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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
