In France, before WWI. As every Sunday, an old painter living in the country is visited by his son Gonzague Read More »
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War of the Buttons / La guerre des boutons (1962) Yves Robert, Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. Read More »
Angélique, marquise des anges (1964) Bernard Borderie, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort
In this first part of the Angélique cycle, set in Mid-17th century France under the young Sun King Louis XIV Read More »
Mécanix (2003) Rémy M. Larochelle, Stéphane Bilodeau, Julie-Anne Côté, Philippe Chabot
Mecanix tells the story of the last human beings who are forced to be the slaves of the strange Read More »
Le masque de la Méduse (2009) Jean Rollin, Simone Rollin, Bernard Charnacé, Sabine Lenoël
A modern-day version of the Greek mythological tale of the Gorgon. Read More »
Wheel of Ashes (1968) Peter Emmanuel Goldman, Pierre Clémenti, Katinka Bo, Pierre Besançon
After experiencing a wild life of sordidness, the young Pierre decides to quit this chaotic world, trading it for a search for inner peace and getting closer to God. Read More »
Le petit bougnat (1970) Bernard Toublanc-Michel, Claude Amazan, Isabelle Adjani, Vincenzo Sartini
This French film stars Claude Amazan as a child coal merchant eager to go to summer camp. Read More »
High Tension / Haute tension (2003) Alexandre Aja, Cécile De France, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon
Alexia travels with her friend Marie to spend a couple of days with her family in their farm in the country. Read More »
Or (My Treasure) (2004) Keren Yedaya, Dana Ivgy, Ronit Elkabetz, Meshar Cohen
Or shoulders a lot: she’s 17 or 18, a student, works evenings at a restaurant, recycles cans and bottles for cash Read More »
Stolen Kisses / Baisers volés (1968) François Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Jade, Delphine Seyrig
Antoine Doinel joined the army but has just been discharged. Read More »