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
Alice Diop, “Saint Omer” (2022) At first presenting as a dry courtroom drama cum psychological
Eastern European Films | French and French-language Films | Italian and Italian-language Films
Jerzy Skolimowski, “EO” (2022) Inspired by Robert Bresson’s 1966 film “Au hasard Balthazar”, this Polish
French and French-language Films
Louis Garrel, “L’Innocent” (2022) A very clever comedy combining romance and a heist plot, “L’Innocent”
French and French-language Films | North American Films
Jim Jarmusch, “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai” (1999) Even after twenty years, this
British Films | French and French-language Films | German and German-language Films | Northern European Films
Ruben Östlund, “Triangle of Sadness” (2022) Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
French and French-language Films
Jacques Plaisant, “The Egypt Code Breakers” (2022) A fascinating tale in itself, told in a
French and French-language Films
Michèle Dominici, “Becoming Marilyn ” (2021) Billed by production company Arte Distribution as a “unique
French and French-language Films
Alex Chauvet, Anna Le Danois, Quentin Foulon, Fabien Glasse, Juliette Jean, Julie Narat, “Résistance” (2016)
British Films | French and French-language Films
Florian Zeller, “The Father” (2020) Detailing an elderly father’s deterioration from dementia, and the effects
French and French-language Films
Edouard Bergeon, “In the Name of the Land / Au Nom de la Terre” (2020)
