This classical peplum tells a fictitious story set in 490 BC, the time of the Medic Wars during which Persian armies sweep the Ancient world. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Una questione d’onore (1966) Luigi Zampa, Ugo Tognazzi, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Bernard Blier
A fierce satire in the pure style of Zampa, this film mocks, exaggerating Read More »
The Warrior and the Slave Girl (1958) Vittorio Cottafavi, Gianna Maria Canale, Ettore Manni, Mara Cruz
Marcus Numidius (Ettore Manni), a Roman tribune sent to Armenia to put down a gladiators’ revolt Read More »
Futures vedettes (1955) Marc Allégret, Jean Marais, Brigitte Bardot, Isabelle Pia
At the Conservatory of Vienna the student only have eyes for their beautiful singing teacher, tenor Eric Walter. Read More »
Few of Us (1996) Sharunas Bartas, Yekaterina Golubeva, Piotr Kishteev, Sergei Tulayev
A slow, dialogue-free film about a woman’s journey in Siberia. Read More »
The Last Combat (1983) Luc Besson, Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Jean Reno
In the post-apocalyptic future, only a few humans are left. Read More »
The Third Page (1999) Zeki Demirkubuz, Basak Köklükaya, Ruhi Sari, Erol Babaoglu
Isa is beaten up after being accused of stealing $50. When his landlord demands the back rent, Isa gets angry and shoots him. Read More »
Poison Ivy (1953) Bernard Borderie, Eddie Constantine, Dominique Wilms, Howard Vernon
Two million dollars have vanished into thin air. Lemmy Caution, an American agent, is assigned by the FBI to investigate in Casablanca. Read More »
The Statement (2003) Norman Jewison, Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Alan Bates
Set in modern day France, the story of Pierre Brossard who, as a young man, was a Nazi executioner under the Vichy regime. Read More »
Vampiresas 1930 (1962) Jesús Franco, Mikaela, Antonio Ozores, Lina Morgan
As the era of silent films finds itself at a close, four down-and-out silent film actors and musicians struggle to find work. Read More »