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Beaches of Agnes, The (2008)

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Trial, The (1962)

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Tag / France

October 13, 2019October 7, 2021 by Eternality Tan

River, The (1951)

  • Criterion Collection, Renoir, Jean
  • 1951, France, India, Jean Renoir
  • 1 Comment

Renoir’s extraordinarily beautiful work, shot entirely in India in Technicolour, is a triumph of cross-cultural storytelling as it meditates on the ephemerality of life.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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October 4, 2019June 10, 2024 by Eternality Tan

French Cancan (1955)

  • Criterion Collection, Renoir, Jean
  • 1955, France, Jean Renoir
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Renoir’s musical-romance is full of colour, schmaltz and spectacle, marked by some astonishing sequences of dance choreography and editing.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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October 4, 2019September 11, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Grand Illusion (1937)

  • Criterion Collection, Renoir, Jean
  • 1937, France, Jean Renoir
  • 2 Comments

A treasured work from Jean Renoir that deals with class issues in the context of war in this unorthodox prisoners-of-war story.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
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September 8, 2019August 4, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Frantz (2016)

  • Ozon, Francois
  • 2016, France, Francois Ozon, Germany
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An elegiac if delicately-directed film by Ozon about lies, truths and the aftermath of war affecting the lives of those that continue to live.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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September 7, 2019July 7, 2020 by Eternality Tan

By the Grace of God (2019)

  • Ozon, Francois
  • 2019, France, Francois Ozon
  • 2 Comments

A psychologically complex drama with an impressive narrative structure that pits several men against a centuries-old institution, in what is a riveting based-on-a-true-story take on paedophilia and the Church.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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September 1, 2019August 4, 2020 by Eternality Tan

In the House (2012)

  • Ozon, Francois
  • 2012, France, Francois Ozon
  • 1 Comment

Ozon is back in fine form with this fun and twisted take on voyeurism and hidden desires.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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August 10, 2019October 12, 2020 by Eternality Tan

Faces Places (2017)

  • Criterion Collection, Varda, Agnes
  • 2017, Agnes Varda, Documentary, France
  • 3 Comments

A charming little French documentary about capturing images of the everyday as lived by everyday women and men, and lit up by the wonderful spirit of creators Varda and JR.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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July 17, 2019March 17, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Zombi Child (2019)

  • Bonello, Bertrand
  • 2019, Bertrand Bonello, France
  • 2 Comments

An overall fascinating if strange concoction that tackles big ideas of history, politics and culture, but not always in any purposeful direction.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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June 11, 2019September 17, 2024 by Eternality Tan

High Life (2018)

  • Denis, Claire
  • 2018, Claire Denis, France, Germany
  • 1 Comment

Arthouse sci-fi galore in this superbly-crafted tale by Claire Denis on sexuality and mortality in deep space.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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June 1, 2019September 8, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Bastards (2013)

  • Denis, Claire
  • 2013, Claire Denis, France
  • 2 Comments

At times hypnotic yet disturbing, Claire Denis gives us a low-key mystery-noir that doesn’t settle for anything less than challenging.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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