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French Film Festival · 2011

French Film Festival 2011

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Angel And Tony (Angele et Tony)

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That they make such a fascinating pair is down to Delaporte's spare but beautifully observed script, and the brilliantly understated performances by Clotilde Hesme and Gregory Gadebois.

David Graham · 4 out of 5
A touching portrayal of love against the odds.

(Country: France; Year: 2010; Director: Alix Delaporte; Stars: Clotilde Hesme, Grégory Gadebois, Evelyne Didi, Jérôme Huguet, Antoine Couleau, Patrick Descamps, Lola Dueñas)

The Fairy (La Fee)

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The film has a better narrative flow than their earlier movies, although some of the gags inevitably work better than others.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
Anarchic comedy involving a fairy and a receptionist at a seaside hotel.

(Country: Belgium, France; Year: 2011; Director: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy; Writer: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy; Stars: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy, Philippe Martz)

The Look

Documentary following Charlotte Rampling.

(Country: France; Year: 2011; Director: Angelina Maccarone; Writer: Angelina Maccarone; Stars: Charlotte Rampling, Peter Lindbergh, Paul Auster, Barnaby Southcombe, Juergen Teller, Frederick Seidel, Franckie Diago, Anthony Palliser, Cynthia Fleury, Joy Fleury, Woody Allen, Alan Bates, Ailsa Berk, Dirk Bogarde, Ménothy Cesar)

Romantics Anonymous (Les émotifs anonymes)

Review preview for Romantics Anonymous

Like the chocolate at its heart, Améris' film is sweet, a little indulgent and over all-too-quickly but leaves a lingering glow of happiness.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
Two pathologically shy neurotics connect through a love of chocolate.

(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2010; Director: Jean-Pierre Améris; Writer: Jean-Pierre Améris, Philippe Blasband; Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré, Lorella Cravotta, Lise Lamétrie, Swann Arlaud, Pierre Niney, Stéphan Wojtowicz, Jacques Boudet, Alice Pol, Céline Duhamel, Philippe Fretun, Grégoire Ludig, Philippe Gaulé, Joëlle Séchaud, Isabelle Gruault) , Official site

The Well-Digger's Daughter (La Fille Du Puisatier)

The tribulations of an unmarried woman who finds herself pregnant in the 1940s.

(Year: 2011; Director: Daniel Auteuil; Writer: Daniel Auteuil, Marcel Pagnol; Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Kad Merad, Sabine Azéma, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Emilie Cazenave, Marie-Anne Chazel, Coline Bosso, Chloé Malarde, Brune Coustellier, Ilona Porte, Jean-Louis Barcelona, Patrick Bosso, François-Eric Gendron)