Welcome to Day 1 of the Vive la France! blogathon. Our participating bloggers have chosen an exciting range of films and film-related subjects to celebrate French cinema, French stars, American films set in France and more.
Links to posts are embedded in the titles in bold below. Enjoy!
Sunday, August 25
4 Star Films | Leon Morin, Priest (1961)
Caftan Woman | Paris Blues (1961)
Critica Retro | Faces of Children/Visages d' enfants (1925)
Lady Eve's Reel Life |The French Roots of Noir: Two Films by Marcel Carné with Jean Gabin
Maddy Loves Her Classic Films | Five French Classics You Should See
Make Mine Film Noir | Merci pour le chocolat (2000)
The Midnite Drive-In | La planete sauvage (1973)
Mike's Take on the Movies | Farewell Friend (1968)
Movies Silently | A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Once Upon a Screen | Disney's The Aristocats (1970)
A Person in the Dark | Liliom (1934): A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Hollywood...or What Happened When 2 Germans and a Frenchman Met in Budapest
A Shroud of Thoughts | The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Silver Screenings | The Baker's Wife (1938): The Importance of Good French Bread
Strictly Vintage Hollywood | Gay Purr-ee (1962)
The Stop Button | Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932)
...and come back tomorrow for Day 2...