An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Édith Piaf (1915-1963). Read More »
Tag Archives: french
L’oeil du Monocle / The Monocle (1962) Georges Lautner, Paul Meurisse, Elga Andersen, Gaia Germani
In 1943, a German commando conceals a large quantity of gold in an undersea cave on the coast of Corsica. Read More »
Bonnes à tuer / One Step to Eternity (1954) Henri Decoin, Danielle Darrieux, Michel Auclair, Corinne Calvet
Francois Roques, a power-and-money-mad editor of a Paris newspaper Read More »
Nuit d’or / Golden Night (1976) Serge Moati, Bernard Blier, Klaus Kinski, Marie Dubois
After his family tries to kill him and he has been pronounced dead, Michel returns from the dead and sets about getting revenge on his family members. Read More »
Je vous trouve très beau / You Are So Beautiful (2005) Isabelle Mergault, Michel Blanc, Medeea Marinescu, Wladimir Yordanoff
When farmer Aymé Pigrenet loses his wife, he is not exactly overwhelmed by sorrow Read More »
Cours privé / Private Tuition (1986) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Elizabeth Bourgine, Michel Aumont, Xavier Deluc
Jeanne Kern is a history teacher in a private mixed class. Read More »
Hans le marin / Wicked City (1949) François Villiers, Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Lilli Palmer
When his freighter pulls into Marseille, Canadian seaman Eric Martin falls in love with Dolores Read More »
La belle Américaine / The American Beauty (1961) Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia, Alfred Adam, Colette Brosset, Robert Burnier
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertible Read More »
9 Mois Ferme / 9-Month Stretch (2013) Albert Dupontel, Sandrine Kiberlain, Nicolas Marié
Ariane Felder is pregnant. This is all the more surprising since this examining magistrate is an old-fashioned single person. Read More »
Entre onze heures et minuit / Between Eleven and Midnight (1949) Henri Decoin, Louis Jouvet, Madeleine Robinson, Léo Lapara
Between eleven o’clock and midnight one evening, a notorious trafficker Jérôme Vidauban is shot dead whilst walking in a subway in Paris. Read More »