FILM REVIEWS

You’ve seen the story before, you are familiar with its characters and themes, yet this new adaptation of an enduring French classic...

A phenomenal, lived-in performance by Abou Sangare anchors this touching social realist story about an illegal immigrant in Paris, trying...

The physical transformation as an extension of inner turmoil remains a powerful trope, but not as used in the lazy female empowerment...

The return of 26 pieces of stolen art to Benin serves as an intriguing premise for Golden Bear winning doc Dahomey but the film fails to...

A musical unlike any you’ll have seen, Emilia Pérez has a ballsy narrative, thematic ambition and visual delights, with a spellbinding...

An incomprehensible Gallic comedy without a single joke that lands L’Empire cringingly blends sci-fi spoofs and social realism into a...

Do not go hungry into French film The Taste of Things or you risk salivating two hours on end, not so much for the trifle of a story or...

If Coup de Chance does indeed turn out to be Woody Allen’s final movie – as is mooted – then the quality of his first French-language...

The highly personal narrative is the main reason you keep watching No Dogs or Italians Allowed even though the stop-motion animation is...

An intriguing idea is explored clumsily in La Nuit du 12, which never decides whether it wants to be a small drama or a big suspenseful...

Stylish production design and campy fun keep Mon Crime afloat, even if François Ozon loses the plot completely in a final act that can...

Saint Omer failes to secure an emotional reaction from the audience, partly because of the detached filming style, partly because the...

The predictable French feelgood tale proves more charming than expected thanks to excellent performances across the board. I pretty much...

The filmmakers deliberately don’t choose for a familiar feelgood narrative yet Délicieux suffers from a strange lack of subtlety. If...

Despite an ultra-brief runtime of 75 minutes, Mandibles is as boring as it is odd and as frustrating as it is misguided. The latest entry...

An emotional connection, so essential to coming-of-age tales like Petite Maman, is mostly missing in this film. A cute idea isn't...