In the 1930s, we follow the story of the laundress Berthe who marries the eldest son of a bourgeois family. Read More »
Tag Archives: french
The Wheel / La roue (1923) Abel Gance, Gabriel de Gravone, Pierre Magnier, Georges Térof
Sisif, a railwayman, and his son Elie fall in love with the beautiful Norma Read More »
The Burglars / Le casse (1971) Henri Verneuil, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon
In 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars led by Azad plan a daring burglary. Read More »
Stolen Tangos / Tangos volés (2001) Eduardo de Gregorio, Liberto Rabal, Sylvie Testud, Guy Marchand
In Paris, a young Argentine screenwriter attempts to escape his daily routine through a fictional story set in Argentina. Read More »
The Virgin of Pessac / La rosière de Pessac (1979) Jean Eustache
In 1979, under the presidency of the city mayor, the people of Pessac elect Read More »
The Virgin of Pessac / La rosière de Pessac (1969) Jean Eustache
In a French village, a young lady is chosen for her virtue by the townspeople and is rewarded with a crown of roses. Read More »
Becoming Colette (1991) Danny Huston, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Mathilda May, Virginia Madsen
At the turn of the century, Henri Gauthier-Villars, a notorious bachelor Read More »
The Troops of St. Tropez / Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez (1964) Jean Girault, Louis de Funès, Geneviève Grad, Michel Galabru
The ambitious police officer Cruchot is transferred to St. Tropez. Read More »
The Beautiful Troublemaker / La Belle Noiseuse (1991) Jacques Rivette, Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin, Emmanuelle Béart
The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife in his countryside Read More »
Château en Suède (1963) Roger Vadim, Monica Vitti, Jean-Claude Brialy, Curd Jürgens
Student Frederic gets himself invited to visit a Swedish family living in an isolated castle. Read More »