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Tag Archives: french
Atlantic Wall / Le Mur de l’Atlantique (1970) Marcel Camus, Bourvil, Peter McEnery, Sophie Desmarets

In 1944, Léon Duchemin , a restaurant owner living in Normandy, leads a peaceful life. Read More »
The Hussy / La drôlesse (1979) Jacques Doillon, Claude Hébert, Madeleine Desdevises, Paulette Lahaye

Twenty-something François collects boxes and bottles and resells them to shopkeepers. Read More »
A Few Days with Me / Quelques jours avec moi (1988) Claude Sautet, Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Bonnaire, Jean-Pierre Marielle

After being discharged from a mental institution, a man is tasked by his mother to revive a struggling supermarket in Limoges. Read More »
What Price Murder? / Une manche et la belle (1957) Henri Verneuil, Henri Vidal, Mylène Demongeot, Isa Miranda

Betty Farnwell, a rich widow living in Nice, decides to marry Philippe Read More »
Quadrille (1997) Valérie Lemercier, André Dussollier, Sandrine Kiberlain

What happens when two women fall in love with the same two men Read More »
Port Arthur (1936) Nicolas Farkas

Espionage, war and romance in the Far East in 1904: Russian naval officer Boris Ranewsky Read More »
Spring Blossom (2020) Seize printemps

Suzanne is sixteen. She is bored with people her own age. Read More »
Good Enough to Eat / Une fille à croquer (1951) Raoul André, Gaby Morlay, Serge Reggiani, Louise Carletti

Rose Chaperon is asked by her confectioner mother Mathilde to bring jewels Read More »
Beauty and the Beast / La belle et la bête (1946) Jean Cocteau, René Clément, Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély

Adélaïde, Belle, Félicie and Ludovic are young adult siblings who once lived in grandeur Read More »