French and French-language Films
Thin plot and unsympathetic characters invite contempt for “Contempt”
Jean-Luc Godard, “Contempt” (1963) Partly set among some stunningly postcard-perfect islands rising out of the
French and French-language Films
Jean-Luc Godard, “Contempt” (1963) Partly set among some stunningly postcard-perfect islands rising out of the
French and French-language Films
Jean Renoir, “The Rules of the Game” (1939) When you hear that a rich French
Alan Lowery and John Pilger, “The War You Don’t See” (2010) Last night (Sunday, 10
Alfred Hitchcock, “Vertigo” (1958) For a mainstream Hollywood drama, this famous film by Alfred Hitchcock,
French and French-language Films | German and German-language Films
Carl Theodor Dreyer, “Vampyr” (1932) Made originally as a silent movie with a voice and
Larry Charles, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” (2006)
Ridley Scott, “Blade Runner” (1982) The curious thing with this movie is that as it
Curtis Hanson, “L.A. Confidential” (1997) Based on the novel by James Ellroy and named after
German and German-language Films
G W Pabst, “Pandora’s Box” (1929) On its cinematic release, this German movie garnered little
Ingmar Bergman, “Brink of Life” (1958) Even in these supposedly more “liberal” times when no