After his family tries to kill him and he has been pronounced dead, Michel returns from the dead and sets about getting revenge on his family members. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
A Soldiers Daughter Never Cries (1998) James Ivory, Leelee Sobieski, Kris Kristofferson, Barbara Hershey
This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotionless slice-of-life story. Read More »
L’assassino / The Assassin (1961) Elio Petri, Marcello Mastroianni, Micheline Presle, Cristina Gaioni
The antiquarian Alfredo Martelli is brought to a police precinct without any explanation and interviewed by Inspector Palumbo. Read More »
Je vous trouve très beau / You Are So Beautiful (2005) Isabelle Mergault, Michel Blanc, Medeea Marinescu, Wladimir Yordanoff
When farmer Aymé Pigrenet loses his wife, he is not exactly overwhelmed by sorrow Read More »
Cours privé / Private Tuition (1986) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Elizabeth Bourgine, Michel Aumont, Xavier Deluc
Jeanne Kern is a history teacher in a private mixed class. Read More »
The Book of Life (1998) Hal Hartley, Martin Donovan, P.J. Harvey, Dave Simonds
The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. Read More »
Taxandria (1994) Raoul Servais, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elliott Spiers, Katja Studt
A young prince is taken for tuition at a seaside hotel but there quickly bores and wanders off to visit a nearby lighthouse. Read More »
Hans le marin / Wicked City (1949) François Villiers, Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Lilli Palmer
When his freighter pulls into Marseille, Canadian seaman Eric Martin falls in love with Dolores Read More »
La belle Américaine / The American Beauty (1961) Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia, Alfred Adam, Colette Brosset, Robert Burnier
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertible Read More »
9 Mois Ferme / 9-Month Stretch (2013) Albert Dupontel, Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicolas Marié
Ariane Felder is pregnant. This is all the more surprising since this examining magistrate is an old-fashioned single person. Read More »