French and French-language Films | North American Films
Clash of two codes of honour and loyalty in “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai”
Jim Jarmusch, “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai” (1999) Even after twenty years, this
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!
British Films | French and French-language Films | German and German-language Films | Northern European Films
Triangle of Sadness: a perilous navigation through class warfare, power struggles and a plot that falls apart
Ruben Östlund, “Triangle of Sadness” (2022) Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
French and French-language Films
The Egypt Code Breakers: a fascinating documentary on the deciphering of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics
Jacques Plaisant, “The Egypt Code Breakers” (2022) A fascinating tale in itself, told in a
French and French-language Films
Becoming Marilyn (2021): a fantasy of what Marilyn Monroe might have been
Michèle Dominici, “Becoming Marilyn ” (2021) Billed by production company Arte Distribution as a “unique
French and French-language Films
Résistance: an allegory of rebellion against a police state regime
Alex Chauvet, Anna Le Danois, Quentin Foulon, Fabien Glasse, Juliette Jean, Julie Narat, “Résistance” (2016)
British Films | French and French-language Films
The Father: a good if generic character study of the impact of dementia on its victims and their families
Florian Zeller, “The Father” (2020) Detailing an elderly father’s deterioration from dementia, and the effects
French and French-language Films
In the Name of the Land: tragic personal drama capturing the plight of farmers squeezed by neoliberal capitalist ideology
Edouard Bergeon, “In the Name of the Land / Au Nom de la Terre” (2020)
French and French-language Films
Animal: in a ruined world, hope, tradition and openness to new consciousness can overcome despair
Jules Janaud and Fabrice le Nezet, “Animal” (2017) In the not too distant future, in
French and French-language Films | Japanese Films
The Truth: where lies and deception are as important as truth in keeping families together
Hirokazu Kore-eda, “The Truth” (2019) Ironically truth is the one thing going missing in this
French and French-language Films
On / Off: a film on identity, memory and the consequences of inattention
Thierry Lorenzi, “On / Off” (2013) This short space-exploration thriller film had been doing the