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New York's Rendez-Vous With French Cinema

3 March – 13 March 2022

The 27th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema will take place at Film at Lincoln Center from March 3–13, opening with Claire Denis' Fire.

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  • Hold Me Tight
    Review preview for Hold Me Tight

    Hold Me Tight [has] the sensorial acuteness to abduct us straight to the place where, providentially or not, poignant life decisions are being forged and the creations of new realities begin when the world around seems to collapse.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A woman leaves her family - or does she?
  • Both Sides Of The Blade
    Review preview for Both Sides Of The Blade

    Although this film has no body count, it carries with it all the danger of an erotic thriller.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Sara has been in a stable, loving relationship with Jean for years. But then a man from their past reappears and, without warning, an old passion reignites.
  • Between Two Worlds
    Review preview for Between Two Worlds

    Binoche gives her all, stripping away any vestiges of actressy pretence to assimilate herself in the community while at the same time investing her performance with an authentic conviction.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    Marianne Winckler, a well-known author, goes to live in northern France to research for her new book on the subject of job insecurity. Without revealing her true identity, she gets hired as a cleaner, working with a group of other women.
  • A Tale Of Love And Desire
    Review preview for A Tale Of Love And Desire

    A film that celebrates the joy and fears associated with youthful lust, while exploring ideas of internal cultural conflict, without making it feel tacky or like a diatribe.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Ahmed’s world is thrown off-balance when he encounters Farah, newly-arrived from Tunis, who challenges everything he thought he knew.
  • Deception
    Review preview for Deception

    Desplechin eases us into the goings-on without sacrificing any of Roth’s complicated and thorny subject matter.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    An American novelist living for a time in London converses with his wife, his mistress, and other female characters he may have dreamed up.
  • Paris, 13th District
    Review preview for Paris, 13th District

    Audiard captures the fluid nature of relationships for a younger generation navigating both on and offline opportunities and, because this is French, it also features plenty of gracefully worked sexual encounters.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three girls and a boy - They're friends, sometimes lovers and often both.
  • Anaïs In Love
    Review preview for Anaïs In Love

    The film’s fast flowing current carries a number of character messages we can fish out, as if they were polished by the stream, all shiny and specific.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A woman in her early thirties goes full steam ahead in pursuit of experiences which come and go at a fast pace.
  • Madeleine Collins
    Review preview for Madeleine Collins

    The juxtaposition of showing a woman who so carefully and artfully constructs every aspect of her life with the totally natural performances of the children, especially little Ninon, adds great dimension.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Judith manages a busy double life between Switzerland and France. On the one hand there's Abdel, with whom she has a little girl, and on the other Melvil, with whom she has two older boys. Gradually, this delicate balancing act starts to crack.
  • Robust
    Review preview for Robust

    There's a subtlety to all this that speaks well of Meyer's thoughtfulness - she never goes for easy options such as having one character be prejudiced against the other, instead simply allowing a respectful attitude to grow into an increasingly strengthening bond.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    An actor forges and unlikely friendship with the woman assigned to provide him with security.
  • Secret Name
    Review preview for Secret Name

    For Aurélia Georges, going back to 1914 in Secret Name is not only a pretext for a story about class emancipation, but, above all, female emancipation.

    Mateusz Tarwacki · 3.5 out of 5
    Nelie escapes a miserable existence by becoming a frontline nurse in 1914 and goes on to discover emancipation can come with a price.

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