Film-Forward

French

Daaaaaalí!

If there was ever a current director working today who should be making a film about artist Salvador Dalí, it is French writer/director Quentin Dupieux.

The Goldman Case

A methodical and engrossing courtroom drama based on the real-life 1976 trial of the mercurial far-left militant Pierre Goldman.

Last Summer

A tense, gripping story of an ultra-dangerous liaison, Catherine Breillat’s latest film makes every scene count and keeps you hooked.

Àma Gloria/The Rapture/Sisterhood/Auction | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2024

Most of the 21 films on this year’s lineup rely on stories that center around the various ways we connect with others.

Banel & Adam, Just the Two of Us, Red Island | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2024

One could argue that the festival couldn’t occur at a better time, when French films are enjoying success in the U.S. this year.

All to Play For, No Love Lost, Toni | Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2024

Three films that are—coincidentally, but fortuitously—mature studies of single parents trying their best to raise children in often discordant circumstances.

Driving Madeleine

As the title character, Line Renaud is a true force of nature.

The Crime Is Mine

A charming, effervescent, and smart addition to François Ozon’s always fast-moving, fast-changing body of work.

The Taste of Things

Food porn is much better when seen on a big screen, filmed by world-class directors. Case in point: the culinary eroticism in Tran Anh Hung’s latest film.