- An inspirational story in the abundant tradition of MUSIC OF THE HEART and MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS, THE CHORUS has moved critics everywhere to declare it one of the year’s very finest films! When he will take a job instructing music at a college for troubled boys, Cl ment Mathieu is unprepared for its harsh discipline and depressing atmosphere. But with passion and unconventional instructing techniques, he’s a
An inspirational story in the rich tradition of MUSIC OF THE HEART and MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS, THE CHORUS has moved critics all over the place to declare it 1 of the year’s quite very best films! When he can take a task instructing music at a college for troubled boys, Clément Mathieu is unprepared for its harsh discipline and depressing atmosphere. But with passion and unconventional instructing techniques, he’s in a position to spark his students’ curiosity in music and provide them a newfound joy! It also puts him at odds with the s
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Un Coeur en Hiver is an impressive French film regarding the greatest human emotions and phobias, particularly fear and anxiety of closeness and fear of being rejected.
The film is the tale of 3 people. Maxime and Stephane are long-term business affiliates who run a small enterprise which constructs and repairs violins. Maxime operates the company end of the operation, and Stephane is an authority builder who deals with the repairs. Someday, Maxime explains to Stephane that he has met someone. A woman known as Camille, an attractive and gifted violinist. Maxime clarifies that he and Camille have fallen in love and are preparing to live together, but as Stephane and Camille start passing time collectively in their expert capacities, it turns into clear that they are interested in one another. Continue Reading
Persepolis is one of the best theatrical foreign art films I think I have ever seen in my life. Marjane Satrapi, not only did the drawings for the movie but also for the books, has created a masterpiece.
The tale is about her life as a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Along with her life during the Revolution, it also revolves around her life away from her parents and life on the street when she finds herself without money in another country.
This is a story of the dreams that were shattered after the Islamic revolution…the families that were broken…. and the collapse of the most ancient civilization on earth…It is a true story of one of the biggest human tragedies in 20 century and the movie very cleverly shows that fact.
Nominated for Oscar. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations. IMDB Rating 8.1/10
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Nikita is young and attractive, but has already gone to the bad. During a hold up of a pharmacy (drug store) with her drug-crazed criminal gang, she deliberately kills a policeman, coldly shooting him in the face.
She is condemned to prison for life, but the French secret services, looking for cold blooded killers, have identified the potential in her. They offer her an alternative future. If she proves herself, she could become a secret agent herself. She accepts and starts a hard career.
Director Luc Besson manages to keep a high level of energy and our interest – from the opening scene – a violent drugstore shootout until the very last moment. A high adrenaline anti-heroine thriller.
IMDB Rating : 7.5 /10
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One of the greatest French films of the 80s.
Two Parisian mob killers, two tapes, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief, and the coolest philosopher ever filmed. All these characters twist their way through an intricate and stylish French language thriller.
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 6 wins & 5 nominations.
IMDB Rating : 7.1/10
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Delicatessen! Is it horror? Yes and no. Is it a comedy? Yes and no. Is it brilliant? Oh yes definitely!
In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher’s daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.
This is a very funny film which, in spite of the storyline, is not as black as the opening scene would suggest. Jeunet and Caro’s filmographic style is unusual – in fact genuinely surreal in places. The extraordinary performances from all of the cast members (particularly Pinon and Dougnac), the spooky incidental music, and the creepy sets all add to the bizarre, other-worldliness of this film.
IMDB Rating : 7.9/10
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In 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully met each other in No Man’s Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood.
Joyeux Noel film dramatizes one such section as the French, British and German sides partake in the unique event, even though they are aware that their superiors will not tolerate its occurrence.
IMDB Rating : 7.8 /10
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And at 187 minutes running time, it’s an edifice indeed, Les Enfants du Paradis, built from a rambunctious cast of characters–ranging from pickpockets and prostitutes to aristocrats and actors–whose lives intersect around the Theatre des Funambules, a popular Parisian theater on the Boulevard du Crime, during the 1840s. (The title refers to the poor who can only afford seats in the upper galleries of the theater.)
The heart of the plot is a love story between mime artiste Baptiste (Jean-Louis Barrault) and streetwalker Garance (the magnificent, sand-paper-voiced Arletty). When Garance is falsely accused of pickpocketing, Baptiste provides a mimed alibi for her to the police (one of the film’s most famous set pieces). The rose she later throws him in gratitude sets off a romantic obsession, one of several that structure the film, as do love triangles, duels, and tortured confessions of feeling.
IMDB Rating : 8.0/10
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