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Tag Archives: France
Something in the Air AKA Après mai (2012) Olivier Assayas, Clément Métayer, André Marcon, Lola Créton
In the months after the heady weeks of May ’68, a group of young Europeans Read More »
Hell AKA L’enfer (2005) Danis Tanovic, Emmanuelle Béart, Karin Viard, Marie Gillain
In Paris, a family is victim of a tragic incident, when the patriarch is accused by his wife of pedophilia. Read More »
Four Patches of Grey Velvet AKA 4 mosche di velluto grigio (1971) Dario Argento, Michael Brandon, Mimsy Farmer, Jean-Pierre Marielle
Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. Read More »
The Damned AKA Les maudits (1947) René Clément, Marcel Dalio, Henri Vidal, Florence Marly
Oslo, April 19th 1945, as the Third Reich is living its last days, a group of Nazis and sympathizers Read More »
People of No Importance / Des gens sans importance (1956) Henri Verneuil, Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Pierre Mondy
Mid-aged married truck driver falls in love with a young waitress he meets while making a break on a long trip. Read More »
The Diary of Lady M AKA Le journal de Lady M (1992) Alain Tanner, Myriam Mézières, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Félicité Wouassi
She’s a beautiful gifted performer, but her work is not the sort that invites popular acclaim. Read More »
The Branches of the Tree AKA Shakha Proshakha (1990) Satyajit Ray, Ajit Banerjee, Haradhan Bannerjee, Soumitra Chatterjee
An aged patriarch (Ajit Bannerjee), popular for his scrupulous honesty, has a heart attack in the middle of a town gathering in his honour. Read More »
The Game of Truth AKA Le jeu de la vérité (1961) Robert Hossein, Françoise Prévost, Paul Meurisse
A dozen of elegant people are gathered in a writer’s desirable mansion. Read More »
Law Breakers AKA Les assassins de l’ordre (1971) Marcel Carné, Jacques Brel, Catherine Rouvel, Paola Pitagora
In France, the position of “magistrate” resembles that of the American district attorney Read More »