The year is 1952, in Quebec City. Rachel, 16, unmarried, and pregnant, works in the church. Read More »
Tag Archives: french
Les grands ducs / The Grand Dukes (1996) Patrice Leconte, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort, Comedy
Three aging and failed comedians, Georges Cox, Victor Vialat and Eddie Carpentier, hit the road again with a lousy production of a lousy play, of course under the worst possible conditions.
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Au pan coupé / Wall Engravings (1968) Guy Gilles, Macha Méril, Patrick Jouané, Bernard Verley, Drama, Romance
Jean Jeanne loves, but he does not think more than leave. One day flees down the road, then dies. Jeanne never know. Read More »
Les Bons Débarras / Good Riddance (1980) Francis Mankiewicz, Charlotte Laurier, Marie Tifo, Germain Houde, Drama
Set in a small rural town in the Quebec Laurentians, Michelle lives in an isolated house with her mentally-challenged brother Guy and her 13 year old daughter Manon. Read More »
La charrette fantôme / The Phantom Wagon (1939) Julien Duvivier, Pierre Fresnay, Marie Bell, Micheline Francey, Drama, Fantasy
According to Scandinavian legend, whosoever dies on the stroke of Midnight on the last day of the year (St. Sylvester’s Night) must assume the duties of the “phantom charioteer,” collecting souls for the next 365 days. Read More »
Istanbul (1985) Marc Didden, Brad Dourif, Dominique Deruddere, Ingrid De Vos, Thriller, Drama
Willy, a student, quits his vacationjob to go to Istanbul with the sinister yet facinating Klamski. Read More »
La fille de 15 ans (1989) Judith Godrèche, Melvil Poupaud, Jacques Doillon, Drama, Romance
Willy, a middle-aged divorcee, decides to take his 15 year-old son, Thomas, on holiday to Ibiza, staying at an isolated villa on the unspoilt part of the coast. Read More »
La victoire en chantant / Black and White in Color (1976) Jean-Jacques Annaud, Jean Carmet, Catherine Rouvel, Jacques Spiesser, Comedy, Drama, War
French colonists in Africa, several months behind in the news, find themselves at war with their German neighbors. Read More »
Hell is for Heroes (1962) Don Siegel, Steve McQueen
World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver Read More »
Man with the Transplanted Brain (1971) Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Mathieu Carrière, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Professor Marcilly is a famed brain specialist who, following in-depth and extended research work, is now able to perform brain transplant surgery. Read More »