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  • 35 Shots Of Rhum (2008)
    Review preview for 35 Shots Of Rhum

    Denis declines to make concessions, she’s willing to show, refuses to tell.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
    The shifting relationship between a single dad and his teenage daughter.
  • Bastards (2013)
    Review preview for Bastards

    The precision of Claire Denis' perplexities, the ardent blows that fire at the heart and the head, are unequaled in her film Bastards (Les Salauds).

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    A vengeful man sets out to find out about the businessman who caused his family's ruin.
  • Beau Travail (1999)
    An officer recalls his life in the Foreign Legion.
  • Both Sides Of The Blade (2021)
    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.
  • L'Intrus (2004)
    Review preview for L'Intrus

    No plot, no point, except L'Intrus is consistently exciting to look at.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    Plot-defying drama about a naked man, with dogs.
  • Let The Sunshine In (2017)
    Review preview for Let The Sunshine In

    Denis and Binoche take a perceptive and light approach to what could have been hackneyed material.

    Richard Mowe · 4 out of 5
    Isabelle, single mum, divorced artist with one child, is looking for love. True love at last.
  • Trouble Every Day (2001)
    Review preview for Trouble Every Day

    If nastiness was a flower, Trouble Every Day would be a bunch.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 2.5 out of 5
    A tale of a depressive American doctor, honeymooning in Paris, and a nymphomaniac who eats men.
  • Vendredi Soir (2002)
    Review preview for Vendredi Soir

    A beautiful, sensual film that offers a new take on that oldest of clichés, the one-night stand.

    Gary Duncan · 3.5 out of 5
    A one-night stand between strangers who meet in a Parisian traffic jam.

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