La Baule-les-Pins is the third
in a loose trilogy of semi-autobiographical films in which director
Diane Kurys draws on her experiences of childhood and
adolescence... [More...]
La Reine Margot is an impressive historical drama, which distinguishes itself from
earlier films of the genre by being far more graphic when it comes to depicting the violence
of the time... [More...]
Once more, director Bertrand Blier courts controversy and the wrath of the entire feminist
movement with this anarchic black comedy. With tongue welded firmly to cheek... [More...]
Nénette et Boni, a film
by Claire Denis, displays characteristic features of her narrative
style: intermingling fantasies, reality, and flashbacks in a manner
that... [More...]
From its opening credits, in which the elfin Jeanne Balibar cruises around Paris astride
a moped, accompanied by a song from the legendary Joe Dassin... [More...]
A dizzying roller-coaster of a ride, with its enormous cast and stylish, arcing camera
movements, this is a striking work from the director of the acclaimed La Reine Margot
... [More...]
Au coeur du mensonge is an unsettling psychological thriller from the widely recognised
master of the genre, Claude Chabrol. Whilst not the director’s best work... [More...]
Having scripted the two popular
Vérité si je mens films, writers
Gérard Bitton and Michel Munz made their directorial debut with this unashamedly
commercial French film comedy... [More...]
Having given us some breathtakingly stylish and original pieces of cinema in recent years,
François Ozon has taken most people by surprise with this latest offering: a seemingly
anodyne portrayal of a couple falling... [More...]
Death is a subject that is seldom treated with the reverence and seriousness that it deserves
in cinema. In this thoughtful meditation on mortality... [More...]
Quartier V.I.P. is a perfect
example of the truism that a great cast does not necessarily result in
a great film, bien au contraire.
The idea that you can throw a collection of well-regarded actors at a
mediocre screenplay... [More...]
