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‘The Innocent’ Review: Louis Garrel’s Crime, Comedy, Romance Caper Is Breezy, Elegant Fun [Cannes]

May 26, 2022 10:33 am

Directed by Louis Garrel, son of revered arthouse director Philippe, “The Innocent” is a quintessentially French comedy whose principle aim is to be a fun time. Though this may seem a relatively modest ambitio...

SCARLET BY PIETRO MARCELLO TO OPEN THE 54TH DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT

‘Scarlet’ Review: Pietro Marcello’s French Drama Is A Lukewarm Exercise In Magical Realism [Cannes]

Rafaela Sales Ross

May 18, 2022 10:47 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Two years in France inspired Italian director Pietro Marcello to create “Scarlet,” his French-language feature debut and the opening film of this year’s Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. Freely...

‘Rifkin’s Festival’ Review: Woody Allen’s Latest, Yet Again, Proves His Best Days Are Behind Him

Andrew Crump

February 4, 2022 2:00 pm

News, Reviews

Woody Allen’s decade-long downward spiral began after making “Midnight in Paris” in 2011 and following it up with a series of movies ranging from bad to worse to worse than that: “Irrational Man,” “Wonder Whee...

‘The Three Musketeers’: Eva Green, Vicky Krieps, Vincent Cassel & More Join New Two-Part French Film Series Hitting Theaters In 2023

Charles Barfield

November 24, 2021 4:42 pm

News

The question always comes up when a studio announces another adaptation of a classic story—how many versions are too many? Well, in the case of “The Three Musketeers,” the classic tale from author Alexandre Du...

‘The Story of My Wife’: Léa Seydoux Hypnotic Performance Prevents Ildikó Enyedi’s Drama From Fully Falling Into Tedium [Cannes Review]

Elena Lazic

July 16, 2021 8:58 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

A man asks the first woman who enters the room to marry him and then is surprised to find she does not respect him. This sums up “The Story of My Wife” from Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi, playing in Competi...

‘The Crusade’: Louis Garrel’s Latest With Laetitia Casta Is A Superficially Charming, Yet Obtusely Colonialist Environmental Manifesto [Cannes Review]

Elena Lazic

July 14, 2021 1:34 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

When teenaged environmental activist Greta Thunberg made her now-famous speech at the UN Headquarters in 2019, she was met with equal parts admiration and derision, likely an unfavorable imbalance toward the l...

Watch 3 ‘Story Of My Wife’ Clips: Léa Seydoux Stars In Hungarian Director Ildikó Enyedi’s New Cannes Romance

Ned Booth

July 6, 2021 8:44 am

Festivals, News, Video

Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi has already won at the Cannes Film Festival once already: the Golden Camera award for her 1989 feature film debut "My 20th Century." Now, Enyedi vies for the Palme d'Or as her ...

‘The Story Of My Wife’ Trailer: Léa Seydoux Stars In Ildiko Enyedi’s Cannes-Bound Drama

Charles Barfield

June 30, 2021 1:35 pm

News, Trailers

Even if you’re not well-versed in international cinema, there are names that stand out that surely will attract film fans. One of those names is Léa Seydoux, the acclaimed French actress that has been a domina...

‘Little Women’: Greta Gerwig Crafts A Beautifully Enchanting & Heartrending New Version Of A Classic [Review]

Robert Daniels

November 25, 2019 12:30 pm

Features, News, Reviews

Louisa May Alcott changed how we and women hear their voices. Beginning in 1868, she released a semi-autobiographical work set during the Civil War focusing upon four sisters that would deservingly become an in...

‘Little Women’ Trailer: Greta Gerwig Updates A Modern Classic With Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet & More

Ava Witonsky

August 13, 2019 12:01 pm

News, Trailers

We can't recall the last time a principal cast list excited us this much. This year's highly anticipated adaptation of "Little Women," to be released in December, will feature some of this generation's most pop...

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