The late Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman brings us an intellectual comedy about a mother Read More »
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Erotic Witchcraft / La goulve (1972) Mario Mercier, Bepi Fontana, Hervé Hendrickx, César Torres, Anne Varèze
Axel, the magician, raises a boy into adulthood. When Axel dies, it’s the young man Read More »
TGV (1998) Moussa Touré, Makena Diop, Al Hamdou Traore, Bernard Giraudeau
The TGV? No, it is not the famous French high-speed train, but instead the rickety and colourful bus operated Read More »
The Beaches of Agnès / Les plages d’Agnès (2008) Agnès Varda, André Lubrano, Blaise Fournier
At nearly 80, Agnès Varda explores her memory – growing up in Belgium, living in Sète, Paris, and Noirmoutier Read More »
The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun / La petite vendeuse de soleil (1999) Djibril Diop Mambéty, Moussa Baldé, Lissa Balera, Aminata Fall
La petite vendeuse de soleil follows the life of a young girl who moves from her village to Dakar Read More »
The Little Wheedlers (1978) Les petits câlins
Sophie (Dominique Laffin) lives with Corinne (Josiane Balasko) Read More »
Sombre (1998) Philippe Grandrieux, Marc Barbé, Elina Löwensohn, Géraldine Voillat
A car, following the Tour de France. Children screaming in front of the puppet show. Read More »
The Seventh Company Outdoors / La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune (1977) Robert Lamoureux, Jean Lefebvre, Pierre Mondy, Henri Guybet
Three members of this unlucky 7th Organization are shrouded in occupied France in 1942. Read More »
Climax (2018) Gaspar Noé, Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub
In the mid 1990’s, 20 French urban dancers join together for a three-day rehearsal Read More »
Valentin Valentin (2014) Pascal Thomas, Marilou Berry, Vincent Rottiers, Marie Gillain
Valentin is loved by his entourage specially the girls of the fifth floor. Read More »