The films of
Pascal Greggory
Les Soeurs Brontë (1979)
André Téchiné 		  Le Beau mariage (1982)
Eric Rohmer 		  Pauline à la plage (1983)
Eric Rohmer 		 
     
André Téchiné directs this intensely sombre portrait of the famous Brontë sisters with a love of his subject and an acute artistic vision...  [More...]   The second of Eric Rohmer’s Comédies et proverbes, Le Beau mariage is a wryly satirical romantic comedy where the central heroine, a headstrong middle-class young woman...  [More...]   The third in Eric Rohmer’s series Comédies et proverbes is this light comedy of summer romance, in which Rohmer explores the conflicting desires between men and women...  [More...]  
L'Arbre, le maire et la médiathèque (1993)
Eric Rohmer 		  La Soif de l'or (1993)
Gérard Oury 		  La Reine Margot (1994)
Patrice Chéreau 		 
     
A very topical film, Rohmer’s satire of some of the absurdities of French regional politics is very witty and surprisingly fresh. The notion that a mayor can find it easier to obtain funding for a grotesque white...  [More...]   The deadly sin of avarice is the subject of this zany Gérard Oury comedy. Molière it certainly isn’t but Oury manages at least to provide a respectable eighty minutes of good family entertainment...  [More...]   La Reine Margot is an impressive historical drama, which distinguishes itself from earlier films of the genre by being far more graphic when it comes to depicting the violence of the time...  [More...]  
Lucie Aubrac (1997)
Claude Berri 		  Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train (1998)
Patrice Chéreau 		  Zonzon (1998)
Laurent Bouhnik 		 
     
A well-crafted and moving film in the blockbuster mould that appears to be Claude Berri’s hallmark. Technically, the film is a splendid depiction of war-time France...  [More...]   A dizzying roller-coaster of a ride, with its enormous cast and stylish, arcing camera movements, this is a striking work from the director of the acclaimed La Reine Margot ...  [More...]   Laurent Bouhnik’s dark portrait of prison life (“Zonzon” is French slang for prison) has been praised for its innovative use of cinematic technique but it is a far from easy film to watch...  [More...]  
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Luc Besson 		  Le Temps retrouvé (1999)
Raoul Ruiz 		  La Confusion des genres (2000)
Ilan Duran Cohen 		 
     
Luc Besson’s version of the Joan of Arc story is original and exciting, but sadly lacks the impact and flair of earlier attempts by other French film directors (most notably Dreyer’s La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc...  [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...]   In spite of its convoluted and implausible plot, La Confusion des genres is an engaging film which offers a perceptive and honest reflection on life...  [More...]  
24 heures de la vie d'une femme (2002)
Laurent Bouhnik 		  La Vie promise (2002)
Olivier Dahan 		  Nid de guêpes (2002)
Florent Emilio Siri 		 
     
Laurent Bouhnik’s stylish, big budget adaptation of Stefan Zweig’s celebrated novel has great strengths, but also some obvious weaknesses...  [More...]   Olivier Dahan’s take on the road movie begins well enough, introducing a middle-aged prostitute and portraying her estranged relationship with her daughter convincingly...  [More...]   The action thriller is a genre which is rarely attempted by French film directors, in spite of its popularity with younger cinemagoers. Nid de guêpes is a spirited and overall pretty respectable attempt to emulate ...  [More...]  

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