
Ignoring the alarmed advice of his noblemen and counselors, young King Sebastian fuels his religious obsession to go to war with the Muslims. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Porto of My Childhood (2001) Manoel de Oliveira, Jorge Trêpa, Ricardo Trêpa, Maria de Medeiros, Drama, Documentary

Manoel de Oliveira’s autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown. Read More »
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976) Alain Tanner, Myriam Boyer, Jean-Luc Bideau, Miou-Miou, Drama

The European equivalent of “The Return of the Secaucus 7,” this Swiss film looks at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the “revolutionary” sixties. Read More »
The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (1988) Wojciech Has, Rafal Wieczynski, Michael Lonsdale, Adrianna Biedrzynska, Drama

A dream-like odyssey of a young man across plague-ridden 16th century Germany. Read More »
Blood Relatives (1978) Claude Chabrol, Donald Sutherland, Aude Landry, Lisa Langlois, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Montreal: Late at night the teenage Patricia flees into a police department, covered all over with blood. Read More »
Under Suspicion (1981) Claude Miller, Lino Ventura, Michel Serrault, Romy Schneider, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Inspector Gallien is investigating the rape and murder of two little girls. The only suspect is attorney Jerome Martinaud, but the evidence against him is circumstantial. Read More »
The Outsider (1983) Jacques Deray, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Carlos Sotto Mayor, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

The story is about Commissioner Jordan who arrives in Marseille to combat drug trafficking activities in his own unique way. Read More »
Family Hero (2006) Thierry Klifa, Gérard Lanvin, Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart, Drama

Gabriel’s heritage for their family is the cabaret “The Blue Parrot”. The survivors are about to discover what that cabaret means actually. Read More »
The Popes Toilet (2007) César Charlone, Enrique Fernández, César Troncoso, Virginia Méndez, Mario Silva, Drama, Comedy

In Melo, a poor Uruguayan country village near the Brazilian border, several men earn their living from contraband, mostly transported on bicycles. Read More »
The Uninvited (1969) Vittorio De Seta, Joanna Shimkus, Michel Piccoli, Paul Barge, Drama

When her husband returns from his work abroad with a guest, a young girl, his wife suspects a liaison. Read More »