Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Carina Tardieu Stars: Francoise Damiens, Cecile de France, Alice de Lencquesaing, Guy Marchand, Andre Wilms, Esteban. Erman Gourmelon (played by Francois Damiens, from the entertaining comedy The Family Belier, etc) is a widower in his mid-forties. He works as a bomb disposal expert, helping to clear mines and building sites of unexploded munitions …
MONSIEUR CHOCOLAT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Roshcdy Zem Stars: Omar Sy, James Thieree, Clotilde Hesme, Olivier Gourmet, Noemie Lvovsky, Frederic Pierrot, Alice de Lencquesaing, Alec Pesces. A hit at the recent French Film Festival, this entertaining and lavish low budget film from France is an exploration of the origins of comedy. In the late nineteenth century, vaudeville and the circus were the pioneers of …
THINGS TO COME
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mia Hansen-Love Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Andre Marcon, Roman Kolinka, Edith Scob. The fifth feature film from French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Love (Father Of My Children, etc), Things To Come is a deeply personal and subtle slice of life drama about a woman caught up in something of a midlife crisis. The film explores some rich and resonant themes about love, loss, …
FRANTZ
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Francois Ozon Stars: Paula Beer, Pierre Niney, Ernst Stotzner, Marie Gruber, Johann von Bulow, Anton bon Lucke, Cyrielle Claire, Alice de Lencquesaing. The prolific Francois Ozon is one of France’s most stylish and intriguing filmmakers, especially with visually sumptuous melodramas like Swimming Pool winning great critical acclaim and reaching international audiences. His …
ROSALIE BLUM
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Julien Rappeneau Stars: Noemie Lvovsky, Kyan Khojandi, Anemone, Alice Isaaz, Sara Girardeau, Camille Rutherford. Three lonely, introverted and shy characters form an emotional connection of sorts in a small provincial town in this light, whimsical and off beat romantic comedy from first time feature director Julien Rappeneau. The son of respected filmmaker Jean-Paul Rappeaneau …
THE MEASURE OF A MAN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Stephane Briz Stars: Vincent Lindon, Karine de Mirbeck, Matthieu Schiller. "The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune." This quote is certainly an apt way to illustrate the title of this miserable dour, grim and relentlessly downbeat drama that screened at the French Film Festival earlier in the year. The film focuses on 51-year-old Thierry Taugourdeau …
