Surreal, dreamlike tale of girl growing up in Marseilles’ slums with her alcoholic dad and her crazy mother. Read More »
Tag Archives: french
Mission Stardust (1967) Primo Zeglio
A team of astronauts is sent to the moon to rescue an alien who is seeking help to save her dying race. Read More »
La Paresse (1986) Portrait of a Lazy Woman
A director trying to overcome her own laziness, to shot a film about laziness. Read More »
L’Arlésienne (1930) Jacques de Baroncelli
Frédéri, a country boy and gardener, madly in love with a young woman from the city of Arles, discreetly meets his sweetheart under the arcades of the arena. Read More »
Lisa (2001) Pierre Grimblat, Jeanne Moreau
Stumbling across an uncompleted 1939 film called “Princess Marushka”, filmmaker Sam becomes intrigued with the young actor Sylvain Marceau, who last appeared in the film. Read More »
Goto, l’île d’amour (1969) Goto, Island of Love
Walerian Borowczyk’s second feature was just as original as his first. Read More »
The Fugitives (1986) Les fugitifs
Jean is taken hostage at a bank by a foolish bank robber. As Jean left prison an hour earlier, the police assume he’s the robber. Read More »
Mina Tannenbaum (1994) Martine Dugowson
The film tells the story of two girls who are of totally different character. Read More »
Bye Bye Love (1993) Les amoureuses
Two women, a friendship. Two parallel love stories. Marianne has a passionate affair with Nino while the relationship Read More »
The Uninhibited (1965) Los pianos mecánicos
Vincent, a young man from Paris, arrives at the small Spanish village of Caldeya. where his has been loaned a home by his friend, Reginald. Read More »