Written & Directed by Cédric Klapisch Produced by Bruno Levy Released by Cohen Media Group English and French with English subtitles France/USA/Belgium. 117 min. Rated R With Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile de France, and Kelly Reilly Following L’Auberge Espagnole and Russian Dolls, Chinese Puzzle, Cédric Klapisch’s third installment in his “Spanish Apartment” trilogy, is […]
Directed by Marion Vernoux Produced by François Kraus, Juliette Favreul Renaud, and Denis Pineau-Valencienne Written by Vernoux & Fanny Chesnel, based on Chesnel’s novel Released by Tribeca Film France. 94 min. Not rated With Fanny Ardant, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais, and Jean-François Stevenin Director Marion Vernoux’s original French title, Les Beaux Jours, literally means The Good […]
Even though “international” doesn’t appear in the Tribeca Film Festival’s name, it has always included a wide variety of nationalities. Since its first year, the festival’s inclusive programming has showcased an array of genres from all over the world. Now in its 13th year, the broad-minded focus remains true, though there are not too many […]
Directed by Emmanuelle Bercot Written by Bercot and Jérôme Tonnerre Produced by Olivier Delbosc and Marc Missonnier Released by Cohen Media Group French with English subtitles France. 113 min. Not rated With Catherine Deneuve, Nemo Schiffman, Gérard Garouste, Camille, Claude Gensac, Paul Hamy, Mylène Demongeot and Hafsia Herzi Filmmakers like knocking Catherine Deneuve, now in […]
Directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner Produced by Didier Brunner, Philippe Kauffmann, Vincent Tavier, Stéphan Roelants & Henri Magalon; English version by Eric Beckman, David Jesteadt and Michael Sinterniklaas Written by Daniel Pennac, based on the books by Gabrielle Vincent; English adaptation by Stephanie Sheh Released by GKids. In French or English. […]
If you’re lucky enough to see only a handful of what the mini-festival Rendez-Vous with French Cinema has to offer, you’re likely to have a sense of déjà vu, or at least left wondering, strange, I’ve seen that face before. One of the resulting pleasure of this annual series—23 features this year—is that in a […]
Directed by Arnaud Desplechin Written by Mr. Desplechin, with Kent Jones & Julie Peyr, based on Reality and Dream by Georges Devereux Produced by Jennifer Roth, Pascal Caucheteux & Grégoire Sorlat Released by IFC Films France/USA. 114 min. Not rated With Benicio Del Toro, Mathieu Amalric, Gina McKee, Larry Pine, Joseph Cross, Michelle Thrush and […]
Released by ShortsHD 97 min. Not rated “Do I Have To Take Care of Everything?” The briefest, by half, of this year’s Oscar nominated live-action shorts makes more of an impact than its tone and brevity might suggest. The Finnish short covers a morning in the chaotic life of the Ketonin family, scrambling like mad […]
Directed by Claude Lanzmann Produced by David Frenkel, Jean Labadie & Danny Krausz Released by Cohen Media Group German, French and English, with English subtitles France/Austria. 218 min. Rated PG-13 Historical facts, interpretation, and blame are strikingly embodied by Benjamin Murmelstein. His singular life and experiences, during and after the Holocaust, have inspired magic realism […]