In one of the best and most spectacular French film of the 1990s, Jean-Paul Rappeneau
manages to pull of the definitive film version of the Cyrano de Bergerac tale... [More...]
Indochine is a film with many strengths but unfortunately several weaknesses.
Its greatest asset is the location. The views of the Viet-Nam landscapes are genuinely
breathtaking and add a richness and epic quality to... [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...]
This is an action-packed two hours of swash-buckling adventure of the Three Musketeers
kind in which French cinema has revelled and excelled for decades... [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...]
In this film, an adaptation of the final volume of Marcel Proust’s sixteen-volume
epic À la récherche du temps perdu (aka: In Remembrance
of Things Past)... [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...]
Je reste! marks something of a departure for
director Diane Kurys, a light-hearted satire of married life, contrasting with her earlier
realistic dramas... [More...]
Old rivalries between France and Switzerland come to the fore in this
breezy romantic comedy from débutante Swiss film director,
Léa Fazer... [More...]
