In 1930 Marseilles two small-time crooks join forces when they meet brawling over a woman. Read More »
Tag Archives: France
The Murderer Lives at Number 21 / L’assassin habite… au 21 (1942) Henri-Georges Clouzot, Pierre Fresnay, Suzy Delair, Jean Tissier
Dapper Inspector Vorobechik (‘Wens’ for short) is assigned the case of a serial killer Read More »
Love at First Fight / Les combattants (2014) Thomas Cailley, Adèle Haenel, Kévin Azaïs, Antoine Laurent
Between his friends and the family business, Arnaud’s summer looks set to be a peaceful Read More »
Ridicule (1996) Patrice Leconte
In the periwigged and opulent France of Louis XVI, an unwitting nobleman Read More »
Hi-Jack Highway / Gas-Oil (1955) Gilles Grangier, Jean Gabin, Jeanne Moreau, Gaby Basset
After a spending the night with his girlfriend Alice (Jeanne Moreau), trucker Jean (Jean Gabin) encounters a dead body on the road home. Read More »
Women of Devil’s Island / Le prigioniere dell’isola del diavolo (1962) Domenico Paolella, Guy Madison, Michèle Mercier, Federica Ranchi
Female prisoners are shipped to Devil’s Island penal colony. Read More »
Manor House / Malmkrog (2020) Cristi Puiu, Agathe Bosch, Ugo Broussot, Frédéric Schulz-Richard
A landowner, a politician, a countess, a General and his wife gather in a spacious manor Read More »
R.M.N. (2022) Cristian Mungiu, Marin Grigore, Judith State, Macrina Barladeanu
A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns Read More »
A Girl Missing / Yokogao (2019) Kôji Fukada, Mariko Tsutsui, Mikako Ichikawa, Sôsuke Ikematsu
Ichiko is a care-giver and a nurse. She provide home-care to the Oishos’ elderly woman Read More »
Razzia (2017) Nabil Ayouch, Maryam Touzani, Arieh Worthalter, Amine Ennaji
The streets of Casablanca provide the centerpiece for five separate narratives that all collide into one. Read More »