Two women–one a wealthy society débutante, the other an elegant call girl–with a remarkable resemblance to one another decide to trade professions and social positions temporarily and see what results from it. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Envoi de fleurs / Sending of Flowers (1950) Jean Stelli, Tino Rossi, Micheline Francey, Jean Brochard, Drama
Envoi de Fleurs is based on incidents in the life of French composer Paul Delmet. Played by popular French singing star Tino Rossi Read More »
Édith et Marcel / Edith and Marcel (1983) Claude Lelouch, Evelyne Bouix, Jacques Villeret, Francis Huster, Biography, Drama, Romance
Before World War II, Edith Piaf and Marcel Cerdan were both on their way to becoming legends in their own lifetimes. Read More »
Heat of Midnight (1966) Max Pécas, Jean Vinci, Jean Claudio, Claudine Coster, Crime, Drama, Erotic
This sexy thriller follows the trials of a petty crook who steals jewels from the Parisian mob, then seeks refuge with his ex-wife and her new lesbian lover. Read More »
Caterina di Russia / Catherine of Russia (1963) Umberto Lenzi, Hildegard Knef, Sergio Fantoni, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Drama, History
Caterina finds out that her husband Peter Tzar of Russia, is plotting to kill her. She sets Count Orlov free from prison, Peter’s sworn enemy Read More »
Faites sauter la banque! / Let’s Rob the Bank (1964) Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Yvonne Clech, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Comedy, Crime
Shopkeeper Victor Garnier has naively invested his family’s life savings in an African mine, on his banker’s recommendation. Read More »
La fille de l’eau / The Whirlpool of Fate (1925) Jean Renoir, Catherine Hessling, Charlotte Clasis, Pierre Champagne, Drama, Romance
After her father’s death and her uncle having drunk all the inheritance, Virginia is left alone. Read More »
Day Night Day Night (2006) Julia Loktev, Luisa Williams, Josh Philip Weinstein, Gareth Saxe, Crime, Drama, Thriller
A 19-year-old girl prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times Square. She speaks with no accent; it’s impossible to pinpoint her ethnicity. Read More »
Corps à coeur / Drugstore Romance (1979) Paul Vecchiali, Hélène Surgère, Nicolas Silberg, Béatrice Bruno, Drama, Romance
Pierrot, a mechanic in Paris, falls madly for an older woman, a chemist, who at first refuses his love. Read More »
Only the Cool / La peau de torpedo (1970) Jean Delannoy, Stéphane Audran, Klaus Kinski, Lilli Palmer, Crime, Thriller, Film-Noir
A secret agent is murdered by his jealous wife who mistakenly interprets his absences from home as acts of infidelity. This triggers a deadly chain of events. Will she be next? Read More »