Yamakasi (2001)Director: Ariel Zeitoun, Julien SeriWritten by: Luc Besson, Philippe Lyon, Julien Seri, Charles Perrière7 guys from Paris' suburbs like challenges like climbing tall buildings and doing parkour - especially with cops/flics chasing them. When a kid fan urgently needs a heart the Yamakasis try to find a way. Let's make this quick because it … Continue reading #53: Yamakasi
Category: France
#48 Beauty and the Beast (1946)
Directed by: Jean Cocteau, René Clément (uncredited)Written By: Jean Cocteau, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de BeaumontStarring: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila ParélyA beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her. Jean Cocteau opens up Beauty and The Beast by taking us behind the curtain and, via … Continue reading #48 Beauty and the Beast (1946)
#39 Le Samourai
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Melville Written By: Jean-Pierre Melville, Georges Pellegrin Starring: Alain Delon, François Périer, Nathalie Delon After professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner. WHY IT'S ON THE LIST It's one of those movies that pops up all the time, … Continue reading #39 Le Samourai
#8: Capitaine Conan
CAPITAINE CONAN (1996) Directed by: Bertrand Tavernier Written By: Jean Cosmos, Bertrand Tavernier Starring: Philippe Torreton, Samuel Le Bihan, Bernard Le Coq The war exploits of French captain Conan and his men during World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. WHY IT'S ON THE LIST Years and years ago … Continue reading #8: Capitaine Conan
#1: The Trial
THE TRIAL (1962) Directed by: Orson Welles Written By: Orson Welles, Franz Kafka, Pierre Cholot Starring: Anthony Perkins, Arnoldo Foà, Jess Hahn "An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges." (imdb) WHY IT'S ON THE LIST One of my favorite authors I've never finished … Continue reading #1: The Trial