A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
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
Fabien Corre, Kelsi Phung, “Les lèvres gercées” (2018) In just five minutes, within the setting of a small kitchen and with just two characters – a…
French and French-language Films
Camille Aigloz, Simon Anding Malandin, Michiru Baudet, Margo Roquelaure, Diane Tran Duc, Lucy Vallin, “Mehua” (2017) In real life, the Aztecs did not sacrifice their own…
French and French-language Films
Alix Arrault, Martin Hermane, Samuel Klughertz, Jules Rigolle, “Parfum Fraise” (2017) You can renounce a lifetime of crime and violence, and try to live a quiet…
French and French-language Films
Arthur Chaumay, “J’attends la nuit” (2018) A delightfully ambiguous and dark short, with stunning animation that looks so realistic and which perfectly captures the atmosphere of…
French and French-language Films
Nathan Otano, Remy Clarke, Leila Courtillon, “Quand j’ai remplace Camille” (2017) A deftly made short animated film, notable for its use of bright red and shades…
French and French-language Films
Julie Bousquet, Estelle Hocquet, Catherine Manesse, “Caldeira” (2018) A short animated study of sibling rivalry and long-standing jealousy that can have dire consequences, this little film…
French and French-language Films
Simon Duong Van Huyen, Joel Durand, Thibault Leclercq, Valentin Lucas, Andrei Sitari, “Hors de l’eau” (2018) A very well-made short film combining animation with some live…
French and French-language Films
Nicholas Olivieri, Shen Yi, Juliana De Lucca, Varun Nair, David Feliu, “Best Friend” (2019) In the not-so-distant future, a lonely unnamed man find solace in a…
French and French-language Films
Ines Scheiber, Jules Durand, Julien Becquer, Elena Dupressoir, Viviane Guimaraes, “Memo” (2017) A very touching film on Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on sufferers’ daily lives,…
French and French-language Films
Wladyslaw Starewicz, “The Mascot / Fétiche Mascotte ” (1933) An amazing and brilliant short work of stop-motion animation, “The Mascot” is one of several masterpieces made…