Diane Kurys won instant acclaim for this, her first film, when it was released in 1977.
A sensitive and closely observed portrait of teenage girls coming to terms with the pains
and pleasures of nascent womanhood... [More...]
With two formidable actresses in the leading roles and a female director, Coup de foudre
is a rare French film with a distinctly feminine perspective... [More...]
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...]
In one of her better films, Diane Kurys paints a vivid and rather
moving portrait of mid-life crisis – as experienced by the generation
that... [More...]
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...]
Perhaps no one is better placed than Diane Kurys to make a film which explores a turbulent
period in the life of one of France’s most controversial women writers... [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...]
Once more, Diane Kurys demonstrates that her best work is beyond her
and receding into the distance at an alarming rate. After the
disappointing Je reste! (2003) comes this
structureless compendium of clichés... [More...]
