Black and White in Color 1976  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Cast: Jean Carmet, Jacques Spiesser, Jacques Dufilho, Claude Legros, Catherine Rouvel, Dora Doll, Maurice Barrier, Benjamin Memel, Peter Berling, Marius Beugre Boignan
This anti-war film centers on French residents of a colonial West African outpost in 1915 who learn that France is at war with Germany. This news is the catalyst that propels them into a mini-war against a neighboring German outpost that is now identified as the enemy. This picture won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
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Grisbi 1954 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: Don't Touch the Loot
Hands Off the Loot
Touchez Pas au Grisbi
Director: Jacques Becker
Cast: Jean Gabin, Rene Dary, Paul Frankeur, Lino Ventura, Jeanne Moreau, Vittorio Sanipoli, Dora Doll, Denise Clair, Marilyn Buferd, Daniel Cauchy, Jean Riveyre, Gaby Basset, Paul Barge, Alaine Bouvette, Angelo Dessy
"Grisbi" is the French word for "loot," and in this film rival gangs fight over $50 million in grisbi. An elderly thief, Max the Liar (Jean Gabin), leads one gang and is preparing to retire. But, problems rise to the fore when his partner Riton's (Rene Dary) girlfriend (Jeanne Moreau) helps rival gang leader Angelo (Lino Ventura) kidnap Riton and demand a huge ransom. Now the battle of wits ensues leading to inevitable tragedy. Another entertaining film in the French crime genre.
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Julia 1977 PG, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep, Hal Holbrook, Cathleen Nesbitt, John Glover, Rosemary Murphy, Dora Doll, Lisa Pelikan, John Glover
This story is based on Lillian Hellman's memoirs and stars Jane Fonda as the friend of Julia (Vanessa Redgrave) who is asked to smuggle funds to Germany. The mission is to smuggle Jews out of the area on the eve of World War II. Jason Robards and Vanessa Redgrave won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Actress. An Oscar was also awarded for Best Writing. Eight other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Actress (Fonda). Meryl Steep's film debut.
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L'Enfer 1994  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Emmanuelle Beart, Francois Cluzet, Nathalie Cardone, Andre Wilms, Marc Lavoine, Christiane Minazzoli, Dora Doll, Mario David, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Thomas Chabrol, Yves Verhoeven
Overworked as a hotel manager, Paul (Francois Cluzet) imagines that his wife, Nelly (Emmanuelle Beart), is unfaithful, and his jealousy turns into hallucinations that lead to his insanity and a personal hell for both Paul and Nelly.
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The Young Lions 1958 N/R, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Hope Lange, Maximilian Schell, May Britt, Barbara Rush, Lee Van Cleef, Dora Doll, Parley Baer
This film does an excellent job of examining Nazi beliefs and how one young German soldier (Marlon Brando) becomes disillusioned with the cause for which he fights.
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| 1. Black and White in Color (1976)
2. Grisbi (1954)
aka: Don't Touch the Loot
aka: Hands Off the Loot
aka: Touchez Pas au Grisbi
3. Julia (1977)
4. L'Enfer (1994)
5. Peppermint Soda (1977)
6. The Young Lions (1958)
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