Pierre Fresnay plays the title role of a dedicated man Read More »
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The Italian of the Roses / L’Italien des Roses (1972) Charles Matton, Richard Bohringer, Isabelle Mercanton, Andrée Fleur
A young man, called The Italian of the Roses, is on the roof edge Read More »
Cigalon (1935) Marcel Pagnol, Arnaudy, Henri Poupon, Marguerite Chabert
Cigalon (Alexandre Arnaudy) manages a restaurant in a small town in Provence. Read More »
The Pearls of the Crown / Les perles de la couronne (1937) Sacha Guitry, Jacqueline Delubac, Lyn Harding
Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) Read More »
The Man Who Loved Women / L’homme qui aimait les femmes (1977) François Truffaut, Charles Denner, Brigitte Fossey, Nelly Borgeaud
Bertrand Morane’s burial is attended by all the women the forty-year-old engineer loved. Read More »
Giorgino (1994) Laurent Boutonnat, Jeff Dahlgren, Mylène Farmer, Joss Ackland
October 1918: After returning to the civil life, the young Doctor Giorgio Volli searches Read More »
The Light Across the Street / La lumière d’en face (1955) Georges Lacombe, Raymond Pellegrin, Roger Pigaut, Brigitte Bardot
Considered the first film to showcase Bardot’s natural sensuality: Story in flashback Read More »
The Other One / L’autre (2008) Patrick-Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic, Dominique Blanc, Peter Bonke, Cyril Gueï
Anne-Marie leaves Alex. Unlike him, who would like to lead a real married life Read More »
The Spanish Apartment / L’auberge espagnole (2002) Cédric Klapisch, Romain Duris, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Reilly
A man eager to learn Spanish gets an education he wasn’t expecting in this comedy drama. Read More »
Marcel Proust’s Time Regained / Le temps retrouvé d’après l’oeuvre de Marcel Proust (1999) Raoul Ruiz, Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Perez
Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is on his deathbed. Looking at photographs brings memories of his childhood Read More »