Archive for the ‘France’ Category

Little Buddha (1993)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Little Buddha
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Keanu Reeves | Ruocheng Ying | Chris Isaak | Bridget Fonda | Alex Wiesendanger | Raju Lal | Greishma Makar Singh | Sogyal Rinpoche | Ven. Khyongla Rato Rinpoche | Ven. Geshe Tsultim Gyelsen | Jo Champa | Jigme Kunsang | Thubtem Jampa | Surehka Sikri | T.K. Lama
Directors: Bernardo Bertolucci
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Lama Norbu comes to Seattle in search of the reincarnation of his dead teacher, Lama Dorje. His search leads him to young Jesse Conrad, Raju, a waif from Kathmandu, and an upper class Indian girl. Together, they journey to Bhutan where the three children must undergo a test to prove which is the true reincarnation. Interspersed with this, is the story of Siddharta, later known as the Buddha. It traces his spiritual journey from ignorance to true enlightenment.

Solomon Kane (2009)

Friday, February 26th, 2010
Solomon Kane
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: James Babson | Geoff Bell | Matthew Blood-Smyth | Brian Caspe | John Comer | Mackenzie Crook | Christian Dunckley Clark | Jason Flemyng | Patrick Hurd-Wood | Ryan James | Rory McCann | Kenny Mitchell | Stewart Moore | Mark O'Neal | Pete Postlethwaite
Directors: Michael J. Bassett
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A savage warrior in 16th Century England seeks redemption for a lifetime of sins by renouncing violence to live a life of purity, only to find himself compelled to pick up his sword once again to vanquish a growing evil.

From Paris with Love (2010)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
From Paris with Love
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Frédéric Chau | David Clark | Chems Dahmani | Sami Darr | Richard Durden | Farid Elouardi | David Gasman | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | John Travolta | Melissa Mars | Safia Monney | Amber Rose Revah | TJ Robinson | Kasia Smutniak
Directors: Pierre Morel
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In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city.

A Prophet (2009)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
A Prophet
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Tahar Rahim | Niels Arestrup | Adel Bencherif | Hichem Yacoubi | Reda Kateb | Jean-Philippe Ricci | Gilles Cohen | Antoine Basler | Leïla Bekhti | Pierre Leccia | Foued Nassah | Jean-Emmanuel Pagni | Frédéric Graziani | Slimane Dazi | Rabah Loucif
Directors: Jacques Audiard
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A young Arab man is sent to a French prison where he becomes a mafia kingpin.

Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
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Set in the Nazi-controlled, northern Italian state of Salo in 1944, four dignitaries round up sixteen perfect specimens of youth and take them together with guards, servants and studs to a palace near Marzabotto. In addition, there are four middle-aged women: three of whom recount arousing stories whilst the fourth accompanies on the piano. The story is largely taken up with their recounting the stories of Dante and De Sade: the Circle of Manias, the Circle of Shit and the Circle of Blood. Following this, the youths are executed whilst each libertine takes his turn as voyeur.

Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
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Set in the Nazi-controlled, northern Italian state of Salo in 1944, four dignitaries round up sixteen perfect specimens of youth and take them together with guards, servants and studs to a palace near Marzabotto. In addition, there are four middle-aged women: three of whom recount arousing stories whilst the fourth accompanies on the piano. The story is largely taken up with their recounting the stories of Dante and De Sade: the Circle of Manias, the Circle of Shit and the Circle of Blood. Following this, the youths are executed whilst each libertine takes his turn as voyeur.

Ned Kelly (2003)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Ned Kelly
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Heath Ledger | Orlando Bloom | Geoffrey Rush | Naomi Watts | Joel Edgerton | Laurence Kinlan | Phil Barantini | Kerry Condon | Kris McQuade | Emily Browning | Kiri Paramore | Rachel Griffiths | Geoff Morrell | Charles 'Bud' Tingwell | Saskia Burmeister
Directors: Gregor Jordan
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This film is based on "Our Sunshine" by Robert Drew, a novel based on the life of Australian bushranger and icon, Ned Kelly. It tells of his life as a bushranger in north-west Victoria, where he lived all his life. He, his brother Dan, and two other men, Steve Hart and Joe Byrne, formed a gang. These four robbed a bank and hijacked an entire town for 3 days. They killed three policemen who were hunting them. They then took over a pub in Glenrowan, where they basically held a party, waiting for a train full of police to derail at a part of the track that they tore up. However a school teacher warned the train, so the gang and all the others in the pub ended up in a shootout with scores of policemen.

Land of the Dead (2005)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Land of the Dead
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Simon Baker | John Leguizamo | Dennis Hopper | Asia Argento | Robert Joy | Eugene Clark | Joanne Boland | Tony Nappo | Jennifer Baxter | Boyd Banks | Jasmin Geljo | Max McCabe | Tony Munch | Shawn Roberts | Pedro Miguel Arce
Directors: George A. Romero
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In this new tale a harrowing vision of a modern-day world where the walking dead roam an uninhabited wasteland and the living try to lead "normal" lives behind the walls of a fortified city. A new society has been built by a handful of enterprising, ruthless opportunists, who live in the towers of a skyscraper, high above the hard-scrabble existence on the streets below. But outside the city walls, an army of the dead is evolving. Inside, anarchy is on the rise. With the very survival of the city at stake, a group of hardened mercenaries is called into action to protect the living from an army of the dead.

All or Nothing (2002)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
All or Nothing
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Timothy Spall | Lesley Manville | Alison Garland | James Corden | Ruth Sheen | Marion Bailey | Paul Jesson | Sam Kelly | Kathryn Hunter | Sally Hawkins | Helen Coker | Daniel Mays | Ben Crompton | Robert Wilfort | Gary McDonald
Directors: Mike Leigh
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Penny's love for her partner, taxi-driver Phil, has run dry. He is a gentle, philosophical guy, and she works on the checkout at a supermarket. Their daughter Rachel cleans in a home for elderly people, and their son Rory is unemployed and aggressive. The joy has gone out of Phil's and Penny's life, but when an unexpected tragedy occurs, they are brought together to rediscover their love. All or Nothing is set on a London working-class housing estate over a long weekend, and also tells the stories of a range of Phil and Penny's neighbors, some of whom become involved in the family's lives, and all of whom experience an emotional journey.

Kansas City (1996)

Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Kansas City
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Jennifer Jason Leigh | Miranda Richardson | Harry Belafonte | Michael Murphy | Dermot Mulroney | Steve Buscemi | Brooke Smith | Jane Adams | Jeff Feringa | A.C. Tony Smith | Martin Martin | Albert J. Burnes | Ajia Mignon Johnson | Tim Snay | Tawanna Benbow
Directors: Robert Altman
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Robert Altman's jazz-scored film explores themes of love, crime, race, and politics in 1930's Kansas City. When Blondie O'Hara's husband, a petty thief, is captured by Seldom Seen and held at the Hey Hey Club, she lauches a desperate plan to release him. She kidnaps the wife of a powerful local politician in an attempt to blackmail him into using his connections to free Johnny. Despite this being election time, he risks exposure by putting the political machine into action to free Johnny and thereby save his wife. Mrs. Stilton, meanwhile, has befriended Blondie and is impressed by her love and devotion to Johnny, especially in contrast to her own loveless marriage.
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