One of the most popular historical-adventure films made in France, Fanfan la Tulipe
is a hugely entertaining melange of swash-buckling adventure, comedy and romance... [More...]
Although clearly a comparatively minor work when set along side Marcel Carné’s
earlier masterpieces, Trois chambres à Manhattan is nonetheless a striking
piece of 1960s cinema... [More...]
This is a very unusual film, where the director Luis Bunuel plays intriguing games
with one’s notions of normal convention and fantasy. As the film progresses and
the viewer is persuaded to accept increasingly unlikely... [More...]
This somewhat lacklustre re-make of a classic 1930s French film achieved some success
when it was released in 1968, mainly on the strength of its impressive cast list... [More...]
Widely regarded as one of Bertrand Blier’s greatest achievements, Buffet froid
is one of the darkest and most original of black comedies that French cinema has given
us... [More...]
Georges Lautner was the third film director to adapt Georges Simenon’s novel Les
Inconnus dans la maison. After Henri Decoin’s masterful 1942
version (which starred the acting legend Raimu
) came Pierre Rouve’s... [More...]
