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
Category: French and French-language Films
Reviews of films from France and French-language films from Belgium and Switzerland. At this stage, I’m not sure if there’ll be many French-language films from African and other countries coming within my orbit – probably I’ll create a separate category for them and call it French-language Films from outside Europe, or something hopefully more succinct and graceful!
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
French and French-language Films
En Fanfare!: celebrating the power of community action and support against hostile corporate and government forces
Emmanuel Courcol, “En Fanfare!” (English title: “My Brother’s Band”) (2024) Initially the advertising for “En
British Films | French and French-language Films | North American Films
The Substance: devastating satirical critique of Western culture’s obsession with surface appearances and material worth
Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance” (2024) It may be called “The Substance” but this film’s style
French and French-language Films | Northern European Films
Complètement cramé! – feel-good comedy on the importance of hope and helping others as a way of helping oneself
Gilles Legardinnier, “Complètement cramé! / Mr Blake at your service!” (2023) It’s twee and artificial
French and French-language Films
Bernadette: fluffy satirical comedy saved by good actors
Léa Domenach, “Bernadette” (2023) Any time Catherine Deneuve takes on a film role is reason
French and French-language Films | Northern European Films
A Silence: control, complicity, denial and manipulation in a psychological family drama
Joachim Lafosse, “A Silence” (2024) Smooth, sober and straightforward in its minimal style, this Belgian
French and French-language Films
Anatomie d’une chute: life imitating art and becoming faction in courtroom drama
Justine Triet, “Anatomie d’une chute” / “Anatomy of a Fall” (2023) In “Anatomie d’une chute”,
French and French-language Films
Mon Crime: screwball comedy is a sly satire on male privilege and how societies deal with uncomfortable issues and truth
François Ozon, “Mon Crime / The Crime is Mine” (2023) On the surface, “Mon Crime”
French and French-language Films
Un Beau Matin: a realist meditation on mortality, memory, loss and the love and beauty that endure
Mia Hansen-Løve, “Un Beau Matin” / “One Fine Morning” (2022) One fine morning in Paris