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Tag Archives: France
Voyage surprise (1947) Pierre Prévert, Thérèse Aspar, Maurice Baquet, René Bourbon

A guideless old tour proprietor trumps his new-fangled rival by offering a genuine mystery trip. Read More »
L’atalante (1934) Jean Vigo, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Michel Simon

When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live with him as he captains a river barge. Read More »
Pays de cocagne / Land of Milk and Honey (1971) Pierre Étaix, Maurice Biraud, Michel Lewin

After the events of May 1968, the French went on vacations – and they were filmed during three months on the rural fairs Read More »
Royal Bonbon (2002) Charles Najman, Dominic Batraville, Verlus Delorme, Erol Josué

A destitute man wanders the streets of Cap Haïtien, dreaming about his imaginary kingdom. Read More »
Irène (2009) Alain Cavalier, Catherine Deneuve, Vanessa Widhoff

A video diary shot and recorded by the filmmaker, using little more than his imagination Read More »
A Gentle Creature (2017) Sergey Loznitsa, Valeriu Andriuta, Liya Akhedzhakova, Roza Khayrullina

A woman lives in a small village in Russia. One day she receives the parcel she sent to her husband Read More »
The Story of a Three-Day Pass / La permission (1968) Melvin Van Peebles, Harry Baird, Pierre Doris, Christian Marin

A tale of innocence abroad, with racial overtones. Turner is a Black American, stationed at an air base in France. Read More »
Romamor (1992) Françoise Michaud, Joseph Morder

Mark, a filmmaker, sends a filmed letter from Berlin to Sandra. In this film, Mark remembers his first encounter with Sandra Read More »
Louis Lumière (1968) Éric Rohmer, Jean Renoir, Henri Langlois

Eric Rohmer leads a conversation with Jean Renoir and Henri Langlois on the art of filmmaker Louis Lumière. Read More »