Blu-Ray Review: Arrow Academy’s Manon (Collector’s Edition)
Perhaps one of acclaimed French director Henri-Georges Clouzot’s lesser-known works, Manon is an interesting, if not totally successful, adaptation ofContinue Reading
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Film Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Céline Sciamma’s film is what you want from a love story; ravishing, beautiful, and quietly powerful. Portrait of a Lady onContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Arrow Video’s Hôtel du Nord (Arrow Academy)
An unsung gem of French poetic realism from director Marcel Carné is being made available on Blu-Ray via Arrow Academy.Continue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Arrow Video’s Model Shop (Arrow Academy)
If you’re looking for underseen and overlooked gems, then this sole English language film from French auteur Jacques Demy shouldContinue Reading
House of Cardin (2019): DOC NYC Film Festival Review 2019
Yet another documentary about a fashion designer hits the screens, this time as part of DOC NYC – but theContinue Reading
Film Review: Cyrano, My Love (2019)
A fast-moving, quick-witted, light-touch tale of the creation of one of the masterpieces of French literature, which is a deliciousContinue Reading
Film Review: By the Grace of God (2019)
Miles away from what we know of director François Ozon’s previous work with its flights of fancy, By the GraceContinue Reading
Film Review: My Son (2019)
French Film is Equal Parts Thriller and Family Drama Julien and Marie had a bitter divorce. We’re never expressly toldContinue Reading
Marie Vs. Horror #4: Eyes without a Face
Time for a few foreign scares … Or, the film I knew nothing about except the title. If you’ve readContinue Reading
Film Review: Back To Burgundy
Marie finds beauty both in the visuals and the thematics of the gentle family drama Back to Burgundy (original titleContinue Reading