J.B. Spins

In 1937, Will Hayes of the MPA (as it is now known) approved Wesley Ruggles’ True Confession for release despite its “flippant portrayal of ...

Belle Époque France never looked so grotesque. The idle rich still come to the Opal Coast to be even less productive, but this time it is...

Xavier Racine is aloof and judgmental, but that is his job. He is a French criminal judge. Racine acts like he was born to wear ermine ro...

Gustave Flaubert was an exacting writer who often spent days perfecting a handful of lines, making him a fitting literary idol for a fuss...

It is the early 1980s in Paris. The hair is feathered and the phones are all rotary. It looks glaringly dated, but the relationship issue...

L’Île de Ré is sort of like the French Martha’s Vineyard.  It is pretty dead during the off-season, but if you wait long enough you are s...

Germain did not become a teacher to coddle teenagers’ self-esteem.  He wanted to teach great French literature.  That probably sounds nob...

Events that seem look small from the outside are often quite momentous for those experiencing them first-hand. Eric Rohmer was a master at c...

It was a huge French box-office hit, portraying domestic servants in the 1960’s. It could be called France’s The Help , though it was releas...