Police Python 357 is the film that
established Alain Corneau as one of France’s most promising young
directors in the mid-1970s. He had previously made just one film... [More...]
After their great success with
Police Python 357 in 1976, director
Alain Corneau and actor Yves Montand are reunited for a similarly well-crafted and suspenseful
film noir thriller... [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...]
Director Alain Corneau shows consummate mastery of the policier
genre in this, his third, crime-thriller. Meticulously plotted, skilfully
assembled and wonderfully acted... [More...]
At the time, Fort Saganne was the most expensive film to have been made in France.
A three hour long epic, with an star-studded cast – headed by living icons Gerard Dépardieu
and Catherine Deneuve... [More...]
After a series of what are now regarded as classic French thrillers, including
Police Python 357 (1976) and
Le Choix des armes (1981), director Alain
Corneau made an unexpected change of tack in the mid-1980s... [More...]
Based on a real-life story, Tous les matins du monde is a sombre, melancholic study
about two men’s obsession to achieve perfection in their musical art... [More...]
Director Alain Corneau is the man responsible for some of the most highly rated crime-thrillers
in French cinema, including Police
Python 357 (1976) and Le
Choix des armes (1981)... [More...]
Despite its sumptuous location and a budget to match, Le Prince du Pacifique is evidently
one of those flashy productions whose appeal evaporates within about
five minutes of the opening credits... [More...]
In 1999, Amélie Nothomb published a novel entitled Stupeur
et tremblements, an account of her experiences whilst working for a Japanese mega-corporation... [More...]
A sombre and contemplative film, Les
Mots bleus offers a poignant depiction of three very different
people who are tormented by an inability to communicate with
others... [More...]
