Category: France
Mektoub (1997)
A young woman attending a conference in Tangier with her husband is kidnapped and raped, but rebuilds her relationship with her husband on a trip to the south of Morocco.
Le Plat de sardines – ou la première fois que j’ai entendu parler d’Israël (1998)
A man recollects the conflict in the middle east through his personal memory. In this short documentary, Omar Amiralay reflects…
Gouttes d’eau sur pierres brûlantes (2000) AKA Water Drops on Burning Rocks
A wry and comic look at the shifting of power in sexual relationships, Francois Ozon’s film is adapted from a…
Le diable par la queue (1969) AKA The Devil by the Tail
A family of aristocrats have fallen on hard times. To pay for repairs to their crumbling country chateau they are…
Manon des sources / Manon of the Spring (1986) (second movie of the series)
After the death of Jean Cadoret, his wife has returned to the life of opera singer and his daughter Manon…
Jean de Florette (1986) (first movie of the series)
In a rural French village an old man and his only remaining relative cast their covetous eyes on an adjoining…
Le Dîner de Cons (1998)
To amuse themselves at a weekly dinner, a few well-heeled folk each bring a dimwit along who is to talk…
Train of Life / Train de vie (1998)
Plot summary Central Europe, WWII. The village fool of a small Jewish community warns the townsfolk that the Nazis are…
