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Le destin exécrable de Guillemette Babin (1948) Guillaume Radot, Héléna Bossis, Michel Barbey, Germaine Kerjean

Being born a witch’s daughter did not bode well for your future in the Middle Ages. Read More »
One Sings, the Other Doesn’t (1977) Agnès Varda, Thérèse Liotard, Valérie Mairesse, Robert Dadiès

The intertwined lives of two women in 1970s France, set against the progress of the women’s movement in which Agnes Varda was involved. Read More »
Coeur de lilas (1932) Anatole Litvak, Marcelle Romée, André Luguet, Jean Gabin

Lilac is consorting with the criminal scum of Paris but then she falls in love with a handsome detective… Read More »
A Sweet Journey (1980) Michel Deville, Dominique Sanda, Geraldine Chaplin, Jacques Zabor

Lucia and Elena are best friends since childhood. They take a car trip from Paris to the country. Read More »
The Good Time Girls (1960) Claude Chabrol, Bernadette Lafont, Clotilde Joano, Stéphane Audran

Ginette, Rita, Jacqueline and Jane try to find fulfillment and love in their lives. Read More »
Phantom India (1969) Louis Malle, Thomas Frederick Howard, Ambu

A very personal labour and a densely informative account of its subject. Read More »
Calcutta (1969) Louis Malle

With minimal narration by the director and very little context this is a kaleidoscope of stunning visuals from Calcutta Read More »
Around a Small Mountain (2009) Jacques Rivette, Jane Birkin, Sergio Castellitto, André Marcon

Kate (Jane Birkin) is driving along a winding mountain road when her car stalls. Read More »
The Wing and the Thigh (1976) Claude Zidi, Louis de Funès, Coluche, Ann Zacharias

Charles Duchemin, a well-known gourmet and the publisher of a famous restaurant guide Read More »