Henri-Georges Clouzot followed his masterful and hugely successful suspense thriller
Les Diaboliques (1955) with this perplexing
parody thriller, a far less satisfactory work that proved to be something of a commercial
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Les Mariés de l’an II is typical of the ebullient and witty period drama
which French cinema has been consistently good at producing for many decades... [More...]
In this alternately disturbing and humorous film, controversial director Claude Faraldo
paints a bleak picture suggesting that a reversion to the stone age may be preferable
to living the stale sanitised existence which... [More...]
Not only is this Bertrand Blier’s first major film; it is also the film which propelled
actor Gérard Depardieu to stardom. Although the film has its strengths –
mainly some very funny comic situations... [More...]
This French police drama focuses mainly on the politics of the police department and the
often dubious relationship between police, criminals and politicians... [More...]
F... comme Fairbanks paints a depressingly realistic portrait of a young man struggling
against seemingly insurmountable odds to find purpose and fulfilment in his life... [More...]
Claude Miller – previously assistant director to François Truffaut –
made an impressive directorial debut with this daring study of masculinity... [More...]
This is a hard-edged detective-thriller, in the style of a latterday western, which shows
director Yves Boisset at his best. He is well served by an excellent cast... [More...]
In this very entertaining light romantic comedy, Bertrand Blier re-unites the dream team
Gérard Depardieu and Patrick Dewaere, in a near reprise of their roles in his 1974
film Les Valseuses... [More...]
Coup de tête is a splendid example of the French social comedy, a witty,
no-holds-barred assault on the ethics of the middle classes as well as a satire on that
great working class obsession... [More...]
This is arguably one of the best and most original French films of the 1970s – a decade
which did French cinema few favours but which did, from time to time... [More...]
In Un mauvais fils, director Claude Sautet explores two of his favourite themes,
which predominate in most – if not all – of his films. The first is the conflict
between different generations... [More...]
