The films of
Judith Godrèche
Tango (1993) Patrice Leconte
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Beaumarchais, l'insolent (1996) Edouard Molinaro
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Ridicule (1996) Patrice Leconte
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Although the plot sounds rather grim, this is actually rather an entertaining light comedy
- well paced, well acted, with some amusing dialogue and... [More...]
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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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Whilst not quite in the league of earlier, more substantial historical films (a genre
in which French cinema seems always to have excelled), Ridicule is nonetheless
an impressive and entertaining film... [More...]
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Bimboland (1998) Ariel Zeitoun
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L'Auberge espagnole (2002) Cédric Klapisch
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France Boutique (2003) Tonie Marshall
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Whilst its raison d’être is primarily to entertain, Bimboland
is a film that does broach some serious issues – particularly about society’s
out-dated attitudes towards women (to succeed in life... [More...]
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One of the French film highlights of the year 2002, L’Auberge espagnole is
a vibrant yet intelligent comedy-drama about young people from different cultures and
nationalities coming together and discovering a shared... [More...]
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Tonie Marshall’s sixth film bears some superficial similarities with her previous
success, Vénus
beauté (institut), in that both portray tangled love lives within an
artificially glamorous setting... [More...]
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