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Always there is tension.

Though well executed, there isn’t a great deal to elevate the story beyond a solid genre piece.

Claude Chabrol's formula remains intact. And unchanging.

The message is wrapped in rose leaves.

Akira Emoto brings to Akagi an understanding of humanity's ability to find compassion in the face of defeat.

As polished all-round entertainment, this film is fairly hard to beat.

Clouzot's vivid imagery is quite sufficient on its own to make this film a must-see.

Carre and Gamblin infuse their performances with an intimacy that feels real.

Hippocrates is an engaging coming-of-age drama centring on the problems within public medicine in France as budget cuts bite.

L'Enfer is an antidote to romanticism.

What Belmont does brilliantly, and largely through pacing and style, is to convey all this in a way which, for much of the running time, feels light and easily relatable.

For all its bombast – the thwacks, the thuds, the slowed-down bang of a gunshot – one never really believes these guys are in trouble.

Tavernier creates a picture without a frame.

The film looks terrific and is beautifully paced by the Cornuau brothers.