A chance encounter in Nantes leads to a romantic dinner between Émilie (Julie Gayet) and Gabriel (Michaël Cohen). Both are in relationships but are drawn
Tag: French cinema
DVD review – Roman de gare (2007), Region 4, Umbrella Entertainment
The radio tells us that a paedophile serial-killer has escaped from prison and is on the run. A ghostwriter is covertly doing research for an
Film review – Summer Hours (2008)
Summer Hours (L’Heure d’été) originally began as an initiative by Paris’s Musée d’Orsay. It was to be a short film that would have been part
Film review – The Class (2008)
A simple description of The Class (in France it was titled Entre les murs, which translates into English literally as Between the Walls) may not
DVD review – Slogan (1969), Region 4, Shock
The main point of interest of this odd 1969 French film is that it is the first collaboration between legendary French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg and
Film review – The Grocer’s Son (2007)
This enjoyable French family drama is a classic ‘Prodigal Son returns home and makes good’ story. After living in Paris for the past ten years
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