Set in 1999, a woman (Dommartin) has a car accident with some bank robbers Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Love and Larceny AKA Il mattatore (1960) Dino Risi, Vittorio Gassman, Dorian Gray, Anna Maria Ferrero
Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy Read More »
Buffalo Bill AKA Buffalo Bill, l’eroe del far west (1965) Mario Costa, Gordon Scott, Ingeborg Schöner, Catherine Ribeiro
Renegade Indians, led by Yellow Hand, are being sold guns by Donaldson. Read More »
A Lake AKA Un lac (2008) Philippe Grandrieux, Dmitriy Kubasov, Natálie Rehorová, Aleksey Solonchev
The story takes place in a country about which we know nothing: a country of snow and dense forests somewhere in the North. Read More »
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 »