
Beauvoir, lonely, aging private detective, is put on the bloody track of beautiful Catherine Leiris who kills and robs her rich husband(s) on their wedding night. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Docs Kingdom (1988) Robert Kramer, Paul McIsaac, Vincent Gallo, Ruy Furtado

Doc lives on the edge of Europe where it imperceptibly slides over into the Third World. Read More »
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981) Walerian Borowczyk, Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee

The film takes place before, during and immediately after the engagement party of Dr.Henry Jekyll and Miss Fanny Osborne Read More »
Chloé (1996) Dennis Berry, Anna Karina, Marion Cotillard, Jean-Claude Adelin

After a violent dispute with her mother, sixteen-years old Chloé ends up in the streets with nowhere to go. Read More »
Dirty Weekend (1973) Dino Risi, Marcello Mastroianni, Oliver Reed, Carole André

A man and his mistress have just taken off for a weekend romp when they’re kidnapped by a trio of bank robbers. Read More »
Down the Ancient Stairs (1975) Mauro Bolognini, Marcello Mastroianni, Françoise Fabian, Marthe Keller

A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi Read More »
Swords of Blood (1962) Philippe de Broca, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn

In the 18th century, Louis de Bourguignon is working with the Malichot’s gang, but their ways are too ‘unethical’ for him. Read More »
The Lower Depths (1936) Jean Renoir, Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim, Louis Jouvet

Voted 1936’s best picture by a circle of prestigious French critics, Jean Renoir’s The Lower Depths (Les Bas-Fonds) is based on the “gutter” play by Russian author Maxim Gorky. Read More »
Human, Too Human (1974) Louis Malle, René Vautier

A documentary with almost no words following the production of Citroen cars at a plant in Northern France and their later sales. Read More »
Sono fotogenico (1980) Dino Risi, Renato Pozzetto, Edwige Fenech, Aldo Maccione

Antonio Barozzi moves from Lago Maggiore to Rome to become an actor. Read More »