
A seductive woman pushes three men to the limits toying with their sexual desires and male pride. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Phantom India (1969) Louis Malle, Thomas Frederick Howard, Ambu

A very personal labour and a densely informative account of its subject. Read More »
Calcutta (1969) Louis Malle

With minimal narration by the director and very little context this is a kaleidoscope of stunning visuals from Calcutta Read More »
Around a Small Mountain (2009) Jacques Rivette, Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, André Marcon

Kate (Jane Birkin) is driving along a winding mountain road when her car stalls. Read More »
Run with the Devil (1960) Mario Camerini, Antonella Lualdi, Gérard Blain, Franco Fabrizi

Stefano is a talented painter, devoted to his art but not interested in promoting himself Read More »
Bitter Money (2016) Bing Wang, Ling Ling

A vivid slice-of-life depiction of migrant workers, both male and female, wasting their lives away through monotonous labor in small Read More »
The Wing and the Thigh (1976) Claude Zidi, Louis de Funès, Coluche, Ann Zacharias

Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and the publisher of a famous restaurant guide Read More »
I Want to Go Home (1989) Alain Resnais, Adolph Green, Laura Benson, Linda Lavin

Joey Wellman, a cantankerous American cartoonist, accepts an invitation to come to an exhibition in Paris Read More »
The Wedding Ring (1970) Christian de Chalonge, Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Carrière, Isabelle Sadoyan

A vet meets a mysterious woman through a dating agency and moves into her large apartment. Read More »
The Eternal Return (1943) Jean Delannoy, Madeleine Sologne, Jean Marais, Jean Murat

Eternal Return (L’Eternel Retour) translates the Tristan and Isolde legend into contemporary (e.g. 1939) terms. Read More »