A series of misfortunes befalls young Marie-Laure. Her army captain father goes missing in action Read More »
Tag Archives: french
The Negro / Le nèg’ (2002) Robert Morin, Iannicko N’Doua-Légaré, Robin Aubert, Emmanuel Bilodeau
In the middle of the night, in the Quebec countryside, all hell breaks loose Read More »
The Hour of Truth / L’heure de la vérité (1965) Henri Calef, Karlheinz Böhm, Brett Halsey, Corinne Marchand
A German Jewish engineer is the only survivor of a concentration Read More »
Jenatsch (1987) Daniel Schmid, Michel Voïta, Christine Boisson, Vittorio Mezzogiorno
A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed Read More »
World Without Sun / Le monde sans soleil (1964) Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Pierre Bidault, Louis Bidegant, Christian Bonnici
Fascinating underwater documentary filmed with hand-held cameras by frogmen Read More »
Don’t Look Back / Ne te retourne pas (2009) Marina de Van, Sophie Marceau, Monica Bellucci, Andrea Di Stefano
Jeanne, a writer, married with two children – starts to see unsettling changes in her home. Read More »
Monsieur Fabre (1951) Henri Diamant-Berger, Pierre Fresnay, Elina Labourdette, André Randall
Pierre Fresnay plays the title role of a dedicated man Read More »
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 »