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May 22nd, 2012: Z (1969)

May22 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Political Thriller, Thriller Tagged assassination, assassination attempt, Best Actor (Cannes), Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing, Best Foreign Language Picture, Best Picture Nominee, car accident, car attack, coma, conspiracy, Costa-Gravas, coup, doctor, France, Greece, hospital, informer, Irene Pappas, it's not over, Jacques Perrin, Jean-Louis Trintignant, journalist, Jury Prize (Cannes), Palme D'Or Nominee, paramilitary group, political group, politician, reluctant witness, surgery, Yves Montand

May 11th, 2012: The Leopard (1963)

May11 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Drama, Epic, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged "Cast of Thousands", Alain Delon, aristocracy, ball, Burt Lancaster, class issues, Claudia Cardinale, decline, France, Garibaldi, Italy, Luchino Visconti, noble, revolution, revolutionaries, Sicily, Terrence Hill, Titanus

OSS117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

May10 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Comedy, Espionage, Fish-Out-of-Water, Period Film, Quick Reviews, Reviews, Satire, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged Canal+, CineCinema, double cross, Egypt, France, Gaumont, Jean Dujardin, M6 Films, Mandarin Films, Michel Hazanavicius, musical interlude, Nazis, OSS117, princess, Soviets, Suez Canal, World War II Veterans, World War Two

April 29th, 2012: Rumba (2008)

Apr29 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Black Comedy, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Slapstick Tagged amnesia, amputation, Belgium, Canal+, car accident, Centre National de la Cinématographie, dance, dancers, English teacher, France, grade school, gym teacher, MK2 Productions, Normandy, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, rumba, short term memory loss, teachers, TPS Star, wheelchair, whimsy

January 10th, 2012: The 10th Victim (1965)

Jan10 by professormortis

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3 Comments Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Camp, Comedy, Dark Future, Movie of the Day, Romance, Satire, Sci-Fi, Speculative Sci-Fi, The Original, Thriller Tagged "Battle of the Sexes", Carlo Ponti, double cross, France, gun bra, Italy, Marcello Mastroianni, most dangerous game, Robert Sheckley, twist, Ursula Andress

December 16th, 2011: Castle Keep

Dec16 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black Comedy, Independent, Last Stand, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Satire, War Movies Tagged academic, Al Freeman Jr., Avala Film, baker, Battle of the Bulge, before they were famous, Bruce Dern, Burt Lancaster, castle, Columbia Pictures, Filmways Pictures, France, Henri Decae, historian, James Patterson, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nazis, Patrick O'Neal, Peter Falk, Scott Wilson, surreal, Sydney Pollack, Tony Bill, William Eastlake, World War Two

December 12th, 2011: Shaft in Africa

Dec12 by professormortis

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3 Comments Posted in Action, Adventure, Blaxploitation, Crime, Detective, Espionage, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Sequel Tagged Africa, double cross, Ethiopia, France, Frank Finlay, Frank McRae, hit man, human trafficking, Jacques Herlin, John Guillermin, Johny Pate, location shooting, Marne Maitland, MGM, Neda Arneric, Paris, Richard Roundtree, slavery, Sterling Silliphant, The Four Tops, Vonetta McGee

December 8th, 2011: A Trip to the Moon aka Le Voyage Dans la Lune

Dec8 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Aliens, Based on a Book, Black and White, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Short, Silent, Space Travel, The Original Tagged France, George Melies, low-budget, space cannon, The Moon

December 6th, 2011: Rififi (1955)

Dec6 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Black and White, Crime, Heist, Independent, Movie of the Day, The Original, Thriller Tagged annoying children, Best Director (Cannes), blacklisted director, domestic violence, double cross, ex-con, ex-pat actors, ex-pat director, ex-pats, France, Jean Servais, jewel thieves, Jules Dassin, low-budget, mobsters, musical interlude, nightclub, Palm D'Or Nomination, Paris, Pathé Consortium Cinéma, robbery, robbery gone wrong, safe cracker, Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma

November 30th, 2011: Les Yeux Sans Visage aka Eyes Without a Face (1960)

Nov30 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Black and White, Horror, Mad Scientist, Movie of the Day, The Original, Thriller Tagged Aida Valli, disfigured face, dogs, father, France, Georges Franju, Italy, kidnapping, Lux Film, mask, Maurice Jarre, overbearing father, Pierre Boileau, plastic surgery, surgery

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