In an old Parisian apartment block, Zao, an elderly refined Chinese man Read More »
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Les choses qu’on dit, les choses qu’on fait (2020) Emmanuel Mouret, Camélia Jordana, Niels Schneider, Vincent Macaigne
In the French countryside, Daphné, three months pregnant, finds herself alone to welcome Maxime Read More »
Nights with Theodore / Je suis une ville endormie (2012) Sébastien Betbeder, Pio Marmaï, Agathe Bonitzer, Fabrice Adde
A romantic connection blossoms between two young Parisians during a succession Read More »
The Dictator’s Guns / L’arme à gauche (1965) Claude Sautet, Lino Ventura, Sylva Koscina, Leo Gordon
Jacques Cournot, a freelance skipper, is hired by Mr Hendrix in Santo Domingo Read More »
Golgotha / Behold the Man (1935) Julien Duvivier, Harry Baur, Jean Gabin, Robert Le Vigan
Robert le Vigan plays the Son of God, but as often happens in films of this nature he is upstaged by the villains Read More »
Rififi / Du rififi chez les hommes (1955) Jules Dassin, Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel
After making such American noir classics as Brute Force and The Naked City Read More »
The Green Mare / La jument verte (1959) Claude Autant-Lara, Bourvil, Francis Blanche, Sandra Milo
The story is set during the latter half of the 19th century and follows two feuding peasant families. Read More »
White Lies / …Comme elle respire (1998) Pierre Salvadori, Marie Trintignant, Guillaume Depardieu, Jean-François Stévenin
Jeanne is a young weirdo girl who flies to Paris, and is hired by an old lady called Madeleine as an au pair. Read More »
Gervaise (1956) René Clément, Maria Schell, François Périer, Jany Holt
An adaptation of Émile Zola’s 1877 masterpiece L’assommoir, the film is an uncompromising depiction Read More »
Sin with a Stranger / L’étrangère (1968) Sergio Gobbi, Marie-France Boyer, Pierre Vaneck, Pierre Massimi
François, a journalist, is approached on the train home by a pretty blonde. Read More »