A girl arrives from London to visit her estranged relatives in a remote castle for the reading of her father’s will. Read More »
Tag Archives: french
Peur de rien / Parisienne (2015) Danielle Arbid, Manal Issa, Vincent Lacoste, Paul Hamy, Drama
Lina is a Lebanese Student that just arrived to Paris to continue her studies in a French University in 1993, only to find that the Chaos Read More »
La Blonde aux seins nus / The Blonde with Bare Breasts (2010) Manuel Pradal, Vahina Giocante, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Steve Le Roi, Adventure, Drama, Romance
The two brothers Julien (Nicolas Duvauchelle) and Louis (Steve Le Roi) work on their father’s steel barge, which he won’t let them inherit. Read More »
Mobile Home (2012) François Pirot, Arthur Dupont, Guillaume Gouix, Jean-Paul Bonnaire, Comedy, Drama
After having broken up with his girlfriend and left his job, Simon has come back to his small hometown in the countryside, where he meets up again with his old friend Julien. Read More »
État de siège / State of Siege (1972) Costa-Gavras, Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, O.E. Hasse, Drama, Thriller
In Uruguay in the early 1970s, an official of the US Agency for International Development (a group used as a front for training foreign police in counterinsurgency methods) is kidnapped by a group of urban guerillas. Read More »
Sinon, oui (1997) Claire Simon, Catherine Mendez, Emmanuel Clarke, Lou Castel, Drama
The predicament of a woman who claims she is pregnant when she isn’t. What started out as a mistake becomes a pretence that has to be carried through Read More »
Liste noire / Black List (1995) Jean-Marc Vallée, Michel Côté, Geneviève Brouillette, Sylvie Bourque, Drama, Thriller, Film-Noir
At the trial of a judge who was found with a prostitute, a list of clients pops up. Read More »
Le crime de Monsieur Lange / The Crime of Monsieur Lange (1936) Jean Renoir, René Lefèvre, Florelle, Jules Berry, Comedy, Crime, Drama
A man and a woman arrive in a cafe-hotel near the belgian frontier. The customers recognize the man from the police’s description. Read More »
Ibiza al Desnudo (1982) Gérard Loubeau, Olinka Hardiman, Laura May, Dominique Saint Claire, Adult
While Mr. Oulard is philandering with a hitchhiker, his black mistress and a disco pick-up, his villa on Ibiza is invaded by three thugs who force themselves on his wife and his wife’s friend Read More »
Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur / My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister (1986) Jacques Rouffio, Michel Serrault, Michel Piccoli, Jean Carmet, Comedy, Thriller
This parody of the detective-story genre merrily detours into spoofing French foibles as well, making it more of an exercise in verbal gymnastics than a narrative with a mission. Read More »