Tag Archives: France

Set in the late 19th century, about a honored but poor patriarch who sacrifices himself to protect his fugitive son. Read More »

Lucien Bonnet, Jean Vigneron’s manservant, blackmails his boss, who is having an affair with Inès de Montalban, married to Ricardo. Read More »

Francois always despised the textile barons who ruled his local town. But he fell in love with the family heiress Gilberte. Read More »

Portrait of the last years of the XIX century’s Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco, who had been suffering from an eye disease and one day wakes up blind. Read More »

Sandra, a young Belgian mother, discovers that her workmates have opted for a significant pay bonus, in exchange for her dismissal. Read More »

It is a breezy, inconsequential, but likeable comedy about a photographer, Corrado, played by Mastroianni, who snaps a picture of a Rome beauty, Antonietta, played by Loren. Read More »

Robert Hoffman is Luciano Lutring, a small time jewelry thief who, despite his hot temper, can’t seem to get caught. Read More »

Michel Poiccard, an irresponsible sociopath and small-time thief, steals a car and impulsively murders the motorcycle policeman who pursues him. Read More »

Jeremy Irons plays a Spanish Jesuit who goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region. Read More »

A fascinating study of the poet Saint John of the Cross, and his spell in solitary confinement. Read More »