The crime squad follows a track that leads to a Moroccan drug and prostitution ring. They end up involved into an international school to form a mercenary Read More »
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My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister (1986)
This parody of the detective-story genre merrily detours into spoofing French foibles as well Read More »
Lacombe Lucien (1974) Louis Malle, Pierre Blaise
A small town in the south-west of France, summer of 1944. Having failed to join the resistance Read More »
Rewind & Play (2022) Alain Gomis, Thelonious Monk
The lack of respect with which the Black musician Thelonious Monk was treated in Autumn, 1969. Read More »
Victoire (2004) Stéphanie Murat, Sylvie Testud
Victoire is sweet, sensitive, nice and understanding. Read More »
Room of Death (2007) Alfred Lot, Mélanie Laurent
Two unemployed computer technicians discover 2 million euros next to a dead body in a field of windmills. Read More »
Scarlet (2022) Pietro Marcello, Raphaël Thiéry
The emancipation of a woman over twenty years, between 1919 and 1939, a time of great inventions and great dreams. Read More »
Le roman de Werther (1938) Max Ophüls
Herr Werther, a new magistrate to the Grand Duchy of Walheim who is a violinist and poet Read More »
Love Hate (1971) Jean-Pierre Mocky
A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He’s involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. Read More »
Porn Theater (2002) Vittoria Scognamiglio
A tale set in a decaying Parisian porn theatre, where within its dark confines, male patrons–soldiers Read More »