Hugo Pierjoyre decides to reconnect with his past by returning to
Sivabelle, near to Aix-en-Provence. Here, he hopes to listen to
the midnight chimes on New Years's Eve, marking the end of one year and
the beginning of another. He hopes also to meet up with his one
true love, whom he has not seen for twenty years...
Science-fiction came into its own in B-movies of the 1950s, but it remains a respected and popular genre, bursting into the mainstream in the late 1970s.
Continental Films, quality cinema under the Nazi Occupation
At the time of the Nazi Occupation of France during WWII, the German-run company Continental produced some of the finest films made in France in the 1940s.
The cinema of Japan is noteworthy for its purity, subtlety and visual impact. The films of Ozu, Mizoguchi and Kurosawa are sublime masterpieces of film poetry.
In the 1910s, French cinema led the way with a new industry which actively encouraged innovation. From the serials of Louis Feuillade to the first auteur pieces of Abel Gance, this decade is rich in cinematic marvels.