An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Édith Piaf (1915-1963). Read More »
Tag Archives: France
L’oeil du Monocle / The Monocle (1962) Georges Lautner, Paul Meurisse, Elga Andersen, Gaia Germani
In 1943, a German commando conceals a large quantity of gold in an undersea cave on the coast of Corsica. Read More »
Bonnes à tuer / One Step to Eternity (1954) Henri Decoin, Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair, Corinne Calvet
Francois Roques, a power-and-money-mad editor of a Paris newspaper Read More »
Nuit d’or / Golden Night (1976) Serge Moati, Bernard Blier, Klaus Kinski, Marie Dubois
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 »
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 »