Tag: Isabelle Huppert
False Confessions | Review
Fair is False and False is Fair: Bondy’s Final Conquest Collapses Theatrical and Cinematic Convention
Cinematic adaptations of 18th century French novelist and playwright Marivaux...
Happy End | 2017 Cannes Film Festival Review
The Sunshine of Their Love: Haneke Dishes Up Black Comedy with a Dollop of Self-Loathing
Happy families are all the same in a Michael Haneke...
Things to Come | Blu-ray Review
Although the thunderous awards campaign for Isabelle Huppert’s performance in Elle somewhat obscured the rightful acclaim which should have equally been bestowed upon her...
Elle | Blu-ray Review
Isabelle Huppert scored some of the best notices of her prolific career with Paul Verhoeven’s Elle. The Dutch auteur’s French language debut, which premiered...
3 films by Claude Chabrol | Blu-ray Review
Cohen Media Group resurrected five late period titles from French New Wave auteur Claude Chabrol in September, 2016. The one week engagement featured lesser...
Barrage | 2017 Berlin International Film Festival Review
You’ll Like My Mother: Schroeder Stages Conflicted, Femme Centric Triplicate of Intergenerational Conflict
As the title succinctly suggests, Luxembourg’s Laura Schroeder navigates the trenchant, inescapable...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2018: #7. Abel Ferrara’s Siberia
Siberia
Director: Abel Ferrara
Writer: Abel Ferrara
After a prolific return to form in 2014 with his Willem Dafoe starring Pasolini and one of the best films...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #1. Michael Haneke’s Happy End
Happy End
Director: Michael Haneke
Writer: Michael Haneke
At the end of 2015, after several mentions of a reunion from Isabelle Huppert, news broke of Michael Haneke’s...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #8. Serge Bozon’s Madame Hyde
Madame Hyde
Director: Serge Bozon
Writer: Serge Bozon
Serge Bozon’s wonky sophomore effort Tip Top was a slapstick comedy skewering racial tension and police procedures in France...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #11. Benoit Jacquot’s Eva
Eva
Director: Benoit Jacquot
Writer: Benoit Jacquot, Gilles Taurand
Several months after premiering his Don DeLillo adaptation Never Ever out of competition in Venice last September, the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #25. Hong Sang-soo’s Claire’s Camera
Claire's Camera
Director: Hong Sangsoo
Writer: Hong Sangsoo
Usually there's little news about a new Hong Sangsoo title until it shows up in a film festival program....
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #54. Anne Fontaine’s Marvin
Marvin
Director: Anne Fontaine
Writer: Anne Fontaine, Pierre Trividic
Having premiered her 2016 French-Polish production The Innocents out of Sundance 2016, French director Anne Fontaine will have...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: # 64. Laura Schroeder’s Barrage
Barrage
Director: Laura Schroeder
Writer: Laura Schroeder, Marie Nimier
Luxembourgian filmmaker Laura Schroeder makes our list with her sophomore feature Barrage as it stars Isabelle Huppert and...
Things to Come | Review
Things Fall Apart: Hansen-Love Crafts Superb Scenario for Huppert
Director Mia Hansen-Løve breathes majestic layers of complexity into her fifth feature, Things to Come, documenting...
Exclusive: Isabelle Huppert & Benoît Jacquot Reteam on “Eva” Remake
In Nicholas Bell's sit down with the distinguished French actress Isabelle Huppert, who is currently promoting the U.S. release of Paul Verhoeven's Elle, we...
Interview: Isabelle Huppert – Paul Verhoeven’s Elle
There’s never been a performer quite like Isabelle Huppert, the elusive and enigmatic center of auteur art-house cinema since she broke out in 1977...
Elle | Review
Losing Her Religion: Verhoeven Directs a Fearless Huppert in Provocative Psychological Thriller
Arriving with a knotty snarl of perverse commentary, Dutch auteur Paul Verhoeven proves...
2016 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 11: Paul Verhoeven Brings Loaded “Elle” to the Table
Elle not only sees Paul Verhoeven's long awaited return to the Croisette (his only ever Cannes showing being 1992's Basic Instinct) but it also counts as...
Louder Than Bombs | Review
Another Time, Another Place: Trier’s Graceful, Quiet English Language Debut
Norwegian director Joachim Trier reteams with his regular scribe Eskil Vogt for Louder Than Bombs,...
Valley of Love | Review
Guilt Trip: Nicloux Reunites French Icons for Journey Through the Desert
Director Guillaume Nicloux reunites French acting legends Isabelle Huppert and Gerard Depardieu for his...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #1. Michael Haneke’s Happy End
Happy End
Director: Michael Haneke
Writer: Michael Haneke
In mid-2015, Michael Haneke officially confirmed he would be abandoning a project known as Flashmob and focusing on different...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: #3. Serge Bozon’s Madame Hyde
Madame Hyde
Director: Serge Bozon
Writers: Serge Bozon, Axelle Ropert
Serge Bozon’s sophomore effort, Tip Top (2013) was among our favorite 2014 US theatrical releases, and still...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #3. Paul Verhoeven’s Elle
Elle
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writers: David Birke, Harold Manning
Words cannot describe how excited we are to see the pairing of Paul Verhoeven and Isabelle Huppert in...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #5. Mia Hansen-Løve’s Things to Come
Things to Come
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve
With four features under her belt, French director Mia Hansen-Løve has become a prolific auteur, following the success...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #40. Bavo Defurne’s Souvenir
Souvenir
Director: Bavo Defurne
Writers: Bavo Defurne, Jacques Boon, Yves Verbraeken
Belgian director Bavo Defurne moves from coming out narrative with his 2011 debut North Sea Texas...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #78. Pascal Bonitzer’s Tout de suite maintenant
Tout de suite maintenant
Director: Pascal Bonitzer
Writers: Pascal Bonitzer, Agnes de Sacy
The multifaceted Cesar Award nominee Pascal Bonitzer is best known as a screenwriter, specifically...
Strange Case of Serge Bozon: Huppert, Depardieu & Duris Join “Madame Hyde”
Arte France Cinéma’s Director General Olivier Père dropped development news on future French cinema offerings with three new projects that will be supported by the...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 10: Takes Two to Limbo in Nicloux’s “Valley Of Love”
A Croisette anomaly of sorts and still a relative unknown despite his three decade and dozen film span, Guillaume Nicloux's only previous Cannes showing...
2015 Cannes Critics’ Panel Day 6: Flash Mob Sides with Trier’s “Louder than Bombs”
There are a swarm of cinephiles out there who became instant, cult-like fans of his first work (2006's Reprise) and his sophomore film in...
Tip Top | Blu-Ray Review
After receiving a limited run only in New York City in mid-December of 2014, Serge Bozon’s bizarre new film Tip Top comes to Blu-ray...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2016: #5. Mia Hansen-Love’s The Future
The Future
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve // Writer: Mia Hansen-Løve
Actress turned director Mia Hansen-Løve (married to auteur Olivier Assayas) has quickly become one of the most notable contemporary French...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #2. Paul Verhoeven’s Elle
Elle
Director: Paul Verhoeven // Writer: David Birke
One cannot overlook the plentiful cinematic contributions of Dutch auteur Paul Verhoeven, who made waves back in 1973...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #3. Joachim Trier’s Louder Than Bombs
Louder Than Bombs
Director: Joachim Trier // Writers: Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
With only two features under his belt, Norwegian director Joachim Trier remains at the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #5. Guillaume Nicloux’s The Valley of Love
The Valley of Love
Director: Guillaume Nicloux // Writer: Guillaume Nicloux
Even with eleven feature films under his belt, director Guillaume Nicloux remains the least recognizable...
Tip Top | Review
Vive La France!: Bozon Returns With a Strangeness
Actor turned director Serge Bozon is the most visible member of a small coterie of filmmakers operating...
Abuse of Weakness | Review
My Afternoon With Maud’s Money: Breillat’s Most Personal Film Showcases Huppert
Catherine Breillat leaves behind the series of Grimm’s fairy tales she was adapting and...
Video Interview: Marco Bellocchio (Dormant Beauty)
Like most of his contemporaries making their first films in Italy during the 1960s, director Marco Bellocchio has been telling stories rich in social...
Dormant Beauty | Review
Sleepytime Drama: Bellocchio Messy Message Movie
After yet another career peak with his 2009 film Vincere, Italian auteur Marco Bellocchio continues his examination of Italian...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #82. Marc Fitoussi’s Paris Follies
Paris Follies
Director: Marc Fitoussi
Writer: Marc Fitoussi
Producer: Avenue B Productions
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Anais Demoustier, Michael Nyqvist, Marina Fois
Well, you can...
Body Language: Alfama Films Set to Produce Luca Guadagnino’s Body Art
It seems David Cronenberg hasn’t had enough of Don DeLillo, with Variety reporting that the director is set to go in front of the...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #8. Catherine Breillat’s Abus De Faiblesse
Abus De Faiblesse
Director/Writer: Catherine Breillat
Producer(s): Flach Film's Jean-Francois Le Petit & Iris Groups' Nicolas Steil
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Isabelle Huppert and Cool Shen
Catherine Breillat's...
