Director: Louis Malle (1990)
This comic excursion from Louis Malle is set in May 1968, concurrent with a series of Parisian student uprisings. After the death of family matriarch Mme. Vieuzac (Paulette Dubost), the survivors converge on the French countryside for her funeral; they include her two sons, Milou (Michel Piccoli) and Georges (Michel Duchaussoy); Camille [...]
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau (1990)
One of France’s literary treasures commands the screen with this “exceptionally graceful adaptation” (Los Angeles Times) that received a Best Foreign Film Golden Globe and five Oscar nominations, including Best Actor for Gerard Depardieu.
Cyrano (Depardieu), a master swordsman and poet, feels he cannot woo his beloved Roxane (Anne Brochet) due to an [...]
Director: Yves Robert (1990)
One of cinema’s finest celebrations of childhood based on the memoirs of Marcel Pagnol. An adult Marcel nostalgically recalls one idyllic summer spent with his family in the hills of Provence. A film filled with warmth, humour and love for lost youth.
With: Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel, Didier Pain.
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Director: Yves Robert (1990)
This film, based on the humorous best-selling memoirs of French novelist and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, highlights the alluring, magical country life of turn-of-the-century Provence. Young Marcel’s mother longs for the tranquility of Bastide Neuve after spending a summer holiday there and encourages her family to make the 9-mile trek on foot. They [...]