L’Appartement is the remarkable debut film from director Gilles Mimouni, an extraordinary,
almost unique blend of thriller and romantic comedy which constantly has the spectator
hooked and surprised... [More...]
This brilliantly scripted romantic comedy makes a perfect vehicle for Fabrice Luchini,
for one of France’s most cultivated and eloquent actors... [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...]
Made in 1998, Dieu est grand, je
suis toute petite didn't see the light of day until September
2001, several months after the release of Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain... [More...]
Two-handed plays can often be very successful on the stage, but can they ever work
as an effective piece of cinema? This unusual, low budget French film shows that
they can... [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...]
Once again another well-known actor turns her hand to directing, and
once again you hear yourself wishing that she had stuck to the day
job. Isabelle Nanty makes a spirited directorial debut here but... [More...]
Whatever appeal this chaotic comedy has wears exceedingly thin after
the first twenty minutes or so – in spite of its attractive cast and
the fact that it was directed by Marion Vernoux... [More...]
For over three decades, French filmmaker Bertrand
Blier has been taunting, pleasing and surprising cinema audiences (in
roughly equal measure) with his provocative... [More...]
Les Brigades du Tigre is the
latest in a number of big budget films to have been made in France
recently which are re-makes of classic French television series... [More...]
On dit un "bon Chabrol" comme un "bon cru" ou une "bonne année"
pour un vin! La fille
coupée en deux est donc un bon Chabrol. Passions
amoureuses... [More...]
Here’s a film which typifies the stultifying painting-by-numbers trend
in cinema in recent years which seems to be becoming endemic and which
is slowly killing the art of filmmaking... [More...]
