French and French-language Films
The Richest Woman in the World: a long glossy soap opera skirting over issues of class and past unsavoury history
Thierry Klifa, “The Richest Woman in the World” (2025) This film by Thierry Klifa is
French and French-language Films
Vie Privée: Hitchcock-styled film noir character study with a romantic comedy core
Rebecca Zlotowski, “Vie Privée” (“A Private Life”) (2026) Billed as a crime / mystery thriller,
Italian and Italian-language Films
Examining Nazi German ideology and attitude to art and culture in “Hitler’s Big Fear – The Trial of Degenerate Art”
Simona Risi, “Hitler’s Big Fear – The Trial of Degenerate Art” (2026) Centred on a
French and French-language Films
L’Étranger: a straightforward and laboured retelling of the famous novel
François Ozon, “L’Étranger” (2025) The third film adaptation of Albert Camus’s famous novel, and the
French and French-language Films | Northern European Films
La Venue de l’avenir: reflecting on family history and the past, but not advocating for preserving what is valuable
Cédric Klapisch “La Venue de l’avenir” / “The Colours of Time” (2025) A derelict country
How to Make a Killing: light satirical absurdist comedy misses out on greatness
John Patton Ford, “How to Make a Killing” (2026) Inspired by and loosely based on
British Films | North American Films
Glimmer of hope and rebirth in a desperate world in “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”
Nia DaCosta “28 Years later: The Bone Temple” (2025) At the end of the first
Brazilian Films | Portuguese-language Films
O Agente Secreto: confronting past crimes and suppressed history and memory to heal trauma
Kleber Mendonça Filho, “O Agente Secreto / The Secret Agent” (2025) Folks anticipating a fast-paced
No Other Choice: how late-stage global capitalism moulds its victims to turn on one another
Park Chanwook, “No Other Choice” (2025) Behind a convoluted plot in which a paper industry
Round-up of Films seen in 2025
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