Whilst the horror genre is under-represented in French cinema, there are still a fair number of weird and wonderful forays into the realms of fantasy.

The best French war films ever made

For a nation that was badly scarred by both World Wars, is it so surprising that some of the most profound and poignant war films were made in France?

Kafka's tortuous trial of love

Franz Kafka's letters to his fiancée Felice Bauer not only reveal a soul in torment; they also give us a harrowing self-portrait of a man appalled by his own existence.

The Golden Age of French cinema

Discover the best French films of the 1930s, a decade of cinematic delights...

The best films of Ingmar Bergman

The meaning of life, the trauma of existence and the nature of faith - welcome to the stark and enlightening world of the world's greatest filmmaker.

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Review of Une manche et la belle

Review of Atlantic City

Biography of Henri Decoin

Biography of Arletty

Review of The Bishop's Wife