Slapstick inheritance comedy based on the confusion between twin brothers Read More »
Tag Archives: France
The Accident (1963) Edmond T. Gréville, Magali Noël
A young beautiful teacher is transfered to a remote island’s school, where her colleague Read More »
Ghost of Love (1981) Dino Risi, Marcello Mastroianni
Over two decades after their affair ended, a married man is haunted by the presence of his former lover. Read More »
The Beggars / Les mendiants (1987) Benoît Jacquot
A gang of adults traffic illegally. A gang of children play at being traffickers Read More »
La Belle Époque (2019) Nicolas Bedos, Daniel Auteuil
Victor, a disillusioned sexagenarian, sees his life turned upside down Read More »
The Leopard / Il gattopardo (1963) Luchino Visconti
In the 1860s, a dying aristocracy struggles to maintain itself against a harsh Sicilian landscape. Read More »
All the Fine Promises / Toutes ces belles promesses (2003)
After the death of her mother Marianne, a young cellist discovers that her father had a mistress. Read More »
Emergency Kisses / Les baisers de secours (1989)
The familiar conflicts of a film director planning to make a movie about his life Read More »
The Wild Goose Lake (2019) Yi’nan Diao, Ge Hu
A gangster on the run sacrifices everything for his family and a woman he meets while on the lam. Read More »
See You Friday, Robinson (2022) Mitra Farahani
An insight into the role of the artist in the 20th and 21st centuries, with anything less than razor-sharp insight and humor. Read More »