Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Mia Hansen-Love Stars: Felix de Givry, Roman Kolin ka, Hugo Conzelman, Arsinee Khanjian, Greta Gerwig, Paul Spera, Laurent Cazanave, Vincent Macaigne, Pauline Etienne, Vincent Lacoste, Arnaud Azoulay. The latest film from Mia Hansen-Love (the semi-autobiographical Goodbye, First Love, etc) is a character study that looks at the early development of… Continue Reading »
SAMBA
Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano Stars: Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim, Youngar Fall, Izia Higelin, Isaka Sawadogo, Helene Vincent. The wonderful, upbeat and life affirming comedy drama The Intouchables, about the relationship between a paraplegic and his carer from the wrong side of the tracks, was one of my… Continue Reading »
EASTERN BOYS
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Robin Campillo Stars: Olivier Rabourdin, Kirill Emelyanov, Danil Vorobyev. Eastern Boys offers an exploration of gay male sexuality, xenophobia, and the immigration problems plaguing Europe in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union. Illegal immigrants from the former Soviet Union come to major European cities where they eke… Continue Reading »
FOLIES BERGERE – interview with Marc Fitoussi
by GREG KING Folies Bergere is the fourth feature film from French writer/director Marc Fitoussi, who studied English and art history before studying screenwriting at the European Conservatory for screenwriting. He made several short films before making his first feature, La Vie d’artiste in 2007. Folies Bergere is a romantic drama about Brigitte (Isabelle Huppert),… Continue Reading »
THE FRENCH MINISTER
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bertrand Tavernier Stars: Thierry Lhermitte, Raphael Personnaz, Niels Arestrup, Jane Birkin, Bruno Rafaelli, Julie Gayet, Anais Demoustier, Thomas Chabrol, Alix Poisson, Thierry Fremont, Marie Brunel. Oui, Ministre? The French Minister (aka Quai d’Orsay) is supposedly a political farce set behind closed doors and within the halls of power of the… Continue Reading »
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Nicholas Vanier Stars: Felix Bossuet, Tcheky Karyo, Dimitri Storoge, Andreas Pietschmann, Margaux Chatelier, Urbain Cancelier, Mehdi, Paloma Palma, Jan Oliver Schroeder, Tom Sommerlatte, Karine Androver, Loic Varraut. I didn’t quite know what to expect from this film apart from the fact that it was another tale of boy and his… Continue Reading »