A writer teams up with a friend to set up a robbery.

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Language(s):French
Subtitles:English,French

The post Jean Larriaga – La Part des Lions (1971) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Candy is a 1968 sex farce film directed by Christian Marquand based on the 1958 novel by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, from a screenplay by Buck Henry. The film satirizes pornographic stories through the adventures of its naive heroine, Candy, played by Ewa Aulin. It stars Marlon Brando, Ewa Aulin, Ringo Starr, John Huston and Enrico Maria Salerno. Popular figures such as Sugar Ray Robinson, Anita Pallenberg, and Florinda Bolkan appear in cameo roles.

From Flick Fest:
When I started watching Candy I got a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach during the first 5 – 10 minutes. Ewa Aulin appeared as the titular girl and looked pretty enough but didn’t really seem like a great actress. John Astin was also onscreen so that was a plus. But would I be subjected to a couple of hours of trippy, dippy, hippy hijinks or would the film be something other than that? Thankfully, it was a great mixture of both and as soon as Richard Burton’s character turned up (a self-aggrandising poet named MacPhisto) I was laughing hard and ready to journey alongside the onscreen assortment of oddballs.

Based on a novel by Terry Southern (a loose adaptation of Voltaire’s Candide), Candy is directed by Christian Marquand and adapted for the screen by Buck Henry and both do a fantastic job.

The story concerns Candy and all who fall for her (which happens to be pretty much everyone) as she travels around with her father and her uncle (twins, both played by the great Astin). There’s the poet played by Burton, a Mexican gardener played by Ringo Starr, a half-baked military man played by Walter Matthau, a brilliant doctor played by James Coburn, Chalres Aznavour’s hunchback criminal, an artistically-minded film director and the mystical Grindl (played by Marlon Brando, showing a style of comedy that I never expected of him in a fantastic and fun performance). Then there’s the worrying lust that her uncle (identical to her father) has for her.

While Candy may, at times, feel like no more than a series of linked up skits it’s more cohesive and linear than something like The Magic Christian (another work based on Terry Southern’s writing) and more consistently entertaining and amusing. The script is full of many absolute gems and I must say that I’m surprised to find that this isn’t used as an oft-quoted comedy goldmine, which it certainly is.

The performances are pretty inconsistent but the joy here is in watching the bigger star names have a hell of a lot of fun – Ringo Starr may not be the best actor here but he is not onscreen for as long as the great Burton or any of the other star players.

The character of Candy is so naïve that it borders on the dumb but this seems to have been played up for comic effect too (or, at least, that’s the way I like to view it) and works out just fine in the context of the lusty punchlines used for each segment.

With a finale that nicely allows the audience to catch up, if ever so briefly, with a favourite character or two, Candy proves to be a pleasant surprise after that unsure beginning and while there’s certainly an infusion of “The Age Of Aquarius” and free love to everything it’s all tempered by some sharp dialogue that’s delivered with relish by A-list stars of the 60s having an absolute blast.
~Kevin Matthews

3.27GB | 2h 4mn | 1024×552 | mkv

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Language(s):English
Subtitles:None

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The multi-part film is a difficult kind of cinema to get right but Duvivier’s Le Diable et les dix commandements is a rare exception where the form succeeds admirably. The film consists of seven roughly 15 minute sketches, each showing what may happen if one or more of the Ten Commandments is broken. Each sketch is self-contained (except for the last which returns to the first) and linked by a nasty slithery serpent who has a very strange sense of humour. The sketches are either mini-dramas, usually with a clever twist at the end (the best instance of this being the second sketch: “Do not commit adultery”), or comic. The sketch featuring “Do no steal” is an outrageous comic farce with Jean-Claude Brialy and Louis de Funès, made even more hilarious by Duvivier’s unsubtle attempt to ape the New Wave film directors.

The cast list for the film reads like a section of Who’s Who of French cinema, with no less than a dozen luminaries of the 1940s and 1950s, including: Fernandel, Danielle Darrieux, Michel Simon and Lino Ventura, not to mention the incomparable de Funès. Not content with established acting talent, Duvivier also embraces up and coming stars, including Jean-Claude Brialy, Charles Aznavour and a very young Alain Delon. This variety of acting talent is also mirrored in the variety in the seven sketches, showing how incredibly versatile a director Duvivier was. What is so remarkable is how well Duvivier uses his star-studded cast: not one character appears out of place. Although most of the actors are on screen for a few minutes, you cannot help remembering their contribution long after the film has finished.

The film is rich in unforgettable little moments, but the absolute highlight is the final scene, in particular the expression on Michel Simon’s face when he thinks he has killed the Devil.

Overall, this is an entertaining film which exploits the multi-part formula with unparalleled panache and originality. It is not in the league of Duvivier’s earlier great films, but it is nonetheless an entirely satisfying and memorable film. To top it all, the film very nearly achieves the impossible feat of reconciling the past and future directions of French cinema at its most effervescent period.– James Travers

2.81GB | 2s 24m | 1024×424 | mkv

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Language:French
Subtitles:English

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The Blockhouse was a 1973 film, based on a book by Jean Paul Clebert. It was directed by Clive Rees and starred Peter Sellers and Charles Aznavour. It was filmed entirely in Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

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On D-Day, Allied prisoners held by German forces during World War II are trapped inside a German bunker. They have enough food and water to last them for years. And they are trapped for years. The film analyses how they deal with their underground prison, the relationships formed, and the way they deal with death.

Sellers’ role represented a departure for him, in that he played a dramatic role, rather than his forté of comedy. Jeremy Kemp and Peter Vaughan also appeared in the film.

The book and film appear to have been inspired by a true story: on June 25, 1951, Time magazine reported that two German soldiers had emerged from a underground storehouse in Babie Doły, Poland (about 30 km from Gdynia), where they had been trapped for six years.

Set during World War 2, The Blockhouse takes place virtually in its entirety in an underground German blockhouse. Six men of wildly varying nationalities and walks of life are trapped in the blockhouse-and remain so for over six years. Though their prison is well stocked with food and beverages, the mortality rate is appalling, the victims dying more from loneliness and fear than anything else. Intriguingly, Peter Sellers is cast as a Frenchman, while French singer/actor Charles Aznavour plays an Italian! The Blockhouse was based on a novel by Jean Paul Ciebert-which, incredibly, was inspired by a true story.

775MB | 1h 31mn | 720×480 | avi

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Language:English
Subtitles:English hardcoded

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Paris, 1939. War is about to be declared any day. Roger works in a bakery and Jean is a reporter for the magazine L’Espoir. The two men have nothing is common other than the war which is soon to engulf their lives. Although Jean is engaged to be married, he is determined to fight for freedom and does not hesitate to enlist in the army. The less idealistic Roger is soon called up to defend his country. The two men are taken prisoner during hostilities and meet whilst crossing the River Rhine. They quickly become friends. By pretending to be farmers, they are sent to a German village to work for a family. Roger accepts his situation because he is attracted towards Helga, the daughter of the house. But Jean has no other idea than to escape

2.79GB | 2h 5mn | 790×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/8B05CC62F797937/Le_passage_du_Rhin_(1960)_–_Andre_Cayatte.mkv

Language:French
Subtitles:English (Muxed)

The post André Cayatte – Le passage du Rhin AKA Tomorrow Is My Turn AKA The Crossing of the Rhine (1960) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

The story of five girls who are looking for their first love and first lovemaking. Some will get their heart’s desire, and some will get their hearts broken… at least for a while.

Extras included:
1. Interview with Charles Aznavour

2. Interview with Jean-Pierre Mocky

3. Theatrical Trailer

(All extras are in French without any subtitles.)

1.54GB | 1h 28mn| 954×570 | mkv

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Language(s):French
Subtitles:English(muxed)

The post Jean-Pierre Mocky – Les vierges aka The Virgins (1962) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

Henri is alone in Paris during the month of August while his wife and children go on vacation. By chance he meets Pat, a beautiful young English woman who’s come to Paris for a photoshoot but who has nobody to show her the town.

2.66GB | 1 h 43 min | 992×420 | mkv

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Language(s):French, some English
Subtitles:English,French HoH

The post Pierre Granier-Deferre – Paris au mois d’août AKA Paris In The Month Of August (1966) first appeared on Cinema of the World.