Coup de tête is a splendid example of the French social comedy, a witty,
no-holds-barred assault on the ethics of the middle classes as well as a satire on that
great working class obsession... [More...]
Compared with some of Georges Lautner’s better known films, Est-ce
bien raisonnable? must rate as a pretty minor work, lacking the biting wit... [More...]
The therapy culture, an emerging phenomenon in France in the late 1970s, is an area which
is ripe for satire, and Philipe de Broca’s comedy Psy manages to tap into this
rich vein with great success... [More...]
In a similar vein to Blier’s splendidly surreal Buffet froid, Notre histoire
takes conventional themes, such as bourgeois hypocrisy and obsessive love... [More...]
Jean-Marie Poiré is best known as the director of such hit film
comedies as Le Père Noël est une ordure
(1982) and Les Visiteurs (1993)... [More...]
The impact of unemployment on working class families and the importance of family ties
form the basis for this engaging social-realist piece from director Robert Guédiguian... [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...]
Beginning life as a popular stage play, Un air de famille proved to be an even
greater success as a film, thanks largely to the quality of its script and some faultless
acting... [More...]
This delicate romance is a refreshing contrast to the traditional romantic film, particularly
of the American variety. The protagonists, Marius and Jeannette are middle-aged... [More...]
On connaît la chanson marked Alain Resnais’ triumphal return to mainstream
French cinema in the late 1990s. The film, hugely popular in France... [More...]
Director Robert Guédiguian followed his critically acclaimed film Marius
et Jeannette with this equally compelling and distinctive tale of love and strife
in the poor region of Marseilles... [More...]
The darker side of female sexuality is explored in this intensely passionate romantic
drama, which courts controversy in virtually every scene. Filmed with a shocking
explicit realism... [More...]
Having made a career as one of the most successful screenwriters in French cinema, Danièle
Thompson finally made the transition to director with La
Bûche... [More...]
With such films as Marius
et Jeannette (1997) and À
la place du coeur (1998), Robert Guédiguian distinguished himself as a
very capable film director with a particular talent for portraying the hard lives... [More...]
In this ambitious living fresco, Robert Guédiguian paints what is probably his
grimmest picture of the town of Marseilles. The sunny optimism of his previous films
... [More...]
