The films of
Jean-Paul Belmondo
À pied, à cheval et en voiture (1957)
Maurice Delbez 		  Les Copains du dimanche (1958)
Henri Aisner 		  Sois belle et tais-toi (1958)
Marc Allégret 		 
     
Popular comedy actor Noël-Noël gives an ebullient performance in this witty if somewhat run-of-the-mill comedy from the late 1950s. The jokes and plot are painfully predictable...  [More...]   This is an enchanting – albeit somewhat romantic – film about how fulfilment and camaraderie may be found when labouring on a shared project...  [More...]   Despite the shameful political-incorrectness of its title and some pretty blatant sentimentality, this is an entertaining comedy thriller which achieves a satisfying blend of B-movie gangster fare and slapstick. Probably...  [More...]  
Un drôle de dimanche (1958)
Marc Allégret 		  À bout de souffle (1959)
Jean-Luc Godard 		  À double tour (1959)
Claude Chabrol 		 
     
This highly entertaining sentimental comedy provides a veritable conflux for some of the finest talent in French cinema, which includes Bourvil, Arletty...  [More...]   This is arguably one of the dozen or so most influential films of the twentieth century. The contrast with everything that went before A bout de souffle is stunning...  [More...]   Claude Chabrol’s third film shows a marked departure from his two earlier films, Le Beau Serge and Les Cousins. For one thing, it is his first film to be made in colour...  [More...]  
Ein Engel auf Erden (1959)
Géza von Radványi 		  Classe tous risques (1960)
Claude Sautet 		  La Française et l'amour (1960)
Michel Boisrond 		 
     
One of the lesser works from Hungarian filmmaker Géza von Radványi, Ein Engel auf Erden is an absurd fantasy comedy that is memorable only for its cast...  [More...]    [More...]    [More...]  
Lettere di una novizia (1960)
Alberto Lattuada 		  Moderato cantabile (1960)
Peter Brook 		  Amours célèbres (1961)
Michel Boisrond 		 
     
This run-of-the-mill melodrama from director Alberto Lattuada would be easily overlooked were it not for the presence of two up-and-coming French actors...  [More...]   A beautifully lyrical but sombre piece of cinema, Moderato Cantabile is an excellent example of the French new wave of the early 1960s. It is a moving and eloquent study of the psychology of a bored...  [More...]    [More...]  
Léon Morin, prêtre (1961)
Jean-Pierre Melville 		  Une femme est une femme (1961)
Jean-Luc Godard 		  Cartouche (1962)
Philippe de Broca 		 
     
In this film, which won the Grand Prix de Venice in 1961, Jean-Pierre Melville paints a fascinating study of a woman who is disturbed, both sexually and morally...  [More...]   This is probably director Jean-Luc Godard’s funniest film, although it is in his characteristically tongue-in-cheek, slightly anarchistic style that uniquely identified his contribution to the French New Wave...  [More...]   This film is a curious mix of comedy, swash-buckling adventure, romance and tragic drama. Whilst it succeeds to some extent in all of these areas, the overall ensemble feels strangely lacking...  [More...]  

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