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French Film Festival · 2021

French Film Festival 2021

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French Tech (Les Deux Alfred)

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This is satire. Sharp, observant, but unlike British films in similar vein, never cutting.

Jane Fae · 4 out of 5
An unemployed man has two months while his wife is away to prove he can take care of the kids and find a job.

(Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Bruno Podalydès; Writer: Bruno Podalydès, Denis Podalydès; Stars: Denis Podalydès, Bruno Podalydès, Sandrine Kiberlain, Yann Frisch, Luàna Bajrami, Leslie Menu, Michel Vuillermoz, Isabelle Candelier, Samuel Benchetrit, Gábor Rassov, Élodie Huber, Georges Podalydès, Léna Barbaroux, Patrick Ligardes, Florence Muller)

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It's My Life (Vivre Sa Vie, My Life To Live)

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A deceptively unassuming and remarkably solid piece of work.

Chris · 4.5 out of 5
A woman drifts into prostitution after the break-up of her relationship.

(Country: France; Year: 1962; Director: Jean-Luc Godard; Writer: Jean-Luc Godard and Marcel Sacotte, based on the book by Marcel Sacotte.; Stars: Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe, Guylaine Schlumberger, Gérard Hoffman, Monique Messine, Paul Pavel, Dimitri Dineff, Peter Kassovitz, Eric Schlumberger, Brice Parain, Jean-Luc Godard)

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Margaux Hartmann (L'Étreinte)

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Bergery crafts an intimate portrait of loneliness and rediscovery, and of particular insecurities pertaining to a certain age.

Dora Leu · 3.5 out of 5
Margaux, who just lost her older husband, starts a new life.

(Country: France; Year: 2020; Director: Ludovic Bergery; Writer: Ludovic Bergery, Julien Boivent; Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Vincent Dedienne, Nelson Delapalme, Elisabeth Duda, Sandor Funtek, Eva Ionesco, Nico Rogner, Tibo Vandenborre, Arthur Verret, Marie Zabukovec)

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