The Bride Wore Black
by François Truffaut
The Bride Wore Black (La mariee etait en noir) was a 1968 French film heavily influenced by Alfred Hitchcock and directed by François Truffaut, who was nominated for three Academy Awards. It is about a woman, (Jeanne Moreau, who bears a striking resemblance to Monica Belluci, whose husband is [...]
The Chorus (Les Choristes)
by Christophe Barratier
When I came back from LA, my parents were the one who picked me up from the airport. The first thing my mom said to me was, “Shevonne, you HAVE to see this French film about the children’s choir that I have a cd of.” If my mom [...]
Russian Dolls
I had to see the sequel to one of my favorite films The Spanish Apartment. It was recommended to me by a friend who was an intern with me at this think thank, and I loved it. The sequel Russian Dolls finds him as a thirty-year old and the problems that plague [...]
Persepolis
by Vincent Paronnaud
The movie was a little long, but it was a great animation on the changes that Iran as a country and its people have gone through in such a short amount of time. You are able to fully grasp how families were affected by the different changes in government and thinking. [...]
La Tourneuse de Pages (The Page Turner)
by Denis Dercourt
The Page Turner was directed by Denise Dercourt, who won awards for his other film Lise et Andre. It starts off with Melanie, a little girl who has hopes to getting a full scholarship to an esteemed music school by playing piano. She is passionate [...]
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