A surprising mix of the conventional and the unexpected, Vénus beauté
(institut) is superficially a familiar modern day love story, centred around a middle-aged
woman who finally discovers true love after... [More...]
The main reason for watching this film is for the remarkable performances given by the
three young female leads. Within a very short time of appearing in this film... [More...]
Épouse-moi marks a promising directorial debut for Harriet Marin – a light
romantic comedy with an unusual narrative structure, some quirky humour and a solid performance
from the delightful Michèle... [More...]
Le Libertin is a daring attempt to combine the lavish historical drama (for which
French cinema is particularly renowned) with bawdy farce – a film which would almost certainly
have ended up with the title “Carry... [More...]
Made in 1998, Dieu est grand, je
suis toute petite didn't see the light of day until September
2001, several months after the release of Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain... [More...]
Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain was the film which defined French cinema
across the world in the year 2001. Not only was it the most successful film made
in France that year... [More...]
The opening title sequence is a work of art in itself, consisting of ribbons of wording
alluringly twirling themselves around whimsical household objects... [More...]
One of the French film highlights of the year 2002, L’Auberge espagnole is
a vibrant yet intelligent comedy-drama about young people from different cultures and
nationalities coming together and discovering a shared... [More...]
With Les Marins perdus, director Claire Devers continues her exploration of the dark existentialist
themes which are evoked by grim contemporary situations... [More...]
How strange that one of the great innovators of French cinema, Alain Resnais, should spend
the twilight years of his career making musical comedies... [More...]
The international success of
Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain
in 2001 came as a substantial career boost for both director Jean-Pierre Jeunet and actress
Audrey Tautou... [More...]
It’s hardly surprising, giving the enormous success of L’Auberge espagnole (2002),
that director Cédric Klapisch would make a sequel featuring the
same menagerie of colourful characters... [More...]
Although somewhat less substantial and original than Pierre
Salvadori’s previous films, this sparkling comedy has immense appeal,
thanks to the felicitous casting of Gad Elmaleh and Audrey Tautou in
what look like made-to-measure... [More...]
French film director Claude Berri ended his long and distinguished
career on an optimistic note, with this adaptation of Anna Gavalda’s bestselling
novel... [More...]
