Tag Archives: french

Them (2006)

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: David Moreau & Xavier Palud Writers: David Moreau & Xavier Palud

Posted in Foreign, Horror, Thriller | Tagged 2006, children, couple, david moreau, foreign, france, french, home invasion, horror, house, husband, Ils, kids, murder, olivia bonamy, rene-marc bini, them, thriller, tunnel, wife | Leave a comment

The Last Duel (2021)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writers: Nicole Holofcener & Ben Affleck & Matt Damon (Based on the book “The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France” by Eric Jager) Great! One of Ridley’s best in years and … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged 14th century, 2021, action, adam driver, adaptation, battle, ben affleck, castle, catholic, Dariusz wolski, drama, duel, eric jager, france, french, Harry Gregson-Williams, history, james flynn, jodie comer, joust, kevin j. walsh, king, kingdom, knight, marton csokas, matt damon, medieval, nicole holofcener, queen, rape, ridley scott, sir, sword, the last duel, trial, true story, war | Leave a comment

Titane (2021)

Posted on October 2, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Julia Ducournau Writer: Julia Ducournau Totally nuts. Loved it!

Posted in Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller | Tagged 2021, agathe rousselle, car, car accident, cars, crime, criminal, drama, fabrice osinski, foreign, france, french, gay, jacques akchoti, Jean-Christophe bouzy, Jean-Christophe reymond, jim williams, killer, lesbian, missing, murder, pregnancy, pregnant, reunion, serial killer, severin favriau, sex, simonetta greggio, stab, thriller, titane | Leave a comment

Baby Blood (1990)

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alain Robak Writers: Serge Cukier & Alain Robak Wild French horror movie I only heard about very recently. Lots of gore and splatter!

Posted in Foreign, Horror | Tagged 1990, abuse, africa, alain robak, animal, ariel zeitoun, baby, baby blood, bernard dechet, blood, cab, cannibal, cannibalism, circus, emmanuelle escourrou, foreign, france, french, horror, irene sohm, joelle malberg, murder, parasite, paris, pregnancy, pregnant, serge cukier, taxi, worm | Leave a comment

The Class (2008)

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Laurent Cantet Writers: Laurent Cantet and Robin Campillo and Francois Begaudeau (Based on the book “Entre les murs” by Francois Begaudeau)

Posted in Drama, Foreign | Tagged 2008, barbara letellier, carole scotta, caroline benjo, city, class, drama, education, entre les murs, expelled, expulsion, foreign, france, francois begaudeau, french, high school, immigrant, laurent cantet, paris, pierre milon, robin campillo, school, simon arnal, stephanie leger, teacher, the class | Leave a comment

Irma Vep (1996)

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Olivier Assayas Writer: Olivier Assayas

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Foreign | Tagged 1996, actor, actress, behind the scenes, comedy, costume, director, drama, Eric Gautier, filmmaker, filmmaking, foreign, france, french, Georges Benayoun, irma vep, jean-pierre leaud, latex, les vampires, luc barnier, maggie cheung, movie, nathalie richard, olivier assayas, paris, Philippe Richard | Leave a comment

Cold Water (1994)

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Olivier Assayas Writer: Olivier Assayas

Posted in Drama, Foreign | Tagged 1970s, 1994, cold water, denis lenoir, drama, foreign, france, french, Georges Benayoun, high school, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, laszlo szabo, luc barnier, olivier assayas, party, Paul Rosenberg, Paul Rozenberg, rebel, runaway, teenager, Virginie Ledoyen | Leave a comment

Ratatouille (2007)

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Brad Bird (Co-Directed by Jan Pinkava) Writer: Brad Bird (Story by Jan Pinkava & Jim Capobianco & Brad Bird) Great! Top 5 Pixar for me.

Posted in Adventure, Animated, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Tagged 2007, animal, animated, animation, brad bird, brad garrett, brad lewis, bradford lewis, brian dennehy, chef, comedy, cook, critic, disney, drama, family, fantasy, food, france, french, garbage, ian holm, james remar, jan pinkava, janeane garofalo, Jim Capobianco, john lasseter, john ratzenberger, kitchen, lou romano, michael giacchino, paris, patton oswalt, peter o'toole, peter sohn, pixar, rat, ratatouille, restaurant, talking animal, trash, will arnett | Leave a comment

A Bluebird in My Heart (2019)

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jeremie Guez Writer: Jeremie Guez (Based on the novel “The Dishwasher” by Dannie M. Martin)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Foreign, Thriller | Tagged 2019, a bluebird in my heart, adaptation, aimee buidine, assault, convict, crime, dannie m. martin, dishwasher, drama, drugs, foreign, france, french, jeremie guez, julien leclercq, julien madon, lola le lann, lubna azabal, motel, murder, probation, rape, restaurant, revenge, roland moller, shudder, single mother, the dishwasher, thriller, verse baetens | Leave a comment

Sound of Metal (2020)

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Darius Marder Writers: Darius Marder & Abraham Marder (Story by Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance) Great! One of my favorites of the year and Ahmed and Raci are two of my favorite performances of 2020.

Posted in Drama, Musical | Tagged 2020, abraham marder, addict, addiction, airstream, band, bert hamelinck, bill benz, cochlear implant, darius marder, deaf, derek cianfrance, drama, drummer, france, french, hearing, heavy metal, heroin, kathy benz, lauren ridloff, mathieu amalric, music, musical, musician, olivia cooke, paris, paul raci, relationship, riz ahmed, sacha ben harroche, sign language, surgery, tour | Leave a comment