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  • The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie (1972)
    Review preview for The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie

    Delicious like Eve's apple.

    Jennie Kermode · 5 out of 5
    A group of friends are repeatedly frustrated in their attempts to have dinner.
  • The French Connection (1971)
    Review preview for The French Connection

    Friedkin's trend-setting handheld-camera gives a documentary-style feel, puting you right in among the tense surveillance and hunch-following legwork.

    Stephen Carty · 3.5 out of 5
    An unorthodox cop and his partner are hot on the tail of a heroin shipment.
  • French Connection II (1975)
    Review preview for French Connection II

    Aside from the fish-out-of-water angle not working, this is a decent genre thriller.

    Stephen Carty · 2.5 out of 5
    Popeye Doyle tracks a drugs kingpin to Marseilles.
  • That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
    Review preview for That Obscure Object of Desire

    Funny, bewildering and occasionally slightly frustrating, The Obscure Object of Desire is everything you would expect from Bunuel

    Robert Munro · 4.5 out of 5
    A man regales passengers on a train with the story of his frustrated romance with the enchanting Conchita.
  • Viridiana (1961)
    Review preview for Viridiana

    A premiditated attack on Catholisism wrapped in an intriging, and often shockingly funny, story.

    Shaun Davis · 5 out of 5
    A repressed nun desperate to maintain her Catholic ideals is tested as she takes residence on her uncles debauched estate in Luis Buñuel's controversial Palme d’Or snatcher.
  • Welcome Mr Marshall! (1953)
    Review preview for Welcome Mr Marshall!

    A lot of the film's subversiveness comes from the juxtaposition between what the narrator says (and you can almost hear the chuckle in Rey's voice) and what we see.

    Rebecca Naughten · 4 out of 5
    A small Spanish village is thrown into disarray by the news that a delegation of Americans is on its way, bringing the possibility of untold riches.

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