Tag: Swann Arlaud
A Man of His Time (Notre salut) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review
Lost Illusions: Marre Administers Plodding Portrait of an Opportunist
“There’s nothing worse than being bored with a boring man,” according to French writer Antoine Laurain....
The Stranger (L’étranger) | Review
Anatomy of a Mime: Ozon Explores the Seduction of Indifference
Decades before Hannah Arendt introduced her concept of ‘the banality of evil,’ Albert Camus...
Anatomy of a Fall | Review
Witness for the Prosecution: Triet Beguiles with Knotty Crime Procedural
Justine Triet reunites with several of her Sibyl (2019) collaborators on her best film to...
Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall – 2023 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5
French filmmaker Justine Triet was born in Cannes and will likely re-engage with the fest well beyond 2023. After Age of Panic (2013) -...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023:#25. Justine Triet’s Anatomie d’une chute
Anatomie d’une chute
Last year we thought this might premiere and that Cannes was not in the cards. We can now take that back. Triet’s...
À propos de Joan (About Joan) | 2022 Berlin International Film Festival Review
Ladies They Talk About: Larivière Utilizes Huppert in Shaky Melodrama on Loss & Love
For his sophomore film À propos de Joan (About Joan), Laurent...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #83. Laurent Larivière’s À propos de Joan
À propos de Joan
We were anticipating a 2021 drop for Laurent Larivière's sophomore project (initially going by the title of Joan Verra) as this...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #69. Laurent Larivière’s Joan Verra
Joan Verra
Director Laurent Larivière assembles a stellar cast for sophomore feature Joan Verra, headlined by Isabelle Huppert in the title role. A French-German-Irish co-production...
The Bare Necessity | Review
I Think I Love You: Le Duc Looks for Love in Absurdist Comedy
“Is the life you’re living truly yours?” asks a whispery Fanny Ardant...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #35. By the Grace of God (Grâce à Dieu) – Francois Ozon
By the Grace of God
Francois Ozon’s eighteenth feature, By the Grace of God /Grâce à Dieu (previously known as Alexandre) promises to be one of...
A Woman’s Life | Blu-ray Review
Winning the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2016 Venice Film Festival, and snagging two Cesar nominations (for actress Judith Chemla and costume designer Madeline Fontaine),...
A Woman’s Life | Review
When a Potiche Ascends the Stairs: Brizé’s Winning, Textured de Maupassant Adaptation
Although cinematic adaptations of French writer Guy de Maupassant still occur with some...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #12. Guillaume Nicloux’s Dans les bois
The Wandering
Director: Guillaume Nicloux
Writer: Guillaume Nicloux
Shortly after premiering his latest film Valley of Love at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Guillaume Nicloux very quietly...
