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French Film Festival · 2013

French Film Festival 2013

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Films by first or second-time directors.

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10 films · 4 reviews

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11.6

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Immensely satisfying and riveting.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
Psychological exploration of a security driver who pulled of a multimillion euro heist.

(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2013; Director: Philippe Godeau; Writer: Philippe Godeau, Agnès de Sacy, based on the book by Alice Géraud-Arfi; Stars: François Cluzet, Bouli Lanners, Corinne Masiero)

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Les Apaches (Apaches)

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Peretti lets his violence resonate, keeping it mostly offscreen but letting it echo ominously in the animalistic tendencies of the teens.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
A casual theft leads to trouble for a group of young friends.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Thierry de Peretti; Writer: Benjamin Baroche, Thierry de Peretti; Stars: Aziz El Hadachi, François-Joseph Cullioli, Hamza Mezziani, Maryne Cayon, Joseph-Marie Ebrard)

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The Dandelions (Du Vent Dans Mes Mollets)

A girl finds respite from her overprotective parents through a friendship with a girl at school.

(Country: France; Year: 2012; Director: Carine Tardieu; Writer: Olivier Beer, Raphaële Moussafir, Carine Tardieu; Stars: Agnès Jaoui, Denis Podalydès, Isabelle Carré, Isabella Rossellini, Juliette Gombert, Elsa Lepoivre, Judith Magre, Anna Lemarchand, Jean-Baptiste Tiemele, Hervé Pierre, Virgil Leclaire, Laura Genovino, Christian Hecq, Emma Ninucci, Emmanuelle Michelet)

The Dismantlement (Le Démantèlement)

An elderly sheep farmer finds his world rocked in this family drama.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2013; Director: Sébastien Pilote; Writer: Sébastien Pilote; Stars: Gabriel Arcand, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Normand Carrière, Claude Desjardins, Sophie Desmarais, Éric Laprise, Lucie Laurier, Dominique Leduc, Gilles Renaud, Johanne-Marie Tremblay)

Henri

A widowed restaurant owner who keeps to himself forms an unexpected connection with a young mentally disabled woman.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Yolande Moreau; Stars: Pippo Delbonno, Candy Ming, Lio, Jackie Berroyer)

Me, Myself And Mum (Les Garçons Et Guillaume, À Table!)

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It’s a crowd-pleaser and only the most stern of hearts and minds could fail to be seduced by its charm and the incredible persona of Gallienne.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
A comedy of misunderstandings.

(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2013; Director: Guillaume Gallienne; Writer: Guillaume Gallienne; Stars: Françoise Fabian, Guillaume Gallienne, Yves Jacques, André Marcon, Nanou Garcia, Yvon Back)

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On My Way (Elle S'En Va)

Popping out for cigarettes, a middle aged woman just keeps going, increasingly determined to leave her old life behind.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Emmanuelle Bercot; Writer: Emmanuelle Bercot, Jérôme Tonnerre; Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Camille, Mylène Demongeot)

The Returned (Les Revenants)

Film on which the hit Channel 4 series was based, sees the dead returning to life.

(Year: 2004; Director: Robin Campillo)

Tonnerre

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Brac films the small town in great detail, capturing its claustrophobia, and the sometimes tragic destinies of his protagonists.

Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
A musician enters into an amour fou with a younger woman who is on the rebound.

(Country: France; Year: 2013; Director: Guillaume Brac; Writer: Guillaume Brac, Hélène Ruault; Stars: Vincent Macaigne, Solène Rigot, Bernard Menez)

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Youth (Jeunesse)

Story about a young woman who falls in love at the same time as her father is diagnosed with a degenerative disease.

(Country: France; Year: 2012; Director: Justine Malle; Writer: Justine Malle, Cécile Vargaftig; Stars: Esther Garrel, Didier Bezace, Émile Bertherat, Lucia Sanchez, Christèle Tual, Augustin Bonhomme, Elisabeth Baranès, Aurélia Alcaïs, Francis Leplay, Johannes Oliver Hamm, Thierry Gibault, Milan Argos, Jacques Bontemps, Stéphane Valensi)