French and French-language Films
Hors de l’eau: an allegory of a dysfunctional society doomed to ruin
Simon Duong Van Huyen, Joel Durand, Thibault Leclercq, Valentin Lucas, Andrei Sitari, “Hors de l’eau”
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
Best Friend: a short comment on loneliness, addiction and substituting virtual reality for the real thing
Nicholas Olivieri, Shen Yi, Juliana De Lucca, Varun Nair, David Feliu, “Best Friend” (2019) In
French and French-language Films
Memo: a man’s struggle against Alzheimer’s disease and being helpless and dependent on others
Ines Scheiber, Jules Durand, Julien Becquer, Elena Dupressoir, Viviane Guimaraes, “Memo” (2017) A very touching
French and French-language Films
The Mascot: a puppet dog’s mission of self-sacrifice results in an amazing masterpiece of stop-motion animation
Wladyslaw Starewicz, “The Mascot / Fétiche Mascotte ” (1933) An amazing and brilliant short work
French and French-language Films
Claire Darling: slow film about memory, heritage and past pain leading to a big bang
Julie Bertuccelli, “Claire Darling / La derniere folie de Claire Darling” (2018) On the first
British Films | French and French-language Films
The Happy Prince: a character study of Oscar Wilde in exile and artistic decline
Rupert Everett, “The Happy Prince” (2018) A labour of love, of much research over the
French and French-language Films | Multi-media Presentations
The Image Book: a demanding critique on the role of film in contemporary Western society
Jean-Luc Godard, “The Image Book / Le Livre d’Image” (2018) At 84 minutes, in no
French and French-language Films
Last Year at Marienbad: a comic and often repetitive satire on the empty lives of the wealthy
Alain Resnais, “Last Year at Marienbad / L’Année dernière à Marienbad” (1961) At times hilarious,
French and French-language Films
Climax: French society in microcosm with all its stresses, anxieties, hidden secrets and a dark puppet-master
Gaspar Noe, “Climax” (2018) In the hands of Argentine-French director Gaspar Noe, a story about
French and French-language Films
Normandy Nude: a light-hearted if flat comedy with a message about exploiting people and land for profit
Philippe le Guay, “Normandy Nude / Normandy Nue” (2018) One of a distinctly French genre