This rather bizarre movie from renowned French director Bertrand Bonello is set in a high end Brothel in Paris at the turn of the 20th Century and is essentially a series of tableaus of near naked woman lounging around as if they are about to be painted. The house is stunning and the girls are … Continue reading
Based on a script by the late great Jacques Tati the French comic genius and directed by Sylvain Chomet (‘The Triplets of Belleville’) one knew that this film would have to be good. And probably even much better than that. And it was, and more. The story involves a sad lanky French magician named Tatischeff … Continue reading
Thomas is just 5 years old when his mother gives him up for adoption, and his younger brother Patrick is still a baby. But Thomas never forgets this rather wild woman who abandons them rather than trying to cope, and he never stops obsessing for one single moment about finding his mother again. The Jouvets … Continue reading
This latest movie from French auteur Arnaud Desplechin is an indulgent convoluted jumble of an excessive number of conflicting storylines that at times would test the patience of a saint. It’s art for art’s sake with scant regard for the viewer trying to unravel it and get some semblance of understanding or enjoyment. Ismael (Mathieu Amalric) … Continue reading
Isabelle is on vacation with her parents and kid brother in the South of France and she celebrates her 17th Birthday by losing her virginity to Felix a young German lad she met on the beach. You can tell that to her its no fun at all and its more like a rite of passage … Continue reading