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Tag Archives: french
Jenatsch (1987) Daniel Schmid, Michel Voïta, Christine Boisson, Vittorio Mezzogiorno
A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed Read More »
World Without Sun AKA Le monde sans soleil (1964) Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Pierre Bidault, Louis Bidegant, Christian Bonnici
Fascinating underwater documentary filmed with hand-held cameras by frogmen Read More »
Don’t Look Back AKA Ne te retourne pas (2009) Marina de Van, Sophie Marceau, Monica Bellucci, Andrea Di Stefano
Jeanne, a writer, married with two children – starts to see unsettling changes in her home. Read More »
Monsieur Fabre (1951) Henri Diamant-Berger, Pierre Fresnay, Elina Labourdette, André Randall
Pierre Fresnay plays the title role of a dedicated man Read More »
The Italian of the Roses AKA L’Italien des Roses (1972) Charles Matton, Richard Bohringer, Isabelle Mercanton, Andrée Fleur
A young man, called The Italian of the Roses, is on the roof edge Read More »
Cigalon (1935) Marcel Pagnol, Arnaudy, Henri Poupon, Marguerite Chabert
Cigalon (Alexandre Arnaudy) manages a restaurant in a small town in Provence. Read More »
The Pearls of the Crown AKA Les perles de la couronne (1937) Sacha Guitry, Jacqueline Delubac, Lyn Harding
Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) Read More »
The Man Who Loved Women AKA L’homme qui aimait les femmes (1977) François Truffaut, Charles Denner, Brigitte Fossey, Nelly Borgeaud
Bertrand Morane’s burial is attended by all the women the forty-year-old engineer loved. Read More »
My Life to Live AKA Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962) Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution. Read More »
Giorgino (1994) Laurent Boutonnat, Jeff Dahlgren, Mylène Farmer, Joss Ackland
October 1918: After returning to the civil life, the young Doctor Giorgio Volli searches Read More »
The Light Across the Street AKA La lumière d’en face (1955) Georges Lacombe, Raymond Pellegrin, Roger Pigaut, Brigitte Bardot
Considered the first film to showcase Bardot’s natural sensuality: Story in flashback Read More »
The Other One AKA L’autre (2008) Patrick-Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic, Dominique Blanc, Peter Bonke, Cyril Gueï
Anne-Marie leaves Alex. Unlike him, who would like to lead a real married life Read More »
The Spanish Apartment AKA L’auberge espagnole (2002) Cédric Klapisch, Romain Duris, Judith Godrèche, Kelly Reilly
A man eager to learn Spanish gets an education he wasn’t expecting in this comedy drama. Read More »
Marcel Proust’s Time Regained AKA Le temps retrouvé d’après l’oeuvre de Marcel Proust (1999) Raoul Ruiz, Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Perez
Marcel Proust (1871-1922) is on his deathbed. Looking at photographs brings memories of his childhood Read More »