Mon père ce héros is a fine example of French romantic comedy, with
an exceptionally well-balanced blend of humour and sentiment. The comedy seems to
fly off the pages of a very well written script... [More...]
L’Appât is Bertrand Tavernier’s
most disturbing film to date – a dark, pessimistic but believable reflection of
adolescent disaffection and moral vacuity... [More...]
This is an action-packed two hours of swash-buckling adventure of the Three Musketeers
kind in which French cinema has revelled and excelled for decades... [More...]
Mirth on the Orient Express? It may not be the most original or intelligent
of French comedies in recent years, but it’s hard to deny that Barnie
et ses petites contrariétés is a very funny film... [More...]
Laisser-passer, perhaps Bertrand Tavernier’s most ambitious film to date, offers
a fascinating insight into the French film industry during its blackest period... [More...]
