Film Review: Back to Burgundy (2017)
by“You like wine, then you make wine,” says Jean (Pio Marmaï) to his beleaguered sister, Juliette (Ana Girardot). She’s battling unruly grape pickers, who…
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Film Review: The Midwife (2017)
byThe Midwife is a relationship-focused movie centered specifically around the relationship of protagonist Claire and antagonist Beatrice, played by two great Catherine’s of French…
Film Review: That Man from Rio (1964)
byOver film history, there have been a number of exceptional figures that have defined their nation’s cinema. There is something about them that screams…
AFFF 2016: Film Review: Microbe & Gasoline (2015)
byMicrobe & Gasoline is the latest feature of French auteur Michel Gondry. Pre-teenage adolescent Daniel (Ange Dargent) feels overly anxious and misplaced in life. At…
Film Review: The Bélier Family (2014)
byThe Bélier Family is a fairly typical take on the family drama, with one rather interesting twist. With the exception of teen daughter Paula (Louane Emera),…
Film Review: Girlhood (2014)
byThe third film from French writer/director Céline Sciamma has been gaining a reputation across Europe and abroad as one of the breakout hits of…
Film Review: Gemma Bovery (2014)
byWith a new Madame Bovary set to hit screens in a couple of months, Australian audiences are first treated to a French rendering of…
Film Review: Sister (2012)
byWhile Jennifer Lawrence has drawn the limelight in America in recent years, an equally impressive rise to prominence has been made across the Atlantic…