French Lover

Black girl from rich family loves white boy from poor family.

Runtime

1h 32m

From the director of Marius et Jeannette, this story of two working-class families is a fable with an optimist streak. A young black man, Francois, is wrongly accused of rape by a racist policeman. The story is told in voiceover by his childhood friend, neighbor, and the mother of his future child, Clementine, who is white. The city is...

Runtime

1h 53m

Director

Robert Guédiguian

Cast

Ariane Ascaride, Christine Brücher, Jean-Pierre Darroussin

A moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple are exiled after their wedding and have to wage a courageous battle to find their place in America as a loving family.

Runtime

1h 45m

Director

Richard Friedenberg

Cast

Timothy Hutton, Lela Rochon, Ruby Dee

Seth is a youth with artistic leanings, a fascination with Black pop culture, and a dead-end life in an Adirondack village. He's alternatively sensitive and brutal with Kristen, who wants a sexual relationship that he explosively rejects. Late one night, as he's closing the cafe where he works, a young Black man attempts to rob him at ...

Runtime

1h 33m

Director

John G. Young

Cast

Gabriel Mann, Laurence Mason, Murphy Guyer

An Italian sex worker falls in love with a black American soldier during World War II.

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

Alberto Lattuada

Cast

Carla Del Poggio, John Kitzmiller, Pierre Claudé