Denys de La Patellière directed this respectable example of the suspense thriller,
an adaptation of a James Hadley Chase novel which skilfully blends the style of American
film noir with that of the conventional... [More...]
One of the lesser works from Hungarian filmmaker Géza von
Radványi, Ein Engel auf Erden
is an absurd fantasy comedy that is memorable only for its cast... [More...]
With one successful film (Les
quatre cents coups) under his belt, director François Truffaut was free
to indulge himself in two of his personal passions... [More...]
This is the first, and notably the best, in a series of five films chronicling the adventures
of a beautiful 17th century marquise, Angélique... [More...]
Although scarcely remembered today, when it was released in 1965, Le Tonnerre de Dieu
was an amazing success, and one of the most popular films made in France up to that
point... [More...]
The second instalment in the series of five Angélique films directed by Bernard
Borderie and starring Michèle Mercier is a creditable successor to the first... [More...]
The third in the series of five films adapted from the stories by Anne et Serge Golon
sees Angélique torn between her loyalties to her state (whom she must serve to
safeguard her children’s future) and her... [More...]
This, the fourth installement in the five-part series of films based on the Angélique
stories of Anne et Serge Golon very nearly never came about... [More...]
The fifth and final instalment in the Angélique film saga is, despite some impressive
production values, clearly the weakest. It lacks the warm sentimentality of the
earlier films and seems overly preoccupied with... [More...]
