french film

UK Jewish Film Festival 2013: It Happened in St Tropez

by Maryann O'Connor 4 November 2013

It Happened in St Tropez [originally titled Des gens qui s’embrassent] is an entertaining, if a little far-fetched, tale about a couple of years in the life of one extended family.

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60th Anniversary: Casque d’Or

by Maryann O'Connor 6 November 2012

Jacques Becker’s Casque d’Or, the story of Golden Marie, was not well received by critics or the French public at the time of its release. Despite this lukewarm reception at home, the film did manage to gather great acclaim abroad and has since gained a reputation as a great and simple portrayal of ‘gangster’s moll’ […]

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In Review: Angel and Tony

by Janet Awe 11 May 2012

Alix Delaporte’s Angel and Tony is the delicate love story of an unlikely couple that meet when they are each at a vulnerable stage of their life and are trying to find a way to move forward. The story is set in a fishing harbour in Normandy where Tony [Gregory Gadebois] , who is a professional […]

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In Review: Hollywoo

by Mairéad Roche 15 April 2012

In Hollywoo Florence Foresti plays Jeanne: a Parisian voice artist who dubs the voice of American actress Jennifer Marshall (Nikki Deloach) into French for a Desperate Housewives-type American show that is hugely popular in France.

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In Review: Point Blank (2010)

by Mike Richardson 23 June 2011

By Mike Richardson A generation ago the phrase “French cinema” used to conjure up images of pretentious surrealist New Wave fare, usually garnished with breathless beauties and an endless supply of Gitanes. Then came the painfully cool Diva (1981), the ridiculously stylish Subway (1985), and the seriously sexy Betty Blue (1986), making French Cinema the date movie of choice for […]

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