The third in Jean Girault’s popular gendarme series returns to the picturesque setting
of Saint-Tropez with the by now familiar blend of slapstick and quick-fire dialogue... [More...]
Bertrand Tavernier’s inspired portrait of regency France (the period of transition between
Louis XIV and Louis XV) sheds some light on a comparatively obscure period in French history... [More...]
In stark contrast to the crime thrillers with which Belmondo is better known, Le Corps
de mon ennemi has an almost total absence of action and physical displays of violence... [More...]
Whilst clearly not in the same league as Philippe de Broca’s exuberant
adventure comedies, Le Cavaleur
provides a fair quota of laughs, courtesy of Michel Audiard’s witty
dialogue and a magnificent turn from the seemingly... [More...]
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...]
Claude Sautet’s third collaboration with Yves Montand – after the popular
César et Rosalie (1972) and
Vincent, François... [More...]
Michel Deville won the best director César in 1985 for this slick erotic thriller,
an unusual departure for a filmmaker who has made a point of avoiding genre cinema for
most of his career... [More...]
The charm of this romantic comedy owes as much to the contributions from its superlative
cast as to its direction and scripting. One of Michel Deville’s most accessible
films (although... [More...]
This sombre work provided ample opportunity for director Nicole Garcia to explore the
psychology of men, one of her main motivations for making the film... [More...]
Place Vendôme has the same alluring cold beauty of a faultless diamond, as
mesmerising as it is bewildering. It belongs to a new breed of French film noir... [More...]
Whilst not as striking or as satisfying as many of Claude Miller’s previous films, Betty
Fisher et autres histoires is a strangely compelling work which offers a credible
portrayal of a fragile mother-daughter relationship... [More...]
Nicole Garcia’s fourth film is based on a novel by Emmanuel Carrère, drawn from
the true story of a serial killer, Jean-Claude Romand who... [More...]
Claude Miller “does Chekhov” in this aesthetically rich but emotionally sparse
reflection on life and filmmaking. Although the film effectively captures the mood
and themes of Chekhov’s play “The... [More...]
Histoire de Marie et Julien is a marked contrast to Jacques Rivette’s previous
feature, Va
savoir (2000), and represents a kind of return to the darker... [More...]
