Tag: #AFFrenchFilmFestival

THE BLUE ROOM (La chambre bleue) [2014]

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

Originally written for: Directed by Mathieu Amalric Written by Stéphanie Cléau (screenplay), Mathieu Amalric (screenplay), Georges Simenon (novel) Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Léa Drucker, Stéphanie Cléau I first saw Matthieu Amalric in Roman Polanski’s last film, which oddly enough can be compared to this film in… Continue Reading “THE BLUE ROOM (La chambre bleue) [2014]”

Category: 2014, Film, ForeignTags: #AFFrenchFilmFestival, erotic thriller, french erotica, French film, Georges Simenon, Léa Drucker, Mathieu Amalric, mystery, Stéphanie Cléau, the blue room

AFFF: THE MEASURE OF A MAN (La loi du marché) [2015]

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Stéphane Brizé Written by Stéphane Brizé , Olivier Gorce Starring: Vincent Lindon, Karine de Mirbeck, Matthieu Schaller The opening scene of this social commentary is depressingly familiar to me, as main character Thierry explains that he completed a course only to find… Continue Reading “AFFF: THE MEASURE OF A MAN (La loi du marché) [2015]”

Category: 2015, Film, ForeignTags: #AFFrenchFilmFestival, Karine de Mirbeck, Matthieu Schaller, Olivier Gorce, Stéphane Brizé, Vincent Lindon

AFFF: MY KING (MON ROI) [2015]

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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Directed by Maïwenn Written by Etienne Comar (screenplay), Maïwenn (screenplay) Starring: Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Bercot, Louis Garrel Much like Lolo, I doubt I’d have seen this film if it were American. The French seem to do romance in a way that doesn’t feel forced,… Continue Reading “AFFF: MY KING (MON ROI) [2015]”

Category: 2015, Film, Film Festivals, ForeignTags: #AFFrenchFilmFestival, #CannesFilmFestival, 2015, Emmanuelle Bercot, Etienne Comar, Louis Garrel, Maïwenn, Vincent Cassel

The Alliance Française French Film Festival: 2016

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Jordan Dodd

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One of my favourite times of the year, we are treated to a huge list of French films, spanning across a range of genres. I have already seen Dheepan and Lolo, and tonight I hope to catch White Knights, a story about a fictional… Continue Reading “The Alliance Française French Film Festival: 2016”