Set in 1935, a couple of aged smallholders are waiting for their son, for rain, for better days. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Il pirata dello sparviero nero / The Pirate of the Black Hawk (1958) Sergio Grieco, Gérard Landry, Pina Bottin, Andrea Aureli
Manfred, backed by Saracen pirates, deposes the Duke of Montfort, takes over the throne and kidnapped the Duke’s young son. Read More »
Buffet froid (1979) Bertrand Blier
Black comedy about solitude and the dehumanization of the modern world, through the adventures of three men. Read More »
Le confessioni / The Confessions (2016) Roberto Andò, Toni Servillo, Daniel Auteuil, Pierfrancesco Favino
A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. Read More »
Maine-Ocean (1986) Jacques Rozier, Rosa-Maria Gomes, Abdel Kedadouche, Luis Rego
“Maine-Ocean” is the name of a train that rides from Paris to Saint-Nazaire (near the ocean). Read More »
Gunmen of Rio Grande (1964) Tulio Demicheli, Guy Madison, Fernando Sancho, Madeleine Lebeau
In Arizona Territory, saloon owner Jennie Lee is facing a hostile takeover from her business competitor and town strong man Zack Williams. Read More »
La proie pour l’ombre / Shadows of Adultery (1961) Alexandre Astruc, Annie Girardot, Daniel Gélin, Christian Marquand
Anna, twenty-seven, married to building contractor Eric, refuses to live in his wake. Read More »
Skirt Power / Taafé Fanga (1997) Adama Drabo, Fanta Berete, Dumu Berté, Yamadou Cissé
A group of woman in an African village finds a mystical mask. Using the mask, they reverse gender roles, women act like men, and men act like women. Read More »
Bande à part / Band of Outsiders (1964) Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, Claude Brasseur, Danièle Girard
A triangle: Franz, Arthur, and Odile. Franz, a young man with Alain Delon good looks, has met Odile in an English class. Read More »
Gadjo dilo / The Crazy Stranger (1997) Tony Gatlif, Romain Duris, Rona Hartner, Izidor Serban
Stéphane, a young French man from Paris, travels to Romania. Read More »