Kitty is a musician ‘s daughter ,daddy plays in the fanfare which welcomes the ministers of the foreign affairs who come for an international conference in Geneva .Read More »
O.E. Hasse
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Alfred Weidenmann – Kitty und die große Welt AKA Kitty and the Great Big World (1956)
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Henri-Georges Clouzot – Les espions AKA The Spies (1957)
Henri-Georges Clouzot1951-1960CrimeFranceMysteryPLOT: Short of cash for his private clinic, a French psychiatrist accepts money from a NATO Intelligence agent to shelter a defecting Soviet-bloc scientist but enemy spies are closing-in.Read More »
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Jean Renoir – Le caporal épinglé aka The Elusive Corporal (1962)
1961-1970ComedyDramaFranceJean RenoirSynopsis:
‘An upper-class corporal from Paris is captured by the Germans when they invade France in 1940. Assisted and accompanied by characters as diverse as a morose dairy farmer, a waiter, a myopic intellectual, a working-class Parisian, and a German dental assistant, the corporal tries to escape from prison camps, sometimes making it a few yards, sometimes reaching the French border.’
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Marcel Carné – Trois chambres à Manhattan AKA Three Rooms in Manhattan (1965)
1961-1970DramaFranceMarcel CarnéQuote:
When his wife leaves him, a young French actor, François Combe, moves to New York to work for a television company. One evening, he meets an attractive young woman, Kay Larsi, in a bar. She is as lost and unhappy as he is, alone after her friend and flatmate Jessie left her. François and Kay become lovers, initially renting a room in a hotel before moving into François’ apartment. When François finds out that Kay is not only the wife of a diplomat, but also a wealthy countess who ran off with a gigolo, he begins to have doubts about the relationship. Then Kay announces she must return to her home in Mexico to visit her sick daughter… Read More » -
Jacques Becker – Les aventures d’Arsène Lupin AKA The Adventures of Arsène Lupin (1957)
1951-1960ComedyCrimeFranceJacques BeckerSynopsis
The great gentleman thief, Arsène Lupin, engages in a series of daring schemes to deprive his wealthy countrymen of rare jewels and priceless paintings. His activities arouse the interest of Kaiser William II of Germany who arranges for Lupin to be kidnapped and brought to his castle. The Kaiser offers Lupin a challenge: to steal a jewel of great value from a secret hiding place. Should Lupin accept the wager? Read More » -
Costa-Gavras – Etat de Siège AKA State of Siege (1972)
1971-1980Costa-GavrasFrancePoliticsThrillerSynopsis
In a South American country, a US official, Michael Santore, is kidnapped by left-wing guerrillas. His captors accuse him of being a CIA agent, responsible for training the local police in techniques of torture and anti-sedition. As the guerrillas attempt to extract a confession from Santore, the authorities, headed by an extreme right-wing government, are closing in on them… Read More »