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Tag Archives: french
The Theatre of the Matters AKA Le théâtre des matières (1977) Jean-Claude Biette, Sonia Saviange, Howard Vernon, Philippe Chemin
In the suburbs of Paris, Hermann, former musician of the Berlin orchestra Read More »
Eden Is West AKA Eden à l’Ouest (2009) Costa-Gavras, Riccardo Scamarcio, Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos, Léa Wiazemsky
A drama centered around the illegal immigrants living in the EU. Read More »
Fantastic Planet AKA La planète sauvage (1973) René Laloux, Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Drake, Eric Baugin
Slaves and masters dominate the narrative of the faraway world of Ygam. Read More »
The Hole AKA Le Trou (1960) Jacques Becker, André Bervil, Jean Keraudy, Michel Constantin
Just as four cell-mates are about to launch their elaborate escape from a tiny cell Read More »
Mistress of the World AKA Les mystères d’Angkor (1960) William Dieterle, Richard Angst, Martha Hyer, Micheline Presle, Carlos Thompson
Professor Johansson has made a huge scientific breakthrough Read More »
Mazeppa (1993) Bartabas, Miguel Bosé, Brigitte Marty
Based on Lord Byron’s poem “Mazeppa” from 1819 and revolving around the painter Théodore Géticault Read More »
Seule, Georgie (1995) Otar Iosseliani, Documentary
The dreadful warfare in Chechnya, a neighbor of Georgia, provides a unique poignancy into Otar Iosseliani’s intriguing Read More »
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) Josée Dayan, Gérard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Jean Rochefort
A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Read More »
Don’t Touch the White Woman! AKA Touche pas à la femme blanche (1974) Marco Ferreri, Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli
Director Mario Fererri reenacts the events leading up to the Battle of the Little Big Horn in this wild Read More »