Tag: Jean Bréhat
Interview: Scandar Copti – A Childhood (Work in Progress)
Known for blurring the boundaries between fiction and documentary, Palestinian filmmaker Scandar Copti crafts work that moves fluidly between lived reality and constructed narrative....
The Empire (L’Empire) | Review
The Satire Strikes Back: Dumont Claims His Own Multi-Verse
It’s sometimes difficult to predict what mode French auteur Bruno Dumont will be choosing for his...
Lingering Influence: Meryem Benm’Barek Filming ‘Behind the Palm Trees’
A project initially scheduled for a 2023 shoot has finally been greenlit, with Cineuropa confirming that Meryem Benm’Barek has been filming her sophomore feature...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #157. Meryem Benm’Barek’s Behind The Palm Trees
Behind The Palm Trees
A project that is pegged for a production start next month means Meryem Benm’Barek could very well wait for a 2024...
Out of this World: Lyna Khoudri Joins Bruno Dumont’s “L’Empire”
A film project that originally had (at different junctures) the likes of Virginie Efira, Lily-Rose Depp and Adèle Haenel had a change of fleet...
Intergalactic: Lily-Rose Depp & Anamaria Vartolomei Become Airborne in Dumont’s “L’Empire”
There was some speculation at the beginning of the year Fabrice Luchini, Lily-Rose Depp, Adèle Haenel and Virginie Efira were looking to board the...
France | Review
France de France: Dumont Soars with Offbeat Melodrama on Media & Misogyny
Few and far between are odd cinematic delights so deliberately off-center and...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #24. Bruno Dumont’s France
France
Produced by Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Bréhat, Muriel Merlin
Directed by Bruno Dumont
Written by Bruno Dumont
Starring: Léa Seydoux, Blanche Gardin, Benoît Magimel
Cinematographer: David Chambille
Release Date/Prediction: This...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #15. On a Half Clear Morning – Bruno Dumont
On a Half Clear Morning
No doubt about it --- Bruno Dumont’s been busier than ever. While 2019 saw the restoration of his 1997 debut...
Coincoin and the Extra-Humans | Review
E.T. Clone Home: Dumont Gets Delirious in Sci-Fi Themed Series Sequel
Ever the nonconformist, French auteur Bruno Dumont seems to be in the midst of...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #58. Ziad Doueiri’s The Insult
The Insult
Director: Ziad Doueiri
Writer: Joelle Touma
After spending most of the 90s as an assistant cameraman on Quentin Tarantino films, Ziad Doueiri broke out on...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #20. Bruno Dumont’s Ma Loute (Slack Bay)
Ma Loute
Director: Bruno Dumont
Writer: Bruno Dumont
After making his first foray into television with 2014's wonderfully strange Li'l Quinquin (read review), Bruno Dumont returns to...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #75. Ziad Doueiri’s Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Director: Ziad Doueiri
Writers: Ziad Doueiri, Ghassan Salhab, Joelle Touma
Producers: Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Brehat
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Gerard Depardieu
If you’re familiar with his very...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #40. Bruno Dumont’s Camille Claudel, 1915
Camille Claudel, 1915
Director/Writer: Bruno Dumont
Producer(s): Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Bréhat, Muriel Merlin
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Juliette Binoche and Jean-Luc Vincent
We originally had Bruno Dumont's 7th...
