Diane Kurys won instant acclaim for this, her first film, when it was released in 1977.
A sensitive and closely observed portrait of teenage girls coming to terms with the pains
and pleasures of nascent womanhood... [More...]
Coluche had already become a national treasure by the time he came to write, direct and
star in this film, a madcap historical romp with some similarities with some of the British
“Carry On” films of the late... [More...]
A popular comedy which has become a major cult classic in France, Les Bronzés
has an indefinable charm which makes it easy to overlook its shortcomings... [More...]
After the success of Les Bronzés, the magnificent comedy troupe L’équipe
du Splendid made a triumphant return in this laugh-a-minute sequel which parodies the
French people’s obsession with skiing... [More...]
This respectable comedy policier from director Claude Zidi provides ample opportunity
for the comic genius Coluche to show his talents as both an actor and a comedian... [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...]
Le Cheval d'orgueil is an
atypical film for Claude Chabrol, the French New Wave director who is
better known for his slick psychological thrillers that have earned him
the epithet "the French Alfred Hitchcock"... [More...]
Compared with some of Georges Lautner’s better known films, Est-ce
bien raisonnable? must rate as a pretty minor work, lacking the biting wit... [More...]
This is a very atmospheric film exploring the complex and strained relationship between
a sucessful, but traumatised middle-aged woman and an unfulfilled and emotionally unbalanced
man... [More...]
With two formidable actresses in the leading roles and a female director, Coup de foudre
is a rare French film with a distinctly feminine perspective... [More...]
With its all-star cast and impressive production values (including lavish sets and close
attention to period detail), Papy fait de la résistance resembles that earlier
great French war-time comic classic... [More...]
Rendez-vous is a dark yet powerful examination of love and sexual desire from the
point of view of three emotionally scarred young people. It is stunningly photographed
and boasts some fine acting... [More...]
Now better known as the film which was remade into the American 1987 chart topper “3 Men
and a Baby”, Trois hommes et un couffin is both poignant and funny satire about
fatherhood... [More...]
Quelques jours avec moi is another engaging romantic
drama from director Claude Sautet, this time featuring the dream pairing of Daniel Auteuil
with Sandrine Bonnaire... [More...]
