A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
French and French-language Films
Florencia Atra, Leonard Hicks, Man Luo, Claire Matz, Luana Nguyen, Marine Petri, “Oasis” (2019) Compared to other Gobelins animated shorts I have seen so far, the…
French and French-language Films
Han Yang, Basil Malek, “The Tree” (2018) Almost completely silent save for ambient background sound effects, this deeply moving animated short about an elderly man living…
Valeria Dakhovich Molchanova, “Routine” (2017) Astonishingly I found this film about an every-person character’s daily routine over a number of days far less boring than he…
French and French-language Films
Pierre-Marie Adnet, Jean-Luc Dessertaine, Guillaume Pochez, Tristan Poulain, Vincent Rouziere, Alessandro Vergonnier, “Souffle-court” (2018) In this 5-minute short film, a young teenage supercross rider Tom is…
French and French-language Films
Mohammad Houhou, “Ostrich Politic” (2018) What struck me most about this film is its encapsulation of the allegory of Plato’s Cave in which society is convinced…
Chinese and Chinese-language Films, French and French-language Films
Ellis Ka-yin Chan, Tena van der Galovic, Zozo Jhen, Yen-chen Liu, Marine Varguy, “A Gong (Grandpa)” (2018) A tale of a small Taiwanese boy attending his…
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…