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Jonas [I Am Jonas] ***½ (2018, Félix Maritaud, Nicolas Bauwens, Tommy-Lee Baïk) – Classic Movie Review 12,434

The haunting 2018 French gay-themed movie I Am Jonas takes the risky bold step of switching continuously between present and past, and succeeds perfectly, becoming as exciting as any first-rate thriller. Writer/ director Christophe Charrier’s […]

Feb, 28

Les Amoureux [Lovers] *** (1994, Nathalie Richard, Pascal Cervo, Olaf Lubaszenko) – Classic Movie Review 12,344

Pascal Cervo stars as 15-year old Marc, who is un-naturally fixated on his older half-sister Vivien (Nathalie Richard), in the 1994 French film Les Amoureux.  Director Catherine Corsini’s 1994 French coming-of-age romantic drama Les Amoureux […]

Nov, 14

Razzia sur la chnouf [Razzia] [Raid on the Drug Ring] **** (1955, Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Magali Noël, Lila Kedrova) –

Director Henri Decoin’s 1955 French gangster film Razzia sur la chnouf (French for Raid on the Dope) stars Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Magali Noël and Lila Kedrova. The screenplay, based on a novel by Auguste […]

Aug, 26

Idol of Paris * (1948, Beryl Baxter, Christine Norden, Michael Rennie, Margaretta Scott) – Classic Movie Review 11,978

Director Leslie Arliss’s 1948 British film Idol of Paris about a mid-19th century French courtesan called Theresa stars Beryl Baxter, Christine Norden, Michael Rennie, Margaretta Scott. Leslie Arliss, director of some of the famous 1940s Gainsborough Pictures […]

Mar, 03

Paris Calling ** (1941, Elisabeth Bergner, Randolph Scott, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, Eduardo Ciannelli) – Classic Movie Review 11,966

Director Edwin L Marin’s 1941 Universal Pictures black and white war film noir drama Paris Calling is written by Benjamin Glazer and Charles S Kaufman, based on a story by Hans Székely [John S Toddy], […]

Feb, 27

The Woman I Love [The Woman Between] ** (1937, Paul Muni, Miriam Hopkins, Louis Hayward, Colin Clive) – Classic Movie Review 11,928

Director Anatole Litvak’s 1937 romantic triangle drama The Woman I Love [The Woman Between] stars Paul Muni, Miriam Hopkins, Louis Hayward and Colin Clive. During World War One, French fighter pilot Lieutenant Claude Maury (Muni) and […]

Feb, 12

Céleste *** (1980, Eva Mattes, Jürgen Arndt, Norbert Wartha, Wolf Euba) – Classic Movie Review 11,853

Percy Adlon’s fascinating 1981 German film Céleste tells the story of the final years of the French gay writer Marcel Proust (Jürgen Arndt) through the eyes of his housekeeper.  Writer-director Percy Adlon’s fascinating 1981 German […]

Jan, 17

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