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Tag Archives: french
Une aussi longue absence / The Long Absence (1961) Henri Colpi, Alida Valli, Georges Wilson, Charles Blavette, Drama
Thérèse Langlois, who runs a small café in the suburbs of Paris, lives alone, awaiting her long lost husband. Read More »
Ava (2017) Léa Mysius, Noée Abita, Laure Calamy, Juan Cano, Drama, Romance
Ava, 13, is spending the summer on the Atlantic coast when she learns that she will lose her sight sooner than expected. Read More »
Tchao pantin / So Long, Stooge (1983) Claude Berri, Coluche, Richard Anconina, Agnès Soral, Drama
Lambert, a burned-out case, works the night shift at a gas station, rarely speaking, living alone, drinking. Read More »
Le Déclin de l’empire américain / The Decline of the American Empire (1986) Denys Arcand, Dominique Michel, Dorothée Berryman, Louise Portal, Comedy, Drama
Four very different Montreal university teachers gather at a rambling country house to prepare a dinner. Read More »
La femme de Gilles / Gilles’ Wife (2004) Frédéric Fonteyne, Emmanuelle Devos, Clovis Cornillac, Laura Smet, Drama
Gilles’ wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love to him Read More »
Une étrange affaire / Strange Affair (1981) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Michel Piccoli, Gérard Lanvin, Nathalie Baye, Drama
Louis Coline assists the head of advertising of a department store in decline. Read More »
Schaste / Happiness (1935) Aleksandr Medvedkin, Pyotr Zinovyev, Yelena Yegorova, Nikolay Cherkasov, Comedy, Drama
A hapless loser (with the surname of Loser) undergoes misadventures with avaracious clergy, a tired horse, and a walking granary (among other things) on his road to collectivized happiness. Read More »
Des femmes disparaissent / Girls Disappear (1959) Édouard Molinaro, Robert Hossein, Magali Noël, Estella Blain, Thriller
Pierre Rossi and Béatrice live in the same block of flats in Marseille and love each other. One night, Béatrice leaves her apartment. Read More »
Seul ou avec d’autres / Alone or With Others (1962) Denys Arcand, Denis Héroux, Michelle Boulizon, Nicole Braun, André Dubois, Drama
September 1961. It’s the start of a new academic year at the Université de Montréal. Nicole meets Pierre, a sophomore who shows her how to succeed in her courses without attending them. Read More »