The film’s remarkable range of tone and style gives us evidence of an artist in full command of his craft. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Taxi, roulotte et corrida / Taxi, Trailer and Corrida (1958) André Hunebelle, Louis de Funès, Raymond Bussières, Annette Poivre, Comedy
Louis is a hard working but crazy Paris taxi driver. Today he’s finishing work for the summer holiday: his family is going to Spain with his sister-in-law and her family Read More »
La femme infidèle / The unfaithful wife (1969) Claude Chabrol, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Maurice Ronet, Drama, Thriller
Charles Dasvellees (Michel Bouguet), an upper middle class businessman who suspects his wife Helene (Audran) of having an affair and hires a detective to prove himself right. Read More »
Todo modo (1976) Elio Petri, Gian Maria Volontè, Marcello Mastroianni, Mariangela Melato, Drama
Party leader and power broker Aldo Moro, holed up with his cronies and rivals at a monastic retreat where they plot their political fortunes Read More »
Le tonnerre de Dieu / The Thunder of God (1965) Denys de La Patellière, Jean Gabin, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Comedy, Drama
Brassac (Jean Gabin) is a drunken veterinarian who can’t resist bringing home stray animals and humans. Read More »
Jane B. par Agnès V. / Jane B. for Agnes V. (1988) Agnès Varda, Jane Birkin, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Philippe Léotard, Biography, Fantasy
Actress and recording star Jane Birkin and filmmaker Agnes Varda shared an interest in feminism.
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Senilità / Careless (1962) Mauro Bolognini, Anthony Franciosa, Claudia Cardinale, Betsy Blair, Drama
The place is Trieste and the time is 1927. Emilio Brentani leads a peaceful and uneventful life with his older sister Amalia. Read More »
Vidocq / Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq (2001) Pitof, Gérard Depardieu, Guillaume Canet, Inés Sastre, Action, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Paris, 1830. Former criminal, inventor, master of disguise, scientist, detective, and all around genius Vidocq (Gerard Depardieu) appears to have become a victim of his latest case. Read More »
The Baby of Mâcon (1993) Peter Greenaway, Julia Ormond, Ralph Fiennes, Philip Stone, Drama, History
A movie about the corruption in all levels of society. A baby is born from a supposed-to-be virgin woman, so a chain of hysteria about divine intervention in the birth takes place.
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The Lion Has Seven Heads / Der Leone Have Sept Cabeças (1970) Glauber Rocha, Rada Rassimov, Giulio Brogi, Gabriele Tinti, Drama
A Latin-American insurgent and a black leader join forces to free an African nation. Read More »