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  • The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2004)
    Review preview for The Beat That My Heart Skipped

    Jacques Audiard's film isn't intended as a replacement for Toback's wild-eyed and masterly [Fingers], but rather a deliberately assured take on the same material.

    Scott Macdonald · 3.5 out of 5
    A young heavy, following in his father's violent footsteps yearns for something more.
  • Kings And Queen (2004)
    Review preview for Kings And Queen

    Despite its considerable length, it avoids overstaying its welcome.

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    The complex examination of madness, love, psychological growth and unresolved feelings within relationships.
  • The Nun (2013)
    Review preview for The Nun

    Pauline Etienne sweeps all before her as Suzanne Simonin, a nun who wants none of it.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A portrait of suffering focused on a young woman forced to become a nun because her parents cannot afford a dowry for her.
  • A Prophet (2009)
    Review preview for A Prophet

    An unlikely, but highly effective, marriage of arthouse and mainstream sensibilities.

    Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5
    An illiterate teenager struggles when he is sent to jail, but after embarking on a series of "missions" for a gang leader, he begins to hatch plans of his own.
  • La Syndicaliste (2022)
    Review preview for La Syndicaliste

    Sustained by a bravura performance from Isabelle Huppert in a total change of register from her last comedic outing with the same director Mama Weed, the new collaboration never puts a frame out of place.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    The true story of of a whistleblower who shook the French nuclear industry.

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