France

  • The Great Silence

    The Great Silence

    The decision to film The Great Silence in Spain’s snowy Pyrenees was the result of Sergio Corbucci wanting to take a skiing trip. Whatever the case, it’s a decision responsible for giving the film a unique and visually striking character. more ›

  • Francoise Hardy: Midnight Blues

    Francoise Hardy: Midnight Blues

    Francoise Hardy may have been the most stereotypically French of the Yē-Yē girls: Aloof, sophisticated and beautifully melancholy. Nevertheless, her sound was one that was largely made in England. more ›

  • Queen of the Swinging Mademoiselles

    Queen of the Swinging Mademoiselles

    A definitive Clothilde collection At the height of the Yeh Yeh Girl craze, literally dozens upon dozens of teenage girls filed through the recording studios of Western Europe and, from there, onto the airwaves. For every true artiste like Francoise… more ›

  • Fantomas

    Fantomas

    Silent-era supervillain and master of disguise Fantomas gets a candy-colored, stunt-filled update for the James Bond era. more ›