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The Salt of Tears | Review

Love Means Never Having to Say: Garrel Continues Exploration of Love and Lust “Love ain’t nothin’ but sex misspelled,” Harlon Ellison astutely wrote, for too...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #10. Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta

Benedetta Produced by Saïd Ben Saïd Directed by Paul Verhoeven Written by David Birke, Paul Verhoeven Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Lambert Wilson, Virginie Efira, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Daphne...

Lost in Translation: Lapid Languishes in Enigmatic, Complex Study on Cultural Identities with “Synonyms” | Blu-ray Review

Winning the Golden Bear at the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival, Nadav Lapid’s third film Synonyms was one of the best theatrical releases of...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #2. Benedetta – Paul Verhoeven

Benedetta Produced by Saïd Ben Saïd Directed by Paul Verhoeven Written by David Birke, Paul Verhoeven Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Lambert Wilson, Virginie Efira, Olivier Rabourdin, Clotilde Courau, Daphne...

Synonyms | Review

Lost in Translation: Lapid Languishes in Enigmatic, Complex Study on Cultural Identities The rejection of self and the adoption of persona are prominent themes pouring...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #37. Synonymes – Nadav Lapid

Synonymes Israeli director Nadav Lapid breaks into French cinema with his long-gestating third feature Synonymes (Synonyms). Produced by Said Ben Said and Michel Merkt, the young cast...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #28. Philippe Garrel’s One Day Lover

One Day Lover Director: Philippe Garrel Writer: Jean-Claude Carriere, Caroline Deruas-Garrel, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel French auteur Philippe Garrel presented one of his strongest entries in years...

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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.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...