You can’t sound French unless you can speak authoritatively about the French world of Film & Music & its origins.
Jacqueline Taïeb was popular at the time, but in recent years, Taïeb's experienced a bit of a resurgence as the 1960s French pop scene has been revisited and celebrated among collectors and aficionados of the period.
If you love food and are interested in a behind-the-scenes look from paddock to fine dining restaurant plate, then this is the film for you.
Boris Lojkine: Cynthia Karena's Interview Boris Lojkine director of the film The Story of Soulymane MIIf 2024
The Story of Souleymane : The film looks at the struggles and obstacles that Souleymane and his fellow undocumented workers face in Paris while they wait to learn if they will be granted legal status.
Rebuilding of Notre Dame: The eyes of the world are watching, but Materially Speaking has a story for our ears - the story of its sound.
Milord: We are approaching post-haste what might well be, to most people, the least interesting 50th anniversary in the world. But it’s a 50th anniversary with great interest in my world
Mr. Blake At Your Service - It’s a charming film. Malkovich is mesmerising, and both he and Ardant are of course a joy to watch.
Iris and the Men: This film looks to be a winner and many people including myself will see it purely because it stars the charming Laure Calamy (‘Antoinette in the Cévennes’, ‘Call My Agent’).
A film worth watching for a window into French life in the late 1800s – with the rise of feminism, plenty of duelling action, albeit with some old men stuffily pontificating about the world, and there’s a dash of romance as well.
Divertimento: This is a wonderful, heartwarming, and uplifting film, and the two leads are so engaging – well worth your time at this year’s festival.
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