Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Read More »
Tag Archives: french
Exiles (2004) Tony Gatlif, Romain Duris, Lubna Azabal, Zouhir Gacem
Two French lovers, Zano and Naima, decided to travel to the land of their parents: Algeria. Read More »
Zouzou (1934) Marc Allégret, Josephine Baker, Jean Gabin, Pierre Larquey
As children, Zouzou and Jean are paired in a traveling circus as twins: she’s dark, he’s light. Read More »
The Art of Breaking Up (2005) Michel Deville, Emmanuelle Béart, Charles Berling, Dominique Blanc
Lucette and Edouard: Two lovers passionate about sex, money and life. Read More »
Peek-a-boo (1954) Jean Loubignac, Robert Dhéry, Colette Brosset, Raymond Bussières
A small-town policeman is informed that “naked women” are dancing in a revue at a local variety theater. Read More »
Lola Montès (1955) Max Ophüls, Martine Carol, Peter Ustinov, Anton Walbrook
The film tells the tragic story of Lola Montès, a great adventurer who becomes the main attraction Read More »
La Ronde (1950) Max Ophüls, Anton Walbrook, Simone Signoret, Serge Reggiani
An all-knowing interlocutor guides us through a series of affairs in Vienna, 1900. Read More »
The Raven (1943) Henri-Georges Clouzot, Pierre Fresnay, Ginette Leclerc, Micheline Francey
A vicious series of poison-pen letters spreads rumours, suspicion and fear among the inhabitants of a small French town Read More »
Car Cemetery (1983) Fernando Arrabal, Alain Bashung, Juliet Berto, Micha Bayard
Combining punk rock and post-apocalyptic mayhem, Arrabal’s outrageous adaptation of his infamous stage play is a gallows-humor romp in a wretched dystopia. Read More »
Quay of the Goldsmiths (1947) Henri-Georges Clouzot, Louis Jouvet, Simone Renant, Bernard Blier
Jenny Lamour wants to succeed in music hall. Her husband and accompanist is Maurice Martineau, a nice but jealous guy. Read More »