True story of how 13-year-old Fanny Ben Ami was put in charge of children fleeing from the Nazis through France to reach sanctuary in Switzerland.
Fanny’s Journey (2016)
Black Earth Rising (2018)
A complex story of international dealings with Rwandan Genocide Kate, raised by a white woman in the UK seeks to bring to justice killers of her adoptive mother & fellow Tutsis.
By the Grace of God (2018)
The true story of how a group of tormented men in Lyons France struggled to bring the Catholic Church to justice over their abuse by priests when they were boys.
The King (2019)
The rise of King Henry V, his friendship with Falstaff, & his leadership in the Battle of Agincourt is depicted differently than in Shakespeare’s plays. (c) Netflix
The African Doctor (2016)
French director Julien Rambaldi’s true story about freshly graduated Dr. Seyolo Zantoko (Marc Zinga) reveals that racial prejudice is not just an American or South African concern. Even in France, to which so many African American singers and musicians once fled for refuge, there are pockets of racism. Although in cosmopolitan Paris blacks were accepted …
Les Miserables (2018)
The epic story of an ex-convict, set free by the grace of a cleric, yet pursued as a criminal by a cruel policeman while protecting an orphan girl.
Calm at Sea (2011)
Set in Vichy France, the film follows the fate of a group of hostages whom the Nazis ordered killed when one of their officers is shot.
Vincent & Theo (1991)
Robert Altman, one of the most creative film directors of our time (Nashville, A Wedding, Streamers), has given us a fascinating study of the relationship between the two Van Gogh brothers. Like the 1943 film about Paul Gaugin The Moon and Sixpence, this one begins with the enormous irony of a painting being auctioned at Christie’s for over …
At Eternity’s Gate (2018)
What a wonderful film! Click on the film’s title to read my entire review.
Summer in the Forest (2017)
Click on the image to read my review of this inspiring documentary about Jean Vanier and his L’Arche community.