Roger Andrieux Movies
- 1989
Nicole (Agnes Soral) is sent up the river for infanticide in this routine woman-in-prison feature. There she meets Marthe (Annie Girardot), a fellow murderess who receives special treatment from the warden Dessombes (Marie-Christine Barrault). The warden frames Nelly (Bernadette Lafont) for drug possession and has her thrown into solitary confinement. Sabien (Corinne Touzet) is a newcomer convicted of armed robbery who latches on to the lesbian Lucie (Milva), a longtime prisoner slated for release. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Marie-Christine Barrault, Agnes Soral, (more)
- 1988
Fred Segal (Richard Anconina) is a commercial director whose marriage is headed for disaster in this light romantic comedy drama. He decides he wants to play music and takes flute lessons from the beautiful Isabelle (Anemone). The experience wakens feelings of romance in Fred he thought were long-since dead, and soon he must chose between his wife and his musical teacher. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Richard Anconina, Anémone, (more)
- 1985
The English-language title of this lyrical French romance is The Little Mermaid. It isn't really the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, but instead the story of a teenaged girl (Laura Alexis) who is obsessively preoccupied with the Andersen story. Unable to separate fact from fancy, the girl begins envisioning a middle-aged garage mechanic (Philipe Leotard) as her "prince". Things take a dark turn when she offers to sacrifice everything-even her life-for the sake of her misguided love. Filmed in 1980, La Petite Sirene was released in the US five years later. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Laura Alexis, Philippe Léotard, (more)
- 1984
- PG
A schoolgirl's obsession provides the basis of this youthful romance. Though only 14, the girl finds herself romantically fixated on a 40-year-old mechanic after she sees him whistling at her knock-out cousin and thinks he whistled at her instead. Soon she is trailing him all over Paris, totally ensconced in a glorious fantasy that eventually becomes reality when the two get sexually involved. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1976
The first love of Marc (Pascal Meynier), a 16-year-old boy, is discovered by his parents when his grades fall. He is forbidden to see his girlfriend (Guilhaine Dubos) by his father. His older brother, a "free spirit" who lives on is own and is supposedly free of the constraints of the household, creates yet another set of obstacles for the boy. Eventually, the lad rebels against the unreasonable dictates of the older folks and boldly resumes his relationship with his girl. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Pascal Meynier, Guilhaine Dubos, (more)
- 1972
In this drama, a Louisiana black man has brought his family to Los Angeles to fulfill his dream of opening his own bakery. For him, it was a great gamble as he had no credit, and little money. Still, he manages to get the bakery going. Unfortunately, the business is not able to sustain itself and the fellow is forced to close it down and take a sanitation job. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
You've seen Born on the Fourth of July, now witness the remarkable true story of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in this documentary detailing his famous last march at the 1972 Republican convention. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1971
The late '60s and early '70s produced a large crop of social critics and self-labelled revolutionaries. Outspoken black militant feminist and communist Angela Davis was one of these. Davis, also a professor of philosophy at U.C.L.A., is the subject of this documentary film made by one of her U.C.L.A. students. It features her in the classroom, at a "rap" session, studying quietly, and giving her rumbustious speeches at antiwar and other demonstrations. Given the fact that this is clearly a pro-Davis film, it demonstrates an unusual degree of objectivity. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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