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‘Little Girl Blue,’ A Docudrama Becomes A Journey Of Healing

The film directed by Mona Achache is a love letter to her mother and a tribute to her intellectual lineage that includes the likes of Henri Bergson and Marcel Proust, although they are not mentioned here. Little Girl Blue was presented at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section and was well…

Banel & Adama : Love Rules and Madness Lurks on The Senegalese Plains

It was fate that brought them together, “Banel & Adama.” Their love is stronger than centuries of traditions, tougher than the stubbornness of the land. It almost seems to border on madness. But it’s not easy to love unconditionally for a young Senegalese couple when the sun, the superstitious and the customs are against them….

The Animal Kingdom Review: The Father, The Son, and The French Hybrid Creatures

©STUDIOCANAL INTERNATIONAL Losing your teenage son to adulthood can be tricky enough for some parents. But to see him turning into an animal would surely be a tough one. Well, that is what the father in Thomas Cailley’s “The Animal Kingdom” must cope with in a world where humans are transformed into hybrid animals. The…

Rendez-Vous with French Cinema: The Innocent, A Nimble-Witted Heist Comedy

After Two Friends (2015), A Faithful Man (2018) and The Crusade (2021), Louis Garrel returns behind the camera with The Innocent (L’Innocent), presented at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. This feature was recently part of the 28th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York City. Garrel throughout L’Innocent reminds his spectators how cinema…

Rendez-Vous with French Cinema: Forever Young, A Visceral Representation Of Stage Craftsmanship Commingling With Life

The 28th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema — brought to audiences by Unifrance and Film at Lincoln Center — newly celebrates the vitality of contemporary French filmmaking. The 2023 line-up features the latest work by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, that was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. The Italian-French artist…

Film at Lincoln Center and UniFrance Announce the 28th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Festival, March 2-12

UNIFRANCE AND FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCE THE COMPLETE LINEUP FOR THE 28TH RENDEZ-VOUS WITH FRENCH CINEMA, MARCH 2–12  Opening Night—Alice Winocour’s Revoir Paris starring Virginie Efira,with Winocour and Efira in person The annual French cinema showcase celebrates the latest from Arnaud Desplechin, Louis Garrel, Rachid Hami, Christophe Honoré, Cédric Ido, Patricia Mazuy, Dominik Moll, Rebecca Zlotowski, and…