It’s hard to believe but Edouard Molinaro, the director of such classic comedies as
La Cage aux folles (1978),
Hibernatus (1969) and
L’Emmerdeur (1973) first cut his teeth
as a director with anodyne crime... [More...]
With two successful crime dramas under his belt, director Edouard Molinaro stays
with the genre and delivers what is quite possibly his darkest and most
stylish film... [More...]
Based on a hugely popular stage play, which ran for over 600 performances in Paris (and
which also starred Louis de Funès), Oscar is a good example of the kind
of comic farce which has always delighted French cinema... [More...]
Athough Edouard Molinaro’s first collaboration with Louis de Funès (Oscar
, 1967) had not been entirely amiable, the film director allowed himself to be
pursued by Gaumont to make a second film featuring... [More...]
Jacques Brel clearly relishes his role as an amiable swashbuckling Don
Juan in this entertaining historical farce and throws himself into the
part body and soul... [More...]
The popular Belgian singer Jacques Brel stars along side Lino Ventura – the great hard
man of French cinema – in this unique, totally bizarre black comedy... [More...]
Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Jugnot make a terrific comic double act in this inspired
thriller parody from director Edouard Molinaro. Whilst the film takes a while to
get into its stride... [More...]
Based on a play by the eminent French film director Sacha Guitry (which was never
performed), this film offers some fascinating insights into one of the most enigmatic
and influential of French historical figures.
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