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  • Anatomy Of A Fall (2023)
    Review preview for Anatomy Of A Fall

    Hüller has always been an unfussy actress, who allows a character's flaws to shine out in interesting ways.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A woman is accused of her husband's murder.
  • Arco (2025)
    Review preview for Arco

    It’s the sort of sweet-natured fable that makes adults nostalgic for childhood, but both the near and far futures it presents are, to children themselves, already likely to seem out of date.

    Jennie Kermode · 2.5 out of 5
    In 2075, a 10-year-old girl, Iris, witnesses a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit fall from the sky. It’s Arco. He comes from an idyllic far future where time travel is possible. Iris shelters him and will do whatever it takes to help him return to his time.
  • By The Grace Of God (2019)
    Review preview for By The Grace Of God

    Ozon does not smooth over the rough edges and the icy roads stay icy.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4.5 out of 5
    When Alexandre learns that the priest who abused him as a boy is still working with children, he and other victims take action against the perpetrator.
  • The Great Arch (2025)
    Review preview for The Great Arch

    An absorbing account.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    1982. French President François Mitterrand decides to launch an international architectural competition for the flagship project of his mandate: the Great Arch of La Défense, aligned with the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe. Against all odds, Otto von Spreckelsen, a Danish architect, wins the competition...
  • I Want to Talk About Duras (2021)
    Review preview for I Want to Talk About Duras

    Swann Arlaud as Yann Andréa and Emmanuelle Devos as Michèle Manceaux give tremendous performances that circle around discoveries of deep personal truths.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    Portrait of the complex romantic relationship between epochal experimental novelist and filmmaker Marguerite Duras and her much younger, homosexual partner, Yann Andréa.
  • A Man Of His Time (2026)
    Review preview for A Man Of His Time

    There exists no safe ground when you are part of a regime that uses fear and threats as casual tools.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 3 out of 5
    Historical drama set against a backdrop of Vichy France as a man strives to help France's renewal.
  • Neither Heaven Nor Earth (2015)
    Review preview for Neither Heaven Nor Earth

    It is when Neither Heaven Nor Earth ventures into the unexplainable that it brings us closest to the concrete battlefield.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 4 out of 5
    French soldiers in Afghanistan are faced with unexpected circumstances.
  • Romantics Anonymous (2010)
    Review preview for Romantics Anonymous

    Like the chocolate at its heart, Améris' film is sweet, a little indulgent and over all-too-quickly but leaves a lingering glow of happiness.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Two pathologically shy neurotics connect through a love of chocolate.
  • The Stranger (2025)
    Review preview for The Stranger

    Ozon remains faithful to the source and keeps its sense of mystery but has strengthened the female characters

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    Adaptation of Camus' classic.
  • The Swallows Of Kabul (2019)
    Review preview for The Swallows Of Kabul

    Visually arresting and emotionally engaging.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    Summer 1998 - Kabul under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture causes life to take an irrevocable turn.
  • The Undercover War (2009)
    Review preview for The Undercover War

    The problem lies in the staging and the plotting, both of which make the film feel like a solid TV show rather than a feature film.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    A young Luxembourger dodges the German draft by hiding out in an iron mine.

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