My only previous experience of French cinema was a truly abstract movie I saw when I was at Uni. It wasn't very good and I've long since forgotten what it was about.
On the weekend I watched The Women on 6th Floor as part of the French Film Festival. I was pleased to discover that in addition to the abstract and soft porn, the French can make some genuinely good films too.
The movie was set in one of Paris' gorgeous baroque apartment buildings in the 1960s. It was a twist on the classic upstairs / downstairs story. Upstairs on the 6th floor were the Spanish maids who were taking over from their French counterparts, no longer prepared to work in such menial jobs. Downstairs was an elegant Parisienne couple, a stock broker and his socialite housewife.
The French Film Festival has now finished, but I'd recommend seeing it if you can.
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