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  • Alain Jessua – Paradis pour tous AKA Paradise for All (1982)

    Alain Jessua1981-1990DramaFranceSci-Fi

    Dr. Valois has invented the “flashage”, a cure for depressed people. After having tested it on monkeys, he tries with a first human patient, Alain Durieux. This is great success, everybody’s happy except may be Alain’s wife, Jeanne, who’s worrying about the changes in Alain’s personality.Read More »

  • Vicente Aranda – Fanny Pelopaja AKA Fanny Strawhair (1984)

    Vicente Aranda1981-1990CrimeDramaSpain

    Violence and delinquency are Fanny’s only way of life. An ex-cop known as “el Gallego” was expelled from the police force because of his irregular methods, particularly for cruelly abusing Fanny. They’re looking for one another, both with the idea of murder. However, a feeling that is very different from hatred begins to occupy their respective minds. When they meet, they won’t know how to react.Read More »

  • Pierre Granier-Deferre – L’Etoile du Nord AKA The North Star (1982)

    1981-1990CrimeFrancePierre Granier-DeferreThriller

    Synopsis:
    Edouard Binet, an aimless Frenchman, has been travelling in North Africa for many years, and is sailing to Belgium. En route, he meets Sylvie Baron. He introduces her to Nemrod Lobetoum, a rich Egyptian carrying valuable jewelry, and Sylvie and Nemrod become friends. Their friendship escalates to love, which makes Edouard jealous. Days later, Edouard arrives at a rooming house owned by Mme. Louise Baron, Sylvie’s mother, wearing blood-stained clothes. It appears that Nemrod was killed on a train after he arrived in France, but Edouard denies any knowledge of what happened. Sylvie suspects that Edouard is responsible for Nemrod’s death, but by now her mother has become Edouard’s ally.Read More »

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