Summary: Jean, a barge captain, marries Juliette in her rural village. The newlyweds depart for Paris to complete Jean’s cargo delivery. They are joined on the boat by Père Jules and ‘le gosse’, a cabin boy. Jean promises Juliette a night away from the monotony of the barge once they reach their destination. However, their…
Tag: French Movies
A nous la liberte – Freedom is Ours – Summary and Analysis
Summary: Two friends, Emile (Marchand) and Louis (Cordy), plot a prison break. Only Louis escapes. He works his way from record salesman to become the wealthy owner of a phonograph factory (a clear nod to French industrialist Charles Pathé and his career trajectory). He oversees a production line, where workers are reduced to automatons. Emile…
A Bout de Souffle (Breathless): Summary & Analysis
Synopsis: A small-time crook, Michel, who we initially see stealing a car in Marseille, shoots a policeman. On the run in Paris he spends time with a casual girlfriend, Patricia, an American trying to make her way in journalism. She eventually betrays him to the police and he is shot and killed while trying to…