Acclaimed feminist director Diane Kurys ventures into new territory with this uncomfortable
melange of romantic drama and psychological thriller, a daring attempt to explore the
complexities of the relationship between... [More...]
Exquisitely funny, socially relevant and more than a little subversive, Gazon maudit
exemplifies French cinema’s flair for romantic comedy and boldly pushes the genre
into new territory... [More...]
Based on a play by the eminent French film director Sacha Guitry (which was never
performed), this film offers some fascinating insights into one of the most enigmatic
and influential of French historical figures.
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Alain Chabat’s first solo production as a film director was the surprisingly successful
fantasy comedy Didier. What plot there is in the film could be easily be
written on the back of a small postage stamp... [More...]
Director Alain Corneau is the man responsible for some of the most highly rated crime-thrillers
in French cinema, including Police
Python 357 (1976) and Le
Choix des armes (1981)... [More...]
One-time writer for French TV’s cult comedy groups Les Nuls, Dominique Farrugia
directed this madcap comedy-thriller – not his best work... [More...]
The most highly rated French film of the year 2000 was this intelligent romantic comedy
which marked the directoral debut for multi-faceted Agnès Jaoui... [More...]
After the comparative disappointment of the first live action Asterix film – Astérix
et Obélix contre César (1999) – virtually no one was prepared for
the phenomenon Astérix &... [More...]
Doubtless inspired by a famous Monty Python sketch, this absurd Stone Age romp is one
of those films which seems like a brilliant idea for all of three minutes until it suddenly
dawns that it’s really a very silly... [More...]
This second feature from director Maurice Barthélémy is a typically French
take on the “Road Movie” concept, whose defining characteristics
are minimalism and near-the-knuckle realism... [More...]
Prête-moi ta main offers a welcome
respite from the blizzard of vulgar, trite
and overly Americanised comedies that have assailed French cinema in
recent years... [More...]
