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La Petite Voleuse [The Little Thief] *** (1988, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Raoul Billerey, Chantal Banlier, Simon de La Brosse) – Classic Movie Review 11,769

Charlotte Gainsbourg stars as a troubled tomboyish teenager who craves attention and drifts into petty crime. Director Claude Miller’s French 1988 film La Petite Voleuse [The Little Thief] stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Raoul Billerey, Chantal Banlier, […]

Dec, 05

Miss Robin Hood ** (1952, Margaret Rutherford, Richard Hearne, Michael Medwin, Peter Jones, James Robertson Justice, Sidney James, Reg Varney, Dora Bryan, Eunice Gayson, Edward Lexy) – Classic Movie Review 10,313

Director John Guillermin’s 1952 black and white film Miss Robin Hood stars Richard Hearne as girls’ story writer Henry Wrigley, who teams up with a dizzy fan, an old lady called Miss Honey (Margaret Rutherford), […]

Sep, 16

Buddy’s Song *** (1991, Roger Daltrey, Chesney Hawkes, Sharon Duce, Michael Elphick, Douglas Hodge) – Classic Movie Review 9956

Director Claude Whatham’s 1991 Buddy’s Song stars Roger Daltrey as Terry Clark, a middle-aged rocker who fights with his yuppie wife Carol (Sharon Duce) and teaches his aspiring teenage son, the eponymous Buddy (Chesney Hawkes), how […]

Jun, 24

Under the Roofs of Paris [Sous les Toits de Paris] ****½ (1930, Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry, Edmond T Gréville, Gaston Modot) – Classic Movie Review 9181

Writer-director René Clair’s first sound film, the 1930 Sous les Toits de Paris [Under the Roofs of Paris], is a nostalgic tale set in Paris about two men, the street singer Albert (Albert Préjean) and […]

Dec, 21

Les Quatre Cents Coups [The 400 Blows] ***** (1959, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, Claire Maurier) – Classic Movie Review 61

‘I had a fairly painful memory of my adolescence which contrasted with the regrets that others generally have for their youth. I wanted to express this feeling that adolescence is a bad moment to get […]

Jul, 18

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