Jacques Demy followed his first full length-film, Lola
(1961) with this comparatively anodyne tale of love and obsession in the gambling
halls of Nice... [More...]
This film boasts not one but two icons of French cinema – Jean Gabin and Fernandel.
They had previously appeared together in three films in the 1930s before each went on
to forge his own path to stardom... [More...]
Costa-Gavras made his directoral debut with this fast-moving, convoluted but magnificently
assembled crime thriller. The film reflects the director’s interest for American
film noir and... [More...]
In this film, director Jean-Pierre Melville draws on his own war-time experiences to paint
a vivid and realistic picture of life in the French Resistance during the Second World
War... [More...]
Téchiné’s second film is a curious mix of black comedy, romantic drama and
nostalgia, told in an unsettling inconsistent style. The film begins as what appears
to be a straightforward provincial romance... [More...]
After the death of her husband, Jacques Demy, Agnès Varda made three films which
celebrated the work of the famed New Wave director and shed some light on his personal
and professional life... [More...]
