Michel takes up picking pockets as a hobby, and is arrested almost immediately Read More »
Tag Archives: french
The Lovers of Midnight (1931) Augusto Genina
Gaston Bouchard, sentenced to 20 years in a penal colony, escapes and meets Marcel Valmont on the train. Read More »
Special Section (1975) Costa-Gavras
In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. Read More »
After You (2003) Pierre Salvadori
Antoine is a maitre d’ in a Paris brasserie, Chez Jean, and is so full of being of service Read More »
The Necessities of Life (2008) Benoit Pilon
In 1952, an Inuit hunter named Tivii with tuberculosis leaves his northern home Read More »
The Unknown Girl (2016) Jean-Pierre Dardenne
The efficient Dr. Jenny Davin works hard and has been chosen to replace Dr. Habran, who has just retired, at the Kennedy Hospital. Read More »
Children of Paradise (1945) Marcel Carné
Strolling indolently around the 1830s vibrant Parisian avenue called the Boulevard du Crime Read More »
L’aveu / The Confession (1970) Costa-Gavras
Anton Ludvik, aka Gerard, is vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia. Read More »
Death of a Corrupt Man (1977) Georges Lautner
Deputy Dubaye kills racketeer Serrano, revealing corrupt dealings. Read More »
Famous Love Affairs (1961) Amours célèbres
Anthology of four love stories that have some historical basis. Read More »