1968 and 1969 in Paris: during and after the student and trade union revolt. Read More »
Tag Archives: french
A Place Among the Living AKA Une place parmi les vivants (2003) Raoul Ruiz, Christian Vadim, Thierry Gibault, Valérie Kaprisky
Paris 1958. “Existentialist” crimes are being committed in the eighteenth arrondissement of Paris. Read More »
Alone with War AKA Seule avec la guerre (2001) Danielle Arbid
Beirut is a wonderful town. It’s like you’re at the center of everything. Read More »
Mortem (2010) Eric Atlan, Daria Panchenko, Diana Rudychenko, Stany Coppet
Mortem is a metaphysical thriller, the story of JENA a young woman who defies her own death during all one night. Read More »
Alice or the last escapade AKA Alice ou la dernière fugue (1977) Claude Chabrol, Sylvia Kristel, Charles Vanel, Fernand Ledoux
Alice Carol leaves her husband one rainy night, telling him that she does not love him anymore. Read More »
The Son AKA Le fils (2002) Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Olivier Gourmet, Morgan Marinne, Isabella Soupart
Olivier – meticulous, careful, even-handed – teaches carpentry at a vocational school in Liège. Read More »
Rosetta (1999) Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Émilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione, Anne Yernaux
The first scene, like almost all others, is a fighting scene. A girl, about 18, is sacked from her factory work because her trial period is over. Read More »
Karmen Gei AKA Karmen Geï (2001) Joseph Gaï Ramaka, Djeïnaba Diop Gaï, Magaye Niang, Stephanie Biddle
Bizet’s Carmen gets a modern adaptation. Seducting, provocating, sensual. All the ingredients for a perfect drama. With her charm, Karmen gets out of many situations. Read More »
By the Pricking of My Thumbs AKA Mon petit doigt m’a dit… (2005) Pascal Thomas, Catherine Frot, André Dussollier, Geneviève Bujold
Prudence and Belisaire are what can be called an eccentric couple. How can you bear such impossible Christian (?) names in the first place? Read More »
Chinese Puzzle for Judoka AKA Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka (1967) Maurice Labro, Marc Briand, Marilù Tolo, Heinz Drache
Marc Saint-Clair wins a medal at a Kendo tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Read More »