The film’s storytelling is deceptively straightforward, rooted in realistic dialogue and Hansen-Løve’s light touch as a visual stylist.
Only Marisa Tomei’s face can compete with Huppert’s ability to turn even the sappiest of scenarios into a nuanced tour de force.
The hegemony of history is rigid, but Lou Ye is still able to disrupt it in the form of its representation.
The Blu-ray highlights the intricate art direction, cinematography, and sound mixing that make the film one of boldest literary adaptations ever made.
Despite all its confoundments, 9 Fingers works as a unified whole thanks to F.J. Ossang’s playful sense of humor.
This wry variation on Rohmer’s style of romantic comedy is a must-own, even if the Blu-ray is slightly marred by an unrestored negative.
It refuses to allow for deeper articulations of racism beyond, well, visible and verbal displays of racism.
Gender and genre are continuously bent in Serge Bozon’s uniquely weird and often starkly beautiful film experiment.
The film is an epic, intuitive exploration of Edith Piaf’s hard life and times.
Denis Dercourt’s The Page Turner is a French thriller without a single thrill.
Those who love Chéreau should not miss this exquisite chamber drama.
Hunger is one of Gabrielle’s many subjects.
Raja is a romantic tug of war that brings to mind both a Shakespearean comedy of errors and Bernardo Bertolucci’s undervalued Besieged.