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Tag Archives: France
The Door with Seven Locks AKA Die Tür mit den 7 Schlössern (1962) Alfred Vohrer, Heinz Drache, Sabine Sesselmann, Eddi Arent
A woman arrives at a lonely mansion and finds herself mixed up with a lunatic who has built his own torture chamber Read More »
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 »