Tag Archives: France
Daddy nostalgie / Daddy Nostalgia (1990) Bertrand Tavernier, Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin, Odette Laure, Drama
Les anges du péché / Angels of Sin (1943) Robert Bresson, Renée Faure, Jany Holt, Sylvie, Drama
El Akhar / The Other (1999) Youssef Chahine, Hanan Turk, Hani Salama, Nabila Ebeid, Drama, Romance
Egyptian director Youssef Chahine exposes the links between power and fanaticism and denounces intolerance in this bitter portrait of the Egyptian business world Read More »
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli / Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979) Francesco Rosi, Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Drama
In the fascist Italy of 1935, a painter trained as a doctor is exiled to a remote region near Eboli. Read More »
Un homme de trop / Shock Troops (1967) Costa-Gavras
Set in central France, the film follows French resistance fighters who press the battle on the Germans. Read More »
Tutti a casa / Everybody Go Home! (1960) Luigi Comencini, Alberto Sordi, Serge Reggiani, Carla Gravina, Comedy, Drama, War
In this war drama, a band of Italian soldiers, elated to hear that the war is finally over, promptly desert and head for home. Read More »
Un peu de soleil dans l’eau froide / A Little Sun in Cold Water (1971) Jacques Deray, Claudine Auger, Marc Porel, Judith Magre, Drama, Romance, Erotic
Gilles Lantier, a young reporter on the AFP newspaper, is suffering from a nervous breakdown. Read More »
Tre fratelli / Three Brothers (1981) Francesco Rosi, Philippe Noiret, Michele Placido, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Drama
In a farmhouse in southern Italy, an old woman dies. Her husband summons their sons: from Rome, Raffaele, a judge facing a political case for which he risks assassination Read More »
Les plus belles escroqueries du monde / The World’s Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964) Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Mie Hama, Ken Mitsuda, Nicole Karen, Comedy, Crime
Four swindle stories, taking place successively in Tokyo – Japan (Les cinq bienfaiteurs de Fumiko), Amsterdam – The Netherlands (La riviere de diamants), Italie (La feuille de route), and Paris – France (L’homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel). Read More »