Domicile conjugal is the fourth, and arguably the most humorous, installment in
François Truffaut’s semi-autobiographical Antoine Doinel cycle of films... [More...]
This is one of Truffaut’s most intense and sombre films about romantic love. He
made the film a short while after actress Catherine Deneuve put an end to their two-year
long love affair... [More...]
In both content and style, Max et les ferrailleurs makes a striking contrast with
Claude Sautet’s previous film – the dreamlike, emotionally charged and poetic Les
Choses de la vie (1969)... [More...]
Une belle fille comme moi is François Truffaut’s first and only sortie
into black comedy, a film that is in marked contrast to his earlier films... [More...]
This is a beautifully filmed kaleidoscope of memories, vividly depicting various periods
in provincial France over the last 100 years. The sense of nostalgia is amplified
by a heart-tugging song which adds narrative to... [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...]
Patrice Chéreau’s second film is this heavy social realist drama featuring a former
legend of French cinema, Simone Signoret (now sadly past her best)... [More...]
Although not generally regarded as one of Bertrand Tavernier's most important
works, Une semaine de vacances
is an engaging drama that provides a sobering reflection on the
difficulties faced by teachers at time when... [More...]
One of the best French crime thrillers of the 1980s, La Balance combines the familiar
themes of the traditional film noir (running back forty years) with the modern action
thriller... [More...]
Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve are reunited for a second time in this big budget crime-thriller,
a typical early 1980s French film policier. The two actors had previously appeared
together (albeit briefly) in Jean-Pierre... [More...]
A popular and cult classic of French cinema – and also a fair contender for the finest
example of French film noir of the 1980s – Tchao pantin is best remembered for
the contribution from its lead actor... [More...]
With tongue firmly in cheek and an evident gush of creative flair, Michel Deville happily
deconstructs the comedy thriller in this visually striking minimalist film... [More...]
Élisa is a clumsy but well-intentioned variation on the Lolita theme.
The suggestion of incest earned the film a certain notoriety on its initial release in
France... [More...]
This is a clever re-working of Victor Hugo’s novel, set at the time of the German occupation
in France. Although quite a long film (nearly 3 hours)... [More...]
