
This movie is the sequel to “God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun” (Deus e o diabo na terra do sol), and takes place 29 years after Antonio das Mortes killed Corisco (the “Blond Devil”), last of the Cangaceiros. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Mister Frost (1990) Philippe Setbon, Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Baker, Alan Bates, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Frost is arrested and committed for murder after he is apprehended burying his victims in the garden. Read More »
Female Agents (2008) Jean-Paul Salomé, Sophie Marceau, Julie Depardieu, Moritz Bleibtreu, Drama, War

May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Read More »
The Golden Age (1930) Luis Buñuel, Gaston Modot, Lya Lys, Caridad de Laberdesque, Comedy, Drama

A party of dignitaries arrive on the shore of an island to pay homage to some dead heroes but are outraged to see a couple making love on the beach. Read More »
La Notte (1961) Michelangelo Antonioni, Jeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni, Monica Vitti, Drama

In Milan, after visiting dear friend Tommaso Garani that is terminal in a hospital, the writer Giovanni Pontano goes to a party for the release of his last book Read More »
I Spit on Your Grave (1959) Michel Gast, Christian Marquand, Antonella Lualdi, Fernand Ledoux, Crime, Drama, Romance

In the American south, light-skinned Afro-American Joe Grant leaves Memphis and moves to a small town after his 18-year-old brother Sonny is brutally lynched for attempting to marry a white woman. Read More »
A Private Affair (2002) Guillaume Nicloux, Thierry Lhermitte, Marion Cotillard, Samuel Le Bihan, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

It’s been six months since Rachel Siprien disappeared. At the request of Rachel’s mother, private detective François takes over the investigation. Read More »
My Case (1986) Manoel de Oliveira, Bulle Ogier, Luís Miguel Cintra, Axel Bogousslavsky, Drama, Fantasy

Four versions of the same story, first in the perspective of a theatre play, second in the perspective of a silent film Read More »
The Medicine Seller (2013) Antonio Morabito, Claudio Santamaria, Isabella Ferrari, Evita Ciri, Drama

Bruno is a drug rep. His company, the ‘Zafer’, is going through a difficult time. So as not to lose his job, Bruno is willing to bribe doctors Read More »
The World (2004) Zhangke Jia, Tao Zhao, Taishen Cheng, Jue Jing, Drama

“The World” is a theme park on the outskirts of Beijing, sixteen kilometers from the Chinese capital Read More »