The story of Jean Valjean, a Frenchman convicted of minor crimes, who is hounded for years by an unforgiving and unrelenting police inspector, Javert. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
Memoria (2021) Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tilda Swinton, Elkin Díaz, Jeanne Balibar
From the extraordinary mind of Palme D’or winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul Read More »
Filmmakers for the Prosecution / Nuremberg: des images pour l’histoire (2021) Jean-Christophe Klotz, Victor Barbat, Yves Beigbeder, Axel Fischer
The little-known story of the film archives brought together for the Nuremberg trials Read More »
Waiter! (1983) Claude Sautet, Yves Montand, Nicole Garcia, Jacques Villeret
After a life of emotional and professional upsets, Alex finds himself headwaiter in a chic Parisian restaurant. Read More »
Three Seats for the 26th / Trois places pour le 26 (1988) Jacques Demy, Yves Montand, Mathilda May, Patrick Fierry
A pseudo-documentary on the life of Yves Montand, who plays himself, in this tribute to his long career. Read More »
The Case of the Morituri Divisions / L’affaire des divisions Morituri (1985) F.J. Ossang, Gina Lola Benzina, Philippe Sfez, Lionel Tua
This counter cultural epic follows the quest for survival fought by a collective of punk-youths Read More »
Le salamandre (1969) Alberto Cavallone, Erna Schurer, Beryl Cunningham, Antonio Casale
Inspired by the writings of writer Fritz Fanon, who believed that a colonial population Read More »
L’étreinte / Margaux Hartmann (2020) Ludovic Bergery, Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Dedienne, Tibo Vandenborre
Recently widowed Margaux moves in with her sister. Looking to turn a page, she re-enrolls at university Read More »
Sugar Cane Alley / Rue Cases Nègres (1983)
Martinique, in the early 1930s. Young José and his grandmother live in a small village. Read More »
Syngué sabour, pierre de patience / The Patience Stone (2012)
In a war ridden country a woman watches over the husband reduced to a vegetable state by a bullet in the neck Read More »