What could easily have been a conventional drama about the pressures of modern living
is magnificently transformed into a multi-layered film which is both compelling and entertaining... [More...]
The therapy culture, an emerging phenomenon in France in the late 1970s, is an area which
is ripe for satire, and Philipe de Broca’s comedy Psy manages to tap into this
rich vein with great success... [More...]
Beginning life as a popular stage play, Un air de famille proved to be an even
greater success as a film, thanks largely to the quality of its script and some faultless
acting... [More...]
Francis Veber brings his popular stage play (which ran for over 900 performances) to the
big screen with some success, making this one of the most popular film’s made in
France... [More...]
After his first film, a totally off-the-wall comedy entitled Cité
de la peur (1994), director Alain Berberian was approached by producer Alain Sarde
with the idea of making a film about the paparazzi... [More...]
One of the most highly rated French films of 1999, La Dilettante is an unusual
bitter-sweet comedy which is as much a reflection of life in France in the early 1990s
as it is a study of one woman who is incapable of being... [More...]
Après la vie is one of three films directed
by Lucas Belvaux which make up a most unusual trilogy. The other two are:
Un couple épatant and
Cavale... [More...]
Cavale is a masterfully composed film noir which
belongs to a trilogy of three films directed by Lucas Belvaux. The idea is that
the storylines of the three films run in parallel... [More...]
One of Jean Renoir’s most popular films is his 1932 classic
Boudu sauvé des eaux, which starred
Michel Simon in one of his most celebrated roles... [More...]
There’s a distinct Hitchcockian feel to this sophisticated French
thriller, most notably in the way images, rather than dialogue, are
employed to evoke a sense of brooding menace and gradually mounting
tension... [More...]
Le Passager de l’été is
one of those frustrating films that promises so much but delivers so
little. The story it tells has immense potential... [More...]
