
In this film, Albert is an eccentric inventor of missiles who comes under fire from his investors when his first prototype explodes. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
What’s New Pussycat (1965) Clive Donner, Peter Sellers, Peter O’Toole, Romy Schneider

Michael James, a notorious womanizer, desperately wants to be faithful to his fiancée Carole Read More »
Is Paris Burning? AKA Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) René Clément, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron

In this sprawling, star-laden film, we see the struggles of various French resistance factions Read More »
Shadow Kill / Nizhalkkuthu (2002) Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Sukumari, Reeja

Kaliyappan, the last hangman of Travancore dynasty is dragging his remaining life by consuming alcohol and worshipping the Mother Goddess. Read More »
Strange Gardens AKA Effroyables Jardins (2003) Jean Becker, Jacques Villeret, André Dussollier, Thierry Lhermitte

France under occupation by the Germans during WW2: Two men inspired by a free France radio broadcast perpetrate Read More »
Code Name: Tiger AKA Le Tigre aime la chair fraîche (1964) Claude Chabrol, Roger Hanin, Maria Mauban, Daniela Bianchi

A Turkish ambassador arrives in Paris to sign an important trade agreement, allowing Turkey to buy a sophisticated new war plane from France. Read More »
Hanna K. (1983) Costa-Gavras, Jill Clayburgh, Jean Yanne, Gabriel Byrne

Hanna Kaufman is a Jewish-American, who moved to Israel and now works as a defense lawyer there. Read More »
Girls in Uniform AKA Mädchen in Uniform (1958) Géza von Radványi, Lilli Palmer, Romy Schneider, Therese Giehse

After the death of her parents young girl Manuela von Meinhardis is sent to a boarding school where Prussian drill rules the education. Read More »
Mickybo and Me (2004) Terry Loane, John Joe McNeill, Niall Wright, Julie Walters

Based on the play of the same name the film tells the story of two boys who become friends at the start of the Troubles in 1970. Read More »
The Giants of Thessaly AKA I giganti della Tessaglia (1960) Riccardo Freda, Roland Carey, Ziva Rodann, Alberto Farnese

In order to placate the angry gods, who have allowed Thessaly to be overrun with barbarian invaders Read More »