Director Thomas Napper’s debut feature film could serve as a feminist tract celebrating the heritage of a strong woman in early 19th century France. One need not be a connoisseur of the bubbly drink—as an occasional drinker of wine and champagne I was barely aware of Cliquot—to appreciate this woman, of which we read the …
Driving Madeleine (2023)
An old woman on hr way to an assisted are home in Paris warms the heart of a troubled taxi driver with surprising results for him.
A Call to Spy (2019)
An inspiring true story about 3 brave women spies who radioed valuable info to the Allies from France during the Nazi occupation in WW 2.
All the Light We Cannot See (2023)
A French & a German teenager listen in 1934 to a “Professor” speak about light & 10 years later are brought together by her shortwave radio broadcasts.
The Inventor (2023)
This animated film about Lonardo da Vinci focuses upon the last few years of his life when King Francis I became his patron.
Other People’s Children (2022)
French writer director Rebecca Zlotowski puts a different spin on this rom-com tale of a woman falling in love with a divorced man who is co-parenting a little daughter. There is no cute meeting, nor a love conquers all denouement after encountering countless barriers to happiness. Indeed, the conclusion is a good example of love …
The Man in the Basement (2021)
A French couple try to evict the man who bought their basement when he moves in & is discovered to be a Neo-Nazi influencing their daughter.
Eiffel
Eiffel is a romanticized story of the engineer who built the iconic tower in Paris, as well as the framework for the Statue of Liberty.
Sunken Roads: Three Generations After D-Day (2019)
A young filmmaker records the words & deeds of some Army vets who travel to France to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of D-Day.
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
Several Crawleys travel to France in regards to a villa Violet has inherited, leaving others to cope with chaos, created by a UK film crew.