Tag: Cinema of France
Not So Silent: Guillaume Nicloux Setting Up Sarah Bernhardt Biopic “La divine”
There is no slowing down French filmmaker Guillaume Nicloux. With the comedy Dans la peau de Blanche Houellebecq now in post, Nicloux is now...
Love Will Tear us Apart: Sideshow & Janus Films Embrace Bertrand Bonello’s “The Beast”
It just had its NYFF splash and while it was shut out from any of the Golden Lion prizing in Venice, the critic elites...
More Than Ever (Plus que jamais) | Review
When the Body Speaks: Krieps & Ulliel Fight for the Right Balance in Atef’s Final Voyage Drama
A too young to die portrait that sees...
Love Me Don’t: Camille Cottin, Sara Forestier, India Hair & Damien Bonnard Join Mouret’s “Une honnête femme”
A major ensemble casting update has dropped (via the Cineuropa folks) for Emmanuel Mouret's next directing gig. His brochette includes Camille Cottin, Sara Forestier,...
Anatomy of the Future: Arthur Harari to Direct Léa Seydoux in Sci-fi Project
Adding to a string (Crimes of the Future and The Beast) of recent sci-fi-based roles, actress Léa Seydoux is tipped to join Onoda: 10,000...
Labor Market: Laure Calamy Toplines Anne-Sophie Bailly’s Debut “Les Inséparables”
Anne-Sophie Bailly has lassoed the multi-faceted Laure Calamy for her feature debut, Les Inséparables. Originally titled Mona, according to the folks at Cineuropa, the...
En attendant la nuit (For Night Will Come) | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review
I Was a Teenage Vampire: Rouzet Insists the Family That Slays Together Stays Together
For her narrative feature debut, En attendant la nuit (For Night...
Hors-saison | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review
Lover Come Back: Romance Rekindles in Brizé’s Elegant Exploration of Regret
The universal dilemma of romantic regret is wondering ‘what could have been’ based on...
Making Of | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review
The Working Class Goes to the Back Lot: Kahn Prosaically Processes a Director’s Strife
What should cinema be and who should it be made for?...
Vermines | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review
The Spider’s Stratagem: Vanicek Weaves Familiar Web with Debut Creature Feature
Creature features have an odd way of satisfying a variety of our escapist desires,...
Sidonie au Japon | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review
Second Chance Romance: Girard Haunts Huppert in Erstwhile Ghost Story
Isabelle Huppert conjoins two of her most recent recurring cinematic themes with Sidonie in Japan,...
Exclusive: Clips for Héléna Klotz’s Spirit of Ecstasy – 2023 TIFF Platform Programme
Among the ten competition films selected for TIFF's prestige Platform programme, Héléna Klotz makes her long-awaited return to features with Spirit of Ecstasy (aka...
Nothing for Nathan: Producer Saïd Ben Saïd Reteams with Paul Verhoeven for “Sans compter”
French film producer Saïd Ben Saïd sort of resurrected the career of Paul Verhoeven with the release of Elle (2016), and he had been...
Barbie World: Sophie Fillières’ “Ma vie ma gueule” Ready for 2024
The Cineuropa folks confirm that production on Sophie Fillières' seventh feature film is now complete (production took place in Scotland) - which means we'll...
Breast the Wave: Charlène Favier Prepping “Oxana”
Slalom (Cannes 2020 Label) and La fille qu'on appelle a television film (that we mislabeled) to be released in the fall (via ARTE) filmmaker...
House of Worship: Amalric & Françoise Lebrun Finalize Paul Dédalus Tale in Desplechin’s “Spectateurs”
Filming begins today on Spectateurs - a docu-fiction film that will see Cannes darling Arnaud Desplechin's complete his Paul Dédalus films which began with...
Final Cut (Coupez!) | Review
Primetime Cut: Hazanavicius Returns to Absurdity with Overdone Zombie Remake
Michel Hazanavicius has certainly established his affection for the nonsensical, making a name for himself...
Railing Against: Vincent Lindon & Benjamin Voisin Featured in Delphine and Muriel Coulin’s “À la hauteur”
The sister filmmaker tandem behind 17 filles (2011) and Voir du pays (2016) have put a bow on their latest feature film. The Cineuropa...
Action!: Marie Monge, Ugo Bienvenu & Rocco Labbé Receive CNC Support
The Cineuropa folks have highlight three action-genre projects we'll now be keeping tabs on and which have benefitted from some coin from the CNC...
Split Level: Chiara Mastroianni & Catherine Deneuve Lead Ensemble in New Honoré Film
Christophe Honoré has landed quite the cast for his next feature film. Re-teaming with daughter-mother team of Chiara Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve, Honoré also...
Summer Boy: Christophe Honoré Sets Up New Feature Film in Paris
We can mark down a new feature film from Christophe Honoré for the 2024 calendar as the Paris-based filmmaker is setting up shop for...
Gentleman’s Club: Melanie Laurent Finds Prized Possessions in “Sulak”
After teaming with the French filmmaker with The Mad Women’s Ball (Le bal des folles) a TIFF selection in 2021, Amazon Prime Video France...
Crash & Learn: Thierry de Peretti Buckles Up for “À son image”
A pandemic hiccup might have slightly pushed back the production start date (we mentioned the project when it got a leg up via the...
Suck Your Blood: Antonin Peretjatko Lands Laure Calamy & Vimala Pons for “Vade retro”
French filmmaker Antonin Peretjatko is set to sink his teeth into his fourth feature film and he lassoed some alumni for Vade retro (formerly...
Nobody’s Hero (Viens je t’emmène) | Review
We Don’t Need Another Hero: Guiraudie Gets Kooky in Political Comedy of Errors
Alain Guiraudie migrates from rural perversity to urban calamity in the comically...