May, 1946, in Paris young poet Jacques Prevel meets Antonin Artaud, the actor, artist, and writer just released from a mental asylum. Read More »
Tag Archives: french
His Master’s Voice / La voix de son maître (1978) Gérard Mordillat, Nicolas Philibert
Jacques Lemonnier of IBM France, Francois Dalle of L’Oreal and other ultrapowerful French moguls Read More »
Little Lili / La petite Lili (2003) Claude Miller, Nicole Garcia, Bernard Giraudeau, Jean-Pierre Marielle
A group of cinematic spend a holiday in the French countryside. The film provides insight in their relationships Read More »
The Lovers of Teruel / Les Amants de Teruel (1962) Raymond Rouleau, Ludmilla Tchérina, René-Louis Lafforgue, Milko Sparemblek
This puzzling experimental film is written and directed by Raymond Rouleau, who uses effects like Read More »
Cop or Hood / Flic ou voyou (1979) Georges Lautner
When the local police inspector was found dead in a prostitute’s house Read More »
Our History / Notre histoire (1984) Bertrand Blier, Alain Delon, Nathalie Baye, Gérard Darmon
Robert Avranche, a garage owner who’s often in an alcoholic stupor Read More »
A Woman of Distinction / Eine Frau von Format (1928) Fritz Wendhausen, Mady Christians, Peter C. Leska, Hans Thimig
A sparkling Ruritanian comedy starring two great actresses: Mady Christians is an ambassador Read More »
My Little Business / Ma petite entreprise (1999) Pierre Jolivet, Vincent Lindon, François Berléand, Roschdy Zem
A wood worker is trying hard to make his company survive every day… But a fire in his workshop leaves Read More »
Mother / 588 rue Paradis (1992) Henri Verneuil, Richard Berry, Omar Sharif, Nathalie Roussel
This film recounts Henri Verneuil’s relationship with his father who had brought Read More »
Made in Paris / Je pense à vous (2006) Pascal Bonitzer, Edouard Baer, Géraldine Pailhas, Marina de Van
Diane lives with publisher Hermann but everything is spoiled when Worms, Hermann’s loyal author and friend Read More »