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Lady Killer, The Strange Mister Victor | Two Films by Jean Grémillon

The profile of French director Jean Grémillon has received a boost lately with the 4K digital restorations of two of his films, now screening for the first time in the U.S.

Two Tickets to Greece

Perfect for summer, the French comedy is light, sweet, and bubby as a Kir royale.

Rise

In this kind-hearted and poignant film, director Cédric Klapisch puts his heroine through her paces as she faces new and unfamiliar music.

The Night of the 12th

A mystery that morphs from a fascinating procedural into a sadly damning portrayal of innate misogyny.

Everything Went Fine

Director François Ozon pulls no punches chronicling the heart-wrenching attempts of two daughters to honor their elderly father’s directive: He wants to end his life on his own terms.

Rodeo

At once raw and highly stylized, Rodeo fires up a rebel-without-a-cause spirit that lets its woman warrior run free.

Rendez-Vous with French Cinema | 2023

Post-colonial fallout reverberates through several strong films at the 2023 edition of the annual festival.

A Radiant Girl

Teen romance and the looming Holocaust make for bizarre bedfellows in actor Sandrine Kiberlain’s debut directorial feature.

Irreversible: Straight Cut

To Gaspar Noé’s credit, this edit does not feel more conventional than its predecessor. It is, however, revealing to watch, and not for reasons Noé intends.