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New York's Rendez-Vous With French Cinema

29 February – 10 March 2024

The 29th edition of New York's Rendez-Vous with French Cinema ran from February 29 to March 10. It opened with The Animal Kingdom.

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  • Àma Gloria
    Review preview for Àma Gloria

    One of the most moving portraits of childhood seen recently on the screen.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    Six-year-old Cléo loves her nanny Gloria more than anything. When Gloria must return to Cape Verde to care for her own children, the two must make the most of their last summer together.
  • Red Island
    Review preview for Red Island

    Patriarchal and paternalistic structures at both a family and country level are put in the spotlight.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Set in Madagascar in the early 1970s, on one of the last air bases of the French army, where military families live the last throes of colonialism. Influenced by his reading of the intrepid comic book heroine Fantômette, ten-year-old Thomas sweeps with a curious glance what surrounds him, while the world gradually opens up to a different reality.
  • All To Play For
    Review preview for All To Play For

    All To Play For questions much and wagers on love and sunshine.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    A mum battles to get her child back after an injury while she was out sees him taken into care.
  • Marguerite's Theorem
    Review preview for Marguerite's Theorem

    Something’s gotta give, so much is clear.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    The life of a maths genius shifts after she makes a mistake.
  • The Animal Kingdom
    Review preview for The Animal Kingdom

    The aerial shots of the forest and the believable transformations with feathers, wings, beaks and claws as well as fish scales, make for riveting viewing.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    Sci-fi adventure set in a world where humans are mutating into "creatures".

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