Director François Ozon takes viewers on a wild ride through florid moods and bruising events.

Ladj Ly’s movie graphically examines how French society, through the actions of one police squad, reaps what it sows.

Methodically and steadily, writer-director François Ozon builds an efficient and damning case.

The film touches on many contemporary social discontents while building tension between a touchy pupil and his tight-lipped teacher.

Two men’s ill-tempered argument over a broken drainpipe leads to a hurled curse, a savage punch, a vendetta, and a courtroom showdown.

The biopic of jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt is given a stifling, low-energy treatment.

Though set shortly after World War I, the film has surprising resonance today.

For brutal emotional impact, there is nothing like this film out now, It’s a highlight at this year’s Rendez-Vous with French Cinema series.

Directed by Volker Schlöndorff Produced by Marc de Bayser, Frank Le Wita, Sidonie Dumas, and Francis Boespflug Written by Cyril Gely and Schlöndorff, based on the play Diplomatie by Gely Released by Zeitgeist Films Release French and German with English subtitles France. 88 min. Not rated With André Dussollier, Niels Arestrup, Burghart Klaussner and Robert […]