Heidi Ellison
Entre Adultes
Chain of Lovers The afterglow doesn’t last long. Here’s a film that does what the French do best onscreen: talk – about love and sex and relationships. And it does it simply and cleverly, with great charm. The film, inspired … Read More
Nue Propriété
Home Wars Twins Thierry (Jérémie Renier) and François (Yannick Renier) play a video game. The presence of Isabelle Huppert, revered in France as a great actress, gives Nue Propriété, by young Belgian director Joachim Lafosse, major credentials as a serious … Read More
Pars Vite et Reviens Tard
A Plague of Symbols One of the film’s several chase scenes. Pars Vite et Reviens Tard is a rarity: a film made in Paris that doesn’t make the city look like a picture postcard. Although it features many handsome views … Read More
Le Dernier des Fous
(No) Fun on the Farm Litte Martin (Julien Cochelin) in a foreshadowing scene. Called the “first great film of the year 2007” by the magazine Les Inrockuptibles (whose critics are among the hardest-to-please in the French press), Laurent Achard’s Le … Read More
Cœurs
A Long, Snowy Ride to Nowhere Dan (Lambert Wilson) and Gaëlle (Isabelle Carré) meet through an Internet dating site. Alain Resnais’ new film, Cœurs, based on Sir Alan Ayckbourn’s play Private Fears in Public Places, is a big, baggy mess: … Read More
Quand J’étais Chanteur
Sentimental Song Depardieu is thoroughly convincing as a mildly successful dance hall singer. Gérard Depardieu, that workhorse of French cinema (and bull of a man), puts in yet another fine performance in Quand J’étais Chanteur, the story of Alain Moreau, … Read More
Un Ami Parfait
Perfect Friend, Imperfect Film The confused Julien gets some comfort from the person claiming to be his girlfriend. Director Francis Girod’s new film, Un Ami Parfait, is about a man trying to solve the mystery of his own life, or … Read More
Paris
Klapisch Comes Home Karin Viard as the bitch-troll-from-hell bakery owner. In his new film named after a city we all know and love, director Cédric Klapisch wants to show the world what it’s really like to live in Paris. In … Read More
Didine
Not Lookin’ for Love Didine (Géraldine Pailhas) claims to love her single lifestyle. Didine, a new film directed by Vincent Dietschy and written by Anne Le Ny (writer and director of the recent Ceux qui Restent) is a pleasingly quirky … Read More
Ceux qui Restent
Behind Closed Doors Bertrand (Vincent Lindon) gets some much-needed household help from his sister (director Anne Le Ny). The talented actress Anne Le Ny has made a promising start with Ceux qui Restent (Those Who Remain), her first film as … Read More