The films of
Miou-Miou
Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob (1973)
Gérard Oury 		  Themroc (1973)
Claude Faraldo 		  Les Valseuses (1974)
Bertrand Blier 		 
     
Attracting around 7.2 million cinema-goers in France alone, Les Aventures de Rabbi Jacob was by far the most popular film to be released in France in 1973...  [More...]   In this alternately disturbing and humorous film, controversial director Claude Faraldo paints a bleak picture suggesting that a reversion to the stone age may be preferable to living the stale sanitised existence which...  [More...]   Not only is this Bertrand Blier’s first major film; it is also the film which propelled actor Gérard Depardieu to stardom. Although the film has its strengths – mainly some very funny comic situations...  [More...]  
F... comme Fairbanks (1976)
Maurice Dugowson 		  La Femme flic (1980)
Yves Boisset 		  Est-ce bien raisonnable? (1981)
Georges Lautner 		 
     
F... comme Fairbanks paints a depressingly realistic portrait of a young man struggling against seemingly insurmountable odds to find purpose and fulfilment in his life...  [More...]   This is a film which addresses two important issues which are a major concern for our society. These are blatant sex discrimination in the police force and the manipulation of the police by senior public figures...  [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...]  
Coup de foudre (1983)
Diane Kurys 		  Tenue de soirée (1986)
Bertrand Blier 		  La Lectrice (1988)
Michel Deville 		 
     
With two formidable actresses in the leading roles and a female director, Coup de foudre is a rare French film with a distinctly feminine perspective...  [More...]   French film director Bertrand Blier is no stranger to controversy, and in Tenue de soirée he frames possibly his most explicit and shocking view of the devastating power of human sexuality...  [More...]   This is a film which is not just about the pleasure of reading but also about the power it has to alter our perception of the world, offering us new experiences which can be as profound as anything in real life...  [More...]  
Milou en mai (1990)
Louis Malle 		  La Totale! (1991)
Claude Zidi 		  Netchaïev est de retour (1991)
Jacques Deray 		 
     
Whilst not as imposing as some of his earlier films, Milou en Mai is a popular Louis Malle film, having a feeling of warmth and humanity which is not so visible in those films. This is a light satire on bourgeois society...  [More...]   Thierry Lhermitte and Miou-Miou top the bill in this well-intended but somewhat over-the-top thriller parody from director Claude Zidi. Although there are a few very funny comic sequences...  [More...]   This convoluted political thriller sees Yves Montand (in his last film appearance but one) again playing the part of a tough law enforcer up against a dangerous opponent within a corrupt political establishment...  [More...]  
Le Bal des casse-pieds (1992)
Yves Robert 		  Germinal (1993)
Claude Berri 		  Tango (1993)
Patrice Leconte 		 
     
This deliciously funny comedy from director Yves Robert brings together some of the most familiar and best loved actors in French cinema, including the magnificent Jean Rochefort and the ever-delightful Miou-Miou...  [More...]   Emile Zola’a classic 1885 novel, Germinal, gets the Claude Berri treatment, and no expense is spared. In a typically lavish Berry blockbuster that cost over 30 million dollars (the most expensive film ever made...  [More...]   Although the plot sounds rather grim, this is actually rather an entertaining light comedy - well paced, well acted, with some amusing dialogue and...  [More...]  

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