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Tag Archives: France
Who Knows? (2001) Jacques Rivette, Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Marianne Basler
The theatre world is a familiar setting for the films of Rivette. In Va savoir, the characters, all quick-witted Read More »
Kommunalka (2008) Françoise Huguier, Mano Siri
In Saint Petersburg in Russia, there still exists communal apartments, vestiges of the Soviet system. Read More »
My Crimes After Mein Kampf (1940) Alexandre Ryder, Roger Karl, Line Noro, Pierre Labry
The film shows the seizure of power by the Nazis and Hitler wants a trial, at a time when France has just declared war on Germany (Sept. 3, 1939). Read More »
The Escort (1999) Michel Blanc, Daniel Auteuil, Stuart Townsend, Liza Walker
Tom is a male escort boy for ladies, a gigolo. His friend Pierre doesn’t find this out until later Read More »
Layla Fourie (2013) Pia Marais, Rayna Campbell, August Diehl, Rapule Hendricks
Layla Fourie, a young single-mother in South Africa, receives a job assignment as polygraphist. Read More »
Angel and Sinner (1945) Christian-Jaque, Micheline Presle, Berthe Bovy, Louise Conte
This film is an adaptation of two stories by Guy de Maupassant, Tallow Ball and Mademoiselle Fifi. Read More »
Our Beloved Month of August (2008) Miguel Gomes, Sónia Bandeira, Fábio Oliveira, Joaquim Carvalho, Emmanuelle Fèvre
In the heart of Portugal, amid the mountains, the month of August is abuzz with people and activity… Read More »
Two-Legged Horse (2008) Samira Makhmalbaf, Ziya Mirza Mohamad, Haron Ahad, Gol-Ghotai
A father who has a young son with one leg and no other household members must go to India for some weeks. Read More »
Cassandro, the Exotico! (2018) Marie Losier, Cassandro
After 26 years of spinning dives and flying uppercuts in the ring, Cassandro Read More »