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Jeanne du Barry | Review

Vanity Affair: Maïwenn Tarries with Madame du Barry For her sixth feature film, Maïwenn tackles her first period piece with Jeanne du Barry, resurrecting a...

2023 Cannes Film Festival: Nicholas Bell & Eric Lavallée’s Top 10

We arrived. We watched. We reviewed. We lost a lot of sleep and we battled the ticketing system. Combining our efforts to bring you...

2023 Cannes: Steve McQueen, Takeshi Kitano & Victor Erice Featured in the Out of Comp Sections

Let it be known that Thierry Frémaux wanted Martin Scorsese in competition but instead, Killers of the Flower Moon will have been a firm...

2023 Cannes Film Festival: Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry is the Fest Opener – Will it Slip into Competition?

Despite being selected for the competition (technically) on three occasions with 2011's Polisse, 2015's My King and 2020's Cannes Label selected DNA, we didn't...

2023 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Out of Comp, Midnight, Special Screenings & Cannes Premiere

The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (May 16th until the 27th) begins exactly fifty days from now and from the one-hundred-plus feature...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #149. Maïwenn’s Jeanne du Barry

Jeanne du Barry Set to be a distracting world premiere unveiling due to on-set difficulties, Maïwenn directs herself, Johnny Depp, Louis Garrel, Pierre Richard, Noémie...

Our Ties (Les Miens) | 2022 Venice Film Festival Review

Fit to Be Tied: Zem Scuffles with Family Matters in Slight Drama For his sixth film as director, celebrated actor Roschdy Zem assembles a notable...

Depp in Court: Maïwenn’s “Jeanne du Barry” Courts Louis Garrel, Pierre Richard & Noémie Lvovsky

Johnny Depp might have missed out on a nice Disney payday, but he'll soon be holding court with the likes of Louis Garrel, Pierre...

Sisters | Review

O Brother, Where Art Thou?: Benguigui Explores Fractured Cultural Identities in Meta Drama It’s been two decades since French-Algerian filmmaker Yamina Benguigui released her exceptional...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #72. Arnaud & Jean-Marie Larrieu’s Tralala

Tralala With their first project in six years, brothers Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu return with the musical Tralala as their eighth feature. Produced by Said...

Descriptions added to the 56 Cannes Film Festival Selected Films for the 2020 Edition

Adding more value to their June 3rd unveiling, what went into this selection process and to be frank, some of these short descriptions will...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #73. Sisters (Soeurs) – Yamina Benguigui

Sisters (Soeurs) It’s been eighteen years since Yamina Benguigui’s critically acclaimed 2001 debut Inch’Allah dimanche, and she’s back with sophomore narrative feature Sisters (Soeurs). Benguigui...

The Price of Success | 2017 Toronto International Film Festival Review

The Price of Life: Lussi-Modeste’s Modest Profile on the Sacrifice of Fame and Fortune Director Teddy Lussi-Modeste scored positive notices for his 2011 debut Jimmy...

2015 Cannes Film Fest: Main Comp 1st Timers Include Kurzel, Lanthimos, Donzelli, Villeneuve, Brize, Joachim Trier & Laszlo Nemes

Returnee former Palme d'Or winners and their latest in Nanni Moretti (Mia Madre), Gus Van Sant (Sea Of Trees) are joined by several Main Comp...

The Conversation: One Never Cannes Tell… 2015 Cannes Film Fest Predictions

With the world’s most prestigious film festival just around the corner, cineastes have been lasciviously salivating about what’s going to show up at Cannes,...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #89. Maiwenn’s Mon roi

Mon roi Director: Maiwenn // Writers: Etienne Comar, Maiwenn Actress turned director Maiwenn's last stint behind the camera won her the Jury Prize at Cannes 2011...

Polisse | Review

Maiwenn’s Docudrama Packs an Emotional Wallop French actress, model, and director Maiwenn’s latest film, Polisse opens with a disclaimer that the film is based on...

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