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French Film Festival

2010

Pierre Étaix is among this year's guests
Pierre Étaix is among this year's guests

French cinema lovers are in for another treat this year as this celebration of cinema from across The Channel notches up its 18th edition.

As well as showcasing the best of this year's French cinema, there will also be a celebration of the work of Pierre Étaix and André Téchiné.

The festival opens on November 11 in Edinburgh and will travel to Glasgow, London, Aberdeen, Dumfries, Dundee, Inverness, Stirling and Warwick between then and December 4.

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Latest reviews

  • The Princess Of Montpensier
    Review preview for The Princess Of Montpensier

    The twisting narrative is rendered skilfully so that it is easy to follow even as allegiences and alliances shift, and there is plenty of space to revel in the complexity of the characters.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A story of forbidden love set against the religious wars between Catholics and Protestants in the 16th century. Plus, read our with Bertrand Tavernier.
  • The Hedgehog
    Review preview for The Hedgehog

    Achache overexplains the odd reference to Tolstoy and strips away almost entirely her source's more philosophical content.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    A precocious 11-year-old decides to kill herself on her 12th birthday.
  • The French Kissers
    Review preview for The French Kissers

    It's an old story, but rarely has it been this appealingly told.

    Jennie Kermode · 4 out of 5
    A geeky underachiever finds his life turning around when the prettiest girl in his class declares an interest in him - but both are nervous, and they soon discover that relationships are fragile things.
  • Bus Palladium
    Review preview for Bus Palladium

    Where Bus Palladium really scores is in its insight into the sexual culture surrounding this sort of fame.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A group of rockers try to make it big, learning life lessons along the way.
  • Straight To The Heart
    Review preview for Straight To The Heart

    It's a heavy-handed storyline in places, but is alleviated considerably by Keven Noël, who plays Jimi with real assurance yet with a refreshing lightness of touch.

    Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
    A car thief runs into trouble when he experiences love at first sight.
  • The Great Love
    Review preview for The Great Love

    A film that's a bit hit and miss but that, at its best, provokes uproarious laughter, and succeeds in charming throughout.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    The arrival of a new secretary prompts a long-term married man to dream.
  • Skirt Day
    Review preview for Skirt Day

    A stark political satire, exposing all the divisions and frictions – social, sexual, racial, cultural and religious – of a modern multi-cultural France.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A teacher accidentally takes her class hostage.
  • An Ordinary Execution
    Review preview for An Ordinary Execution

    It is the casual nature of Stalin's cruelty that makes this film such a compelling watch.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    An imagined encounter between the ageing Joseph Stalin and a young doctor with extraordinary healing abilities.
  • Little Nicholas
    Review preview for Little Nicholas

    While eight-year-olds on up with love the scrapes and triumphs that the kids get themselves into, there is also a lot of pleasure to be had from an adult's perspective.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Family comedy about the misadventures of a young boy in Fifties France.
  • Eden Is West
    Review preview for Eden Is West

    This fable for our times manages to be touching, comedic, and poignant.

    Adam Micklethwaite · 4.5 out of 5
    Odyssey of a migrant in search of 'paradise'.

A–Z of French Film Festival 2010 reviews

Features

  • A clown jewel
    French cinema comedian and director Pierre Étaix talks about his fight for his films and work with Jacques Tati.