
Arsène Lupin, the multifaceted gentleman thief, steals two masterpieces from the President of the Council. Read More »
Tag Archives: french
Aimez-vous les femmes / A Taste for Women (1964) Jean Léon, Sophie Daumier, Guy Bedos, Grégoire Aslan

A secret sect of cannibals owns a vegetarian restaurant, which they use as a cover so they can find a beautiful young woman to serve as the main course at their full-moon sacrifice. Read More »
Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962) Georges Franju, Emmanuelle Riva, Philippe Noiret, Edith Scob, Drama

After Thérèse is acquitted of trying to poison her husband, Bernard Desqueyroux, she recalls the events that lead to her being charged. Read More »
One Deadly Summer / L’été meurtrier (1983) Jean Becker, Isabelle Adjani, Alain Souchon, Suzanne Flon, Drama, Mystery

Eliane is obsessed by the violent rape of her mother back in 1955, the very incident which spawned her. Read More »
Le voleur de crimes / Crime Thief (1969) Nadine Trintignant, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Hossein, Giorgia Moll, Crime, Drama

Jean (Trintignant), a psychopath, casually witnesses a young woman’s suicide. Read More »
Le testament du Docteur Cordelier / The Doctor’s Horrible Experiment (1959) Jean Renoir, Jean-Louis Barrault, Teddy Bilis, Sylviane Margollé, Drama, Horror

Mr. Joly, doctor Cordelier’s lawyer, is amazed to discover that his client and friend leaves his possessions to a stranger, Opale, a sadistic criminal. Read More »
Conseil de famille / Family Business (1986) Costa-Gavras, Johnny Hallyday, Fanny Ardant, Guy Marchand, Comedy, Crime

French rocker Johnny Hallyday stars as a professional thief just released from jail. He returns to stealing to support his family. Read More »
Tih Minh (1918) Louis Feuillade, Mary Harald, René Cresté, Georges Biscot, Adventure, Mystery

Jacques d’Athys, a French adventurer, returns to his home in Nice after an expedition to Indochina where he has picked up a Eurasian fiancée and a book that Read More »
La mano de un hombre muerto / The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus (1962) Jesús Franco, Ana Castor, Howard Vernon, Paula Martel, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

In the Austrian Alpine town of Holfen, a young woman is found murdered. Theo and Hansel, two wood-cutters, stop off at a bar where they tell Dr. Kalman, an academic studying local folk tales Read More »
Violette (2013) Martin Provost, Emmanuelle Devos, Sandrine Kiberlain, Olivier Gourmet, Drama, Romance, Biography

Violette Leduc, born a bastard at the beginning of last century, meets Simone de Beauvoir in the years after the war in St-Germain-des-Prés. Read More »