Canadian/Swiss/French production that tells the tale of Hannah, a tomboyish 13 year-old hitting puberty in 1963. Read More »
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The Charterhouse of Parma AKA La chartreuse de Parme (1948) Christian-Jaque, Renée Faure, Lucien Coëdel, Louis Salou
Fabrice del Dongo, a young archbishop, gives his all to romance rather than to the Church, creating complications for everyone around. Read More »
Ophélia (1963) Claude Chabrol, Alida Valli, Claude Cerval, André Jocelyn
A young man becomes enraged when his mother remarries his wealthy uncle after his father dies. Read More »
Quartier Mozart (1992) Jean-Pierre Bekolo, Pauline Andela, Jimmy Biyona, Essindi Mindja
A young girl crosses paths with a witch who has the power to satisfy her curiosity about men by changing her into one. Read More »
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? AKA Qui êtes-vous, Polly Maggoo? (1966) William Klein, Dorothy McGowan, Jean Rochefort, Sami Frey
This excoriating satire of the fashion industry follows 20-year-old Brooklyn-born fashion model Polly Maggoo in Paris Read More »
Nationale 7 (2000) Jean-Pierre Sinapi, Nadia Kaci, Olivier Gourmet, Lionel Abelanski
Foul-tempered René Amistadi suffers from muscular dystrophy. He wants to make love to a woman while there’s still time. Read More »
News from Home (1977) Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman, the Belgian filmmaker, lives in New York. Read More »
In Their Sleep AKA Dans ton sommeil (2010) Caroline du Potet, Éric du Potet, Anne Parillaud, Arthur Dupont, Thierry Frémont
Sarah and her husband have moved to a house in the country Read More »
Girl’s Apartment / L’appartement des filles (1963) Michel Deville, Mylène Demongeot, Sylva Koscina, Renate Ewert
A charming gold smuggler tries to recruit equally charming air hostesses to transport gold bars to Bombay. Read More »
The Nada Gang AKA Nada (1974) Claude Chabrol, Fabio Testi, Maurice Garrel, Lou Castel
A group of anarchist leftist called “Nada” and led by the terrorist Buenaventura Diaz Read More »