Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Thomas Gilou Stars: Kev Adams, Gerard Depardieu, Daniel Prevost, Mylene Demongeot, Jean-Luc Bideau, Liliane Rovere, Firmine Richard, Marthe Villalonga, Marianne Garcia, Jarry, Antoine Dulery, Omar Mebrouk, Oussame Kheddam. This star-studded French comedy, which was a hit at the recent Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, is largely set within a retirement… Continue Reading »
MAIGRET
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Patrice Leconte Stars: Gerard Depardieu, Jade Labeste, Pierre Moure, Aurore Clement, Clara Antoons, Melanie Bernier. In the pantheon of fictional detectives, Chief Inspector Jules Maigret sits alongside Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes. Created by prolific French author Georges Simenon, Maigret has been the chief protagonist in some 78 novels and… Continue Reading »
POTICHE
Reviewed by GREG KING Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Frabrice Luchini, Karin Viard, Gerard Depardieu. This sophisticated and witty comedy about business, politics and the dynamics of a dysfunctional family was the opening night attraction at this year’s French Film Festival, and it is a real crowd pleaser. Catherine Deneuve finds one of her best roles for… Continue Reading »
MY AFTERNOONS WITH MARGUERITTE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Jean Becker Stars: Gerard Depardieu, Gisele Casadesus, Sophie Guillemin. My Afternoons With Margueritte is an absolutely charming feel good film from director Jean Becker (Conversations With My Gardener, etc), and it shares a few parallels with that earlier film. Germain Chazes (Gerard Depardieu) is an illiterate oaf who does odd… Continue Reading »
HAMLET
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Kenneth Branagh Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie, Richard Briers, Michael Maloney, Nicholas Farrell, Kate Winslet, Charlton Heston, Jack Lemmon, Timothy Spall, Robin Williams, Richard Attenborough, Brian Blessed, Billy Crystal, Judi Dench, Gerard Depardieu, Reece Dinsdale, John Gielgud, Rosemary Harris, John Mills, Rufus Sewell Running Time: 240 minutes. The… Continue Reading »
