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Tag Archives: french
Qui? / The Sensuous Assassin (1970) Léonard Keigel, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet, Gabriele Tinti, Mystery, Thriller
Marina and her boyfriend have an argument while on a trip in France. While driving with the car among the cliffs, he starts speeding and the car falls into the sea. Read More »
Daddy nostalgie / Daddy Nostalgia (1990) Bertrand Tavernier, Dirk Bogarde, Jane Birkin, Odette Laure, Drama
Les anges du péché / Angels of Sin (1943) Robert Bresson, Renée Faure, Jany Holt, Sylvie, Drama
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) Alfred Hitchcock, Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond, Comedy, Romance
Un homme de trop / Shock Troops (1967) Costa-Gavras
Set in central France, the film follows French resistance fighters who press the battle on the Germans. Read More »
Un peu de soleil dans l’eau froide / A Little Sun in Cold Water (1971) Jacques Deray, Claudine Auger, Marc Porel, Judith Magre, Drama, Romance, Erotic
Gilles Lantier, a young reporter on the AFP newspaper, is suffering from a nervous breakdown. Read More »
Les plus belles escroqueries du monde / The World’s Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964) Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, Mie Hama, Ken Mitsuda, Nicole Karen, Comedy, Crime
Four swindle stories, taking place successively in Tokyo – Japan (Les cinq bienfaiteurs de Fumiko), Amsterdam – The Netherlands (La riviere de diamants), Italie (La feuille de route), and Paris – France (L’homme qui vendit la tour Eiffel). Read More »
Onegin (1999) Martha Fiennes, Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Toby Stephens, Drama, Romance
In the opulent St. Petersburg of the Empire period, Eugene Onegin is a jaded but dashing aristocrat – a man often lacking in empathy, who suffers from restlessness, melancholy and, finally, regret. Read More »
Persécution (2009) Patrice Chéreau, Romain Duris, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Drama
The solitary Daniel and Sonia share an uneasy love/hate relationship. Daniel’s life is disrupted by the appearance of a stranger that proceeds to insinuate himself in his life. Read More »