A romance between a young woman factory worker and a barber is stopped when her parents raise protests over her relationship with the man. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
35 Shots of Rum (2008) Claire Denis, Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicole Dogué
The relationship between a father and daughter is complicated by the arrival of a handsome young man. Read More »
The Happiest Girl in the World (2009) Radu Jude, Andreea Bosneag, Doru Catanescu, Claudiu Dumitru
Delia, a young Romanian girl, comes to Bucharest with her parents to collect a prize Read More »
Almost a Man (1966) Vittorio De Seta, Jacques Perrin, Lea Padovani, Gianni Garko
Jacques Perrin was awarded Best Actor at the 1966 Venice Film Festival for his gripping portrayal Read More »
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (2005) Serge Le Péron, Saïd Smihi, Charles Berling, Simon Abkarian, Josiane Balasko
My name is Georges Figon. Okay I’m dead but, being the talkative kind, death isn’t going to stop me from speaking. Read More »
The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) Erick Zonca, Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier, Grégoire Colin
In Lille, two penniless young women with few prospects become friends. Read More »
Napoleon (1927) Abel Gance, Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond Van Daële
A massive six-hour biopic of Napoleon, tracing his career from his schooldays Read More »
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno (2009) Serge Bromberg, Ruxandra Medrea, Romy Schneider, Bérénice Bejo, Serge Reggiani
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s unfinished masterpiece, Inferno (1964), is reconstructed in this film which is part drama and part documentary. Read More »
Exiles (2004) Tony Gatlif, Romain Duris, Lubna Azabal, Zouhir Gacem
Two French lovers, Zano and Naima, decided to travel to the land of their parents: Algeria. Read More »
Fortini/Cani (1976) Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub, Franco Fortini, Luciana Nissim, Adriano Aprà
The film is a sort of presentation of Franco Fortini’s book ‘I Cani del Sinai’. Read More »