
Marseilles, 1919. Georges Sarret is a distinguished and respected lawyer, recently honoured for his services in the First World War. Read More »
Tag Archives: Italy
The Last Train (1973) Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Romy Schneider, Maurice Biraud

May 1940 – Germany invades Europe, people panic and try to flee by any means possible. Read More »
Man, Woman and Beast / L’uomo, la donna e la bestia – Spell (Dolce mattatoio) (1977) Alberto Cavallone, Maria Pia Luzi, Martial Boschero, Angela Doria

A small town in Italy is about to celebrate their patron saint. The city is full of people with different problems. Read More »
The Taste of Violence / Le goût de la violence (1961) Robert Hossein, Giovanna Ralli, Mario Adorf

This European “western” by Robert Hossein (scripter, director, and lead) is set in an unnamed Latin American country suffering under a dictator. Read More »
E venne un uomo (1965) Ermanno Olmi, Rod Steiger, Adolfo Celi, Giorgo Fortunato

Based on the diary Pope John XXIII kept between the ages of 14 and 18, his lifelong concern for tolerance, the underprivileged, and world peace is told. Read More »
La femme de Gilles / Gilles’ Wife (2004) Frédéric Fonteyne, Emmanuelle Devos, Clovis Cornillac, Laura Smet

Gilles’ wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love to him Read More »
Romeo and Juliet (1954) Renato Castellani, Laurence Harvey, Susan Shentall, Flora Robson

In Shakespeare’s classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy Read More »
The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961) Jean-Gabriel Albicocco, Marie Laforêt, Paul Guers, Françoise Prévost

A skirt-chasing fashion photographer meets a charming young woman who captures his interest immediately. Read More »
Milou en mai / May Fools (1990) Louis Malle, Miou-Miou, Michel Piccoli, Michel Duchaussoy

Like Vanya, in Malle’s last film, Milou never left the family estate. His mother dies during the May 1968 student uprising in Paris. Read More »
A Man of Straw (1958) Pietro Germi, Luisa Della Noce, Franca Bettoia

Andrea Zaccardi has returned home from hunting. He and his wife Luisa are very close. Read More »