Six people travel in a railroad sleeping car from Marseilles to Paris. Upon their arrival, a woman is found dead in one of the berths. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Donne-moi la main / Give Me Your Hand (2008) Pascal-Alex Vincent, Alexandre Carril, Victor Carril, Anaïs Demoustier, Drama, Romance
Twin 18-year-olds hitchhike to their mother’s funeral in Spain. The journey changes their lives forever. Read More »
Three Times / Zui hao de shi guang (2005) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Fang Mei, Drama, Romance
There are three stories of women and men: in “A Time for Love” set in 1966, a soldier searches for a young woman he met one afternoon playing pool Read More »
Les petites guerres / Little Wars (1982) Maroun Bagdadi, Soraya Khoury, Nabil Ismaïl, Roger Hawa, Drama, War
Lebanon, 1975. How Tahal, an affluent young man becomes a warlord ; how Soraya, the girl he leaves behind, tries to help him in abducting a businessman Read More »
Les guerriers de la beauté (2003) Pierre Coulibeuf, Els Deceukelier, William Forsythe, Emio Greco, Fantasy, Arthouse, Performance
The filmic composition creates a fictive space that conveys the multiple perspectives generated by Fabre’s imaginings. Read More »
Asfalto (2000) Daniel Calparsoro, Najwa Nimri, Juan Diego Botto, Gustavo Salmerón, Drama
Three young and desperate inhabitants of Madrid attempt to rise above their circumstances by any means available to them in that sun-drenched city. Read More »
Innocent Lies (1995) Patrick Dewolf, Adrian Dunbar, Florence Hoath, Sophie Aubry, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In September 1938 a British detective comes to a small French coastal town in order to investigate the death of a colleague. Read More »
Afraid of the Dark (1991) Mark Peploe, James Fox, Fanny Ardant, Paul McGann, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Lucas is a little boy who’s going blind. The only thing that could save his eyesight is a risky eye operation that could either fix his eyes or blind him for good. Read More »
Virgin Territory (2007) David Leland, Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton, Ryan Cartwright, Adventure, Comedy, History
Young Florentines take refuge from the black plague and engage in bawdy adventures and lusty exchanges. Read More »
Elle s’appelait Sarah / Sarah’s Key (2010) Gilles Paquet-Brenner, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Drama, War
One of the darkest moments in French history occurred in 1942 Paris when French officials rounded up over 10,000 Jews and placed them in local camps. Read More »