Film Review: The Truth (2019)
byFollowing his 2018 hit Shoplifters – darling of the film festival circuit which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes – Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda…
France
Film Review: Claire Darling (2018)
byLa Dernière Folie de Claire Darling (The Final Madness of Claire Darling), or simply Claire Darling in its English release, is based on the…
Film Review: Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018)
byAsterix first appeared in the French-Belgian magazine Pilote in 1958, meaning this large nosed Gaul has been charming audiences for over sixty years. Every…
Film Review: Wine Calling (2018)
byIn the foothills of the Pyrenees, rebels have invaded the vineyards. Row upon row of grapes sit and ferment in their own natural way,…
Film Review: Custody (2017)
byOne woman dies every week in Australia at the hands of a partner or ex-partner. In France it’s one every three days. Referred to…
Film Review: The Country Doctor (2016)
byFilms predicated on the chasm between city and country people can often fall into the territory of twee without much effort – farmyard geese…
Film Review: The Dancer (2016)
byIt’s that time of year again when the tricolore flutters in the breeze, the air smells faintly of baguettes and the works of Albert Camus…
Film Review: Francofonia (2015)
byIn the historical community there’s a joke that all of Russian history can be summed up in five words: ‘But then it got worse’….
Film Review: Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
byWerner Herzog and a small team of filmmakers were granted extremely limited and rare access to shoot a 3D documentary inside the French Chauvet…
Film Review: Love Crime (2010)
byKristin Scott Thomas opens Love Crime with a bellowing laugh. It is a loud awakening, casting instant awareness and intrigue.