François Ozon’s adaptation of Albert Camus’s novel is filled with details that enrich and contextualize the status of colonial France in Algeria through a critical lens.

Kontinental ’25 shows a gentler side of Radu Jude’s cynical worldview and tackles issues of existential morality in an almost level-headed manner.

It is hard to make films about current events so soon after they have occurred.

A deeply political and socially relevant film about the pressure on nurses and those we once called “frontline workers.”

A young woman comes across a troubled family and its secrets.

A dogged cop pursues justice for a young man severely harmed during the Yellow Vests protests.

These three films have garnered international awards recognition.

Two critically rewarded films. The Little Sister won the Prix Louis-Delluc and the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival, while In a Whisper made its premiere at the high-profile Berlinale.

The series includes the latest by the prodigious Olivier Assayas, Denis Podalydès as Inspector Jules Maigret, and Charlotte Rampling, whose arch stares can turn you into stone.