburg, Christiane Millet, Danièle Delorme

Two women fall in love in nazi-occupied France, and must fight to survive the war. Read More »
Hans in Every Street / Hans in allen Gassen (1930) Carl Froelich, Hans Albers, Camilla Horn, Betty Amann

A bold crime caper about muckraking journalist Hans Steindecker, who happens to witness a spectacular murder. Read More »