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Tag Archives: France
The Stone Council AKA Le concile de pierre (2006) Guillaume Nicloux, Monica Bellucci, Catherine Deneuve, Moritz Bleibtreu
In France, the single translator Diane Siprien adopts an Asian baby named Liu-San in a foundation directed by Sybille Weber. Read More »
Before the Deluge AKA Avant le déluge (1954) André Cayatte, Antoine Balpêtré, Paul Bisciglia, Bernard Blier
Self-centered parents of the 50’s targeted by drama in which teenagers panicking after burglary supposed to finance the run from the Third World War. Read More »
Water AKA Agua (2006) Verónica Chen, Rafael Ferro, Nicolás Mateo, Jimena Anganuzzi
Thirty four year old Goyo, a former open water swimming champion, has been hiding out in the desert. Read More »
Murmur of the Heart AKA Le souffle au coeur (1971) Louis Malle, Lea Massari, Benoît Ferreux, Daniel Gélin
This is a jolly coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old boy named Laurent Chevalier who is growing up in bourgeois surroundings in Dijon, France. Read More »
Captain Blood AKA Le capitan (1960) André Hunebelle, Jean Marais, Bourvil, Elsa Martinelli
The young King Louis XIII is dominated by his mother Marie de Medici and her favorite Concino Concini. Read More »
Black Orpheus AKA Orfeu Negro (1959) Marcel Camus, Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira
In the heady atmosphere of Rio’s carnival, two people meet and fall in love. Read More »
Si Versailles m’était conté (1954) Sacha Guitry, Michel Auclair, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean-Louis Barrault
Witty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by autocratic Louis XIV Read More »
The Common Man AKA Dupont Lajoie (1975) Yves Boisset, Jean Carmet, Pierre Tornade, Jean Bouise
As every summer, Georges Lajoie, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou’s campsite. Read More »
The Bear AKA L’ours (1988) Jean-Jacques Annaud, Tchéky Karyo, Bart the Bear, Youk the Bear
An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters. Read More »