Pierre-Alexandre Despatis

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FNC: Capsule Reviews #6

Bombon, el perro (Bombon, Le Chien) Unlike the jarring Amores Perros (Alejandro González Iñárritu), Carlos Sorin’s Bombon is charming from the beginning to end....

FNC: Capsule Reviews #5

Bangkok LocoThai cinema is very unique, - and despite there being a lot of cultural references in many Thai films, they're usually also praised...

FNC: Capsule Reviews #4

Greg & Gentillion At every festival, there are good surprises—films that you didn't have any expectations for a film that you select to fill a...

FNC: Capsule Reviews #3

Main Hoon NaIn the program notes, they compare this film to a mix between Die Hard and Grease. In other words, singing and dancing...

FNC: Capsule Reviews #2

Odete As much as Juan Pedro Rodriguez was acclaimed by critics a few years ago, this one deceived many North American critics. Unfortunately, while the...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.
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