Manon des sources is the sequel to Jean
de Florette, taking off where that film finished. This film shares the high
production values of the earlier film... [More...]
J’embrasse pas is a grim, melancholic portrait of a bright-eyed adolescent searching
and failing to find meaning in his life. Although it doesn’t achieve the realism
and force of André Téchiné’s... [More...]
A subtle yet unmistakably dark study in obsession and an individual’s search for identity,
La Belle noiseuse is one of Jacques Rivette’s most remarkable films... [More...]
This is the kind of gentle romantic drama in which director Claude Sautet in particular,
and French cinema in general, excels. Through some brilliant acting performances
(notably from Daniel Auteuil and Emmanuelle Béart)... [More...]
This is yet another brilliantly constructed thriller from the master of the genre, Claude
Chabrol. In the best tradition of the film thriller, the suspected menace is more
imagined than real... [More...]
Claude Sautet’s final film is amongst his finest achievements, a dark, intriguing tale
of repressed love performed by two of France’s most talented actors... [More...]
Having made a career as one of the most successful screenwriters in French cinema, Danièle
Thompson finally made the transition to director with La
Bûche... [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...]
This lavish period epic is an unexpected and radical departure for director Olivier Assayas,
who has acquired a reputation as very modern and unconventional film-maker... [More...]
With this outrageous mélange of murder mystery à la Agatha Christie and
camp pastiche of 1950s Hollywood musical, François Ozon proves that he is not just
one of France’s most versatile film... [More...]
This engaging wartime drama from director André Téchiné is a fine
adaptation of the novel "Le Garçon aux yeux gris" Gilles Perrault... [More...]
Histoire de Marie et Julien is a marked contrast to Jacques Rivette’s previous
feature, Va
savoir (2000), and represents a kind of return to the darker... [More...]
Once again, director Anne Fontaine explores the darker side of human sexuality in this
polished and most unusual romantic drama. It is a subject which Fontaine generally
handles well... [More...]
