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Last Summer: Charged French Familial Drama Raises Fraught Questions, Dodges Answers

Last Summer: Charged French Familial Drama Raises Fraught Questions, Dodges Answers

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 4, 2024Last Summer, TIFF 23, Catherine Breillat, Léa Drucker, Olivier Rabourdin, Samuel Kircher, French film, Erotic drama, DramaComment

The Taste of Things: Food and Love Pair Deliciously in Sensual French Drama

The Taste of Things: Food and Love Pair Deliciously in Sensual French Drama

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 16, 2024The Taste of Things, France's Oscar submission, Tràn Anh Hùng, Julette Binoche, Benoit Magimel, Galatea Bellugi, Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire, French film, Food films, Foodie, Cannes award winnersComment

Let the Sunshine In: Sober Meditation on Love Lurks Beneath Frothy French Rom-Com

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMay 31, 2018Claire Denis, French film, Gérard Depardieu, DRama, Juliette Binoche

Tepid Madame: Antic Cinderella story or dark tale of social class? Meh, either way

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 21, 2018French film, Harvey Keitel, Toni Collette, Rossy de Palma, Social class comedy, Cinderella story, Amanda Sthers

Valerian and the city of a thousand planets: beaucoup de grésille, pas de steak

Valerian and the city of a thousand planets: beaucoup de grésille, pas de steak

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 20, 2017Science fiction, space opera, French film

Olivier Assayas at TIFF: An inventive filmmaker's lifetime journey

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJune 27, 2017Art film, French film, Revolution-inspired art