Reviews of films from France and French-language films from Belgium and Switzerland. At this stage, I’m not sure if there’ll be many French-language films from African and other countries coming within my orbit – probably I’ll create a separate category for them and call it French-language Films from outside Europe, or something hopefully more succinct and graceful!
French and French-language Films
Eugène Deslaw, “La Marche des Machines” (1927) / Les Nuits Électriques” (1928) The Ukrainian film-maker Eugène
French and French-language Films
Abel Gance and Eugène Deslaw, “Autour de La Fin du Monde” (1930) I had heard
French and French-language Films
Jean Vigo, “À propos de Nice” (1930) Posing as “a day in the life” travelogue
French and French-language Films
Jean Vigo, “Taris, Roi du L’Eau” (1931) Sports documentaries don’t come any more poetic, beautiful
French and French-language Films
Jean Vigo, “Zéro de Conduite: Jeunes Diables au College” (1933) One of four films made
French and French-language Films
Georges Franju,” Thérèse Desqueyroux” (1962) A remake of this film with Audrey Tautou as the
French and French-language Films
Georges Franju, “Judex” (1963) A remake of the Louis Feuillade 1916 mini-series about the mystery
French and French-language Films
Jean-Pierre Melville, “Le Samouraï” (1967) A beautiful and seductive film that spawned many imitators, of
French and French-language Films | Northern European Films
Aki Kaurismäki, “Le Havre” (2011) A heartwarming comedy drama that focusses on deception and the
French and French-language Films
Marcel Duchamp, “Anémic Cinéma” (1926) Here’s an intriguing 7-minute animated film that consists of a