Julien Bertheau

Love on the Run
7.1

Love on the Run

Jan. 24, 1979

Love on the Run

Beginning with “The 400 Blows,” director Francois Truffaut made a series of films about the impetuous Antoine Doinel, in which this ...
That Obscure Object of Desire
7.9

That Obscure Object of Desire

After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow ...
Special Section
7.8

Special Section

Apr. 23, 1975

Special Section

In occupied France during the WWII, a German officer is murdered. The collaborationist Vichy government decides to pin the murder on six petty ...
The Clockmaker of St. Paul
7.1

The Clockmaker of St. Paul

Lyons, France. Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives alone with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visits and informs him that Bernard ...
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
7.9

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted ...