Marie-Francoise Mascaro Movies
Set in a Tunisian melting-pot town in 1967 and loosely based on the reminiscences of filmmaker Ferid Boughedir, this bittersweet comedy-drama tells the tale of how the secret conspiracy between three teen girls to lose their virginity before they turn seventeen wreaks havoc on the lives and friendships between their disparate families. The fathers have known each other many years, but underneath their friendship lies a silent but strong undercurrent of tension that relates to their different religions and ethnic origins. One family is Muslim, one is Jewish and the last is Roman Catholic. The trouble erupts because each of the girls choose to dally with men outside their religions. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Gamil Ratib, Mustafa Adouani, (more)
- 1988
This Polish political melodrama examines the days leading up to the German invasion of Poland and centers upon two newlyweds. The husband is Uruguayan and comes from German-English parents. The woman is British. They have come to Poland to do some family business and end up visiting a good friend's country estate. There the woman is thrown from a horse and is critically wounded. Though her body heals, her mind is damaged. Her husband's cruelty toward her makes matters worse. The husband then learns that his factory is working with Germany as it plans a Polish invasion. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Julian Sands, Renée Soutendijk, (more)
- 1987
This musical documentary was financed by the French Ministry of Culture. Most of the footage was shot at the 1985 Fete de la Music and represents a wide variety of musical styles. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- 1983
French director George Rouqier's companion piece to his 1938 film Farrebique was, to put it mildly, long overdue--some 35 years, to be exact. In Biquefarre, the set-in-its-ways rural family whose farm was wired for electricity in the first film are still on the family spread in 1983. This time, the plot concerns the plans of a farmer to sell his his land to another. Though documentary in technique, the film is well planned and scripted, with its amateur cast convincingly mouthing the lines given them by Rouqier. Biquefarre will probably hold its greatest appeal to fans of "naturalist" filmmaker Robert Flaherty, whom George Rouqier clearly admires and emulates. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Henri Rouquier, Maria Rouquier, (more)
- 1975
In this sci-fi film, Terence Stamp (the name of the character as well as the actor who plays him) is an aging actor enlisted to participate in an experiment involving time travel organized by his former mistress. With her assistance, he travels into the past where he witnesses the death of his wife. He then zips into the future. He soon learns how to time travel without the help of the woman. He uses his knowledge to travel into the past, reunite himself with his wife and face death together with her. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Terence Stamp, Jeanne Moreau, (more)
