Jean Rollin And The Tragedy Of The Living Dead Girl
Jean Rollin’s lyrical, gore-drenched zombie film is one of the overlooked masterpieces of European horror cinema.
Tag: French Cinema
The Meandering Pleasures Of Smoking Causes Coughing
Quentin Dupieux’s superhero satire has some interesting moments but is not the gut-busting comedy classic that you might have expected.
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Raindance 2022: Bawa’s Garden
An arrestingly minimalist and slow-paced look at architecture, nature and the nature of the outsider.
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The Hallucinogenic And Witchy Pleasures Of After Blue
Bertrand Mandico’s psychedelic science fiction drama is a glorious pop culture-laden trip into sexual expression, liberation and occultism.
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The Endless Cycle Of Revenge In Cemetery Without Crosses
Re-examining one of the bleakest films to emerge from the Euro-Western boom of the 1960s.
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Noirvember: The Murderer Lives At 21
Continuing our crime month with a look at Henri-Georges Clouzot’s lightweight murder mystery shot during the German occupation of France.
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The Naked Vampires And Ethereal Fantasies Of Jean Rollin
The hallucinogenic vampire cinema of French cinema’s most underrated fantastic film director.
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Opening The Eyes Below
The new film from the maker of The Woman with Leopard Shoes looks to be an intense, paranoid horror thriller.
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Carry On, Emmanuelle – The Rise And Fall Of The Iconic Erotic Film Series
How one of the biggest movies of the 1970s was reduced to an endless series of disposable direct-to-video sequels.
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Continental Pleasures For Adults Only: Shock Treatment And The Thrills Of Late Night TV In The 1970s
A controversial French paranoid classic, the search for nudity on late-night television and the accidental discovery of world cinema: memories of the 1970s.
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Desperate Hours: The Nihilistic Genius Of French Noir Classe Tous Risques
A generational culture clash between the old and new wave in this French crime masterpiece.
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Raindance 2020: The Woman With Leopard Shoes
An impressively old-school yet very modern crime thriller that keeps you guessing throughout its many twists and turns.
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