《父亲的荣耀》和《母亲的城堡》是20世纪初发生普罗旺斯小山村里的温馨故事，这两部电影均改编自Marcel Pagnol写的自传体小说，讲述作者回忆童年时光的琐事，也叫《初渡艳阳天》和《再见艳阳天》。《父亲的荣耀》的剧情描述马歇儿一家人及姨丈一家在民风淳朴的普罗旺斯地区合租了一幢别墅度暑假，其间发生了不少趣事，令马歇儿深深爱上了这块土地。故事一开始介绍了这一家人的生活，爸爸是个古板的老师，妈妈总是担心马歇儿看太多书头会爆炸，而马歇儿偏偏成天找书看，甚至是菜谱，姨丈是个爱吹牛的公务员。
　　本片系马塞尔·帕格诺尔(Marcel Pagnol)的童年回忆，改编自法国名作家马歇儿童年逸事的散文式喜剧，与《妈妈的城堡》均由伊维斯·罗勃特导演，是姊妹作。这是令人感到内心愉悦的成长喜剧，外景风光诗情画意。另外，普罗旺斯也就是《屋顶上的骑兵》的故事发生地点。
　　改编自同名传记小说，经典的法国电影，在都市的喧嚣中体验法国乡村童年的温馨回忆。

　　本片内容与《危险关系》讲述的是同样的故事，只因推出公映较晚，风头都被《危》片抢去。其实本片导演米洛斯．福曼功力不俗，科林．弗思、安妮特．本宁和梅格．蒂莉的三角情欲关系也演出称职，加上实景拍摄的宏伟宫殿气派，使这部英、法合作拍摄的古装宫廷片仍具相当高的观赏价值。剧情背景是十八世纪的法国贵族阶层，蒙图夫人因妒忌自己的情人葛寇即将与表亲西莉亚结婚，乃千方百计设法让花名在外的伟康夺去西莉亚的童贞。其后，伟康在决斗中被杀，而西莉亚则证实已怀了他的孩子。

　　「我已经拍过令人发噱、惊愕或挑逗的电影。这次，我想让观众跟我一起尽情流泪，体验生命即是电影。」作品总是充满争议的阿根廷名导演加斯帕诺埃，新作《漩涡》一改迷幻癫狂的影像风格，反将镜头转向逐渐萎缩的生命。影片请出意大利恐怖名导达里奥阿基多挑梁主演，面对年迈妻子精神退化、日渐失语，他们习以为常的生活也即将瓦解。影片以分割画面手法，平行呈现这对老夫妇走向凋零的样貌，透过近乎纪录片的拍摄手法，捕捉生命里真实动人的痕迹。

　　艾德蒙（让·马莱 Jean Marais 饰）是一名年轻热情的水手，深深的爱着一位名为梅塞迪斯（Lia Amanda 饰）的姑娘。这一天，艾德蒙要跟随船队出海远航，他和梅塞迪斯约定，他一回来两人就结婚。艾德蒙并不知道的是，自己的好兄弟费尔南多（Robert Pigaut 饰）亦深深痴迷着梅塞迪斯的美貌，他和法官维尔福（France Asselin 饰）共同策划了一个阴谋，令艾德蒙被关入了监狱，等待着他的，是长达十三年不见天日的牢狱之灾。
　　在狱中，艾德蒙结识了神父法里亚（Gualtiero Tumiati 饰），只有他一个人相信艾德蒙是无辜的。在法里亚的帮助下，艾德蒙成功越狱并且得到了一笔巨额的财产，他隐姓埋名，化身成为深藏不露的基督山伯爵，要向所有伤害过他的人寻仇。

　　In a small village, Leo, 17 years-old, has a strong taste for make-up. His big brother, Jules, who fears to be laughed at, stands against this passion. On the night of the open stage, Leo shows up in full drag...

　　France, 2039. One night, a group of activists pursued by the state vanish without a trace. Julia Bombarth is one of them. When she awakens, she finds herself trapped in an entirely unfamiliar world: PLANET B.

　　Julien Duvivier最好的作品之一也是他认为自己所有默片中最喜欢的一部。
　　Summary
　　Bullied by his matriarchal mother, abused by his siblings, ignored by his father, Poil de Carotte's childhood is as miserable as it could be.  An illegitimate child, he is the main reason for the enmity which exists between his parents, who continue to live together just to keep up appearances. In the end, Poil de Carotte's suffering becomes more than he can bear...
　　Review
　　Drawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and its inherent humanity. It is more memorable than Julien Duvivier's earlier silent version of 1925, also named Poil de Carotte.
　　The part of Poil de Carotte was played by 11 year old Robert Lynen, who was alleged to have been discovered whilst walking down the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Lynen is totally captivating and the film made him an instant star, launching what looked like becoming a very promising film career – until he was shot dead whilst fighting against the Germans in 1944.  Harry Baur, a legendary stage and film actor (who also died during World War II, allegedly at the hands of the Gestapo), also turns in a typically fine performance.  The reconciliation between father and son at the end of the film provides its most enduring image, enough to melt the heart of all but the most stoical of spectators.