La Grande vadrouille is one of the great comic achievements of French cinema.
A magnificent action comedy, it had until very recently the distinction of being
the most popular film ever shown in France... [More...]
After the immense success of Le
Corniaud (1964) and
La Grande vadrouille (1966) – two of the
most popular films ever made in France – director Gérard Oury had great ambitions
for his next film... [More...]
After the staggering success of Le Corniaud (1964) and La Grande Vadrouille
(1966), director Gérard Oury was eager to make a third film featuring the surprisingly
popular pairing of Bourvil and Louis de Funès... [More...]
Attracting around 7.2 million cinema-goers in France alone, Les Aventures de
Rabbi Jacob was by far the most popular film to be released in France in 1973... [More...]
Although it is hardly groundbreaking material, La Boum
is one of those inconsequential French romantic comedies which you cannot help
falling for. The film was an enormous commercial success when it was released
in 1980... [More...]
In a similar vein to Oury’s phenomenally successful 1966 film La Grande vadrouille,
L’As des as is a lavish action-comedy set at the time of the Third Reich... [More...]
Director Gérard Oury is best known for his comic gems of the 1960s and 1970s –
films such as La Grande
vadrouille (1966) and
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973) which were massive box office hits and
have... [More...]
After their successful collaboration on La Boum (1980) and La
Boum 2 (1982) debutante actress Sophie Marceau and director
Claude Pinoteau conspired to serve up yet another dollop of low calorie
entertainment for dewy... [More...]
An all-star cast (which includes some of the biggest names in French cinema) somehow manages
to make this inconsequential film pass for entertainment... [More...]
La Reine Margot is an impressive historical drama, which distinguishes itself from
earlier films of the genre by being far more graphic when it comes to depicting the violence
of the time... [More...]
A dizzying roller-coaster of a ride, with its enormous cast and stylish, arcing camera
movements, this is a striking work from the director of the acclaimed La Reine Margot
... [More...]
After his first film, a totally off-the-wall comedy entitled Cité
de la peur (1994), director Alain Berberian was approached by producer Alain Sarde
with the idea of making a film about the paparazzi... [More...]
Although less original and daring than Gabriel Aghion’s previous film, Pédale
douce (1996), Belle maman is a respectable
comedy-romance which benefits from an exceptional star-studded cast... [More...]
Having made a career as one of the most successful screenwriters in French cinema, Danièle
Thompson finally made the transition to director with La
Bûche... [More...]
