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Tag Archives: french
Retour à Kotelnitch (2003) Emmanuel Carrère

Kotelnitch is a small town 800 km east of Moscow. The author went on the trail of a Hungarian prisoner Read More »
Bulldozer (1974) Pierre Harel, Yvan Ducharme, Pauline Julien, Raymond Lévesque

A film of losers, Abitibian dumps, underground and marginality against the musical background of Offenbach Read More »
Les Témoins / The Witnesses (2007) André Téchiné, Michel Blanc, Emmanuelle Béart, Sami Bouajila

June 1984 to June 1985, from happy days to war to summer’s return. A middle-aged doctor in Paris, Adrien Read More »
Ça commence aujourd’hui (1999) Bertrand Tavernier, Philippe Torreton, Maria Pitarresi, Nadia Kaci

In a mining town which has been blighted by economic downturns, an elementary school headmaster struggles Read More »
The Wild Goose Chase (1975) Claude Zidi, Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Michel Aumont

The whole intrigue is centered around carte-blanche documents kept in a vault. Read More »
Lumière (1966) Marc Allégret, Auguste Lumière, Claude Dauphin

This film comprises material filmed by Louis, Auguste and their staff in Europe and America between 1894 and 1900. Read More »
To Die of Love / Mourir d’aimer… (1971)

A love story between a teacher, Daniele, 32 years and one of her students Gerard Read More »
Gazon Maudit / French Twist (1995) Josiane Balasko

Undoubtedly, the smug real estate agent, family man, and father of one, Laurent, is a shameless philanderer. Read More »
Adieu (2003) Arnaud des Pallières, Michael Lonsdale

Under threat in Algeria, Ismahel emigrates to France where he wants Read More »