Lacombe Lucien is a brilliant study of the corruption of innocence and the
realisation of guilt in a young impressionable adult. It is one of the finest films made
by director Louis Malle... [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 exemplary adaptation of a Georges Simenon novel, director Claude Chabrol creates
possibly his darkest and most introspective work, in which he explores some of his favourite
themes... [More...]
Once more, director Bertrand Blier courts controversy and the wrath of the entire feminist
movement with this anarchic black comedy. With tongue welded firmly to cheek... [More...]
This extraordinary and provocative analysis of a woman’s quest for fulfilment and
self-realisation viewed from the perspective of an embittered solitary Italian is a stunning
yet shocking piece of cinema... [More...]
This eagerly awaited seventh film from acclaimed director Jean-Paul Rappeneau certainly
lived up to expectations from the point of view of its sense of spectacle and production
quality... [More...]
Once again, director Claude Chabrol takes us on a sinister exploration of the darker side
of human nature in another of his taut psychological thrillers... [More...]
48 heures par jour is a film
that attempts to make light of a serious social issue, which is the
need for couples to balance the competing pressures of work and family
in a world where employers expect their staff to... [More...]
Director Nicolas Boukhrief followed up his highly original and
well-received modernist action thriller Le
Convoyeur (2004) with this equally innovative and stylish
suspense thriller set in possibly the bleakest of worlds... [More...]
