http://filmjournal.net/noelm French cinema ...in brief Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:12:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Christophe Honoré, France, 2011, 139 mins, 2.35:1 Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Ludivine Sagnier, Louis Garrel, Milos Forman, Paul Schneider, Rasha Bukvic, Michel Delpech, Omar Ben Sellen French Theatrical Release: 24 August 2011, Le Pacte Review by Noel Megahey Returning for his latest film to the director’s now familiar style of the modern Parisian ... http://filmjournal.net/noelm/2011/11/08/les-bien-aimes/ Jean-Jacques Jauffret, France, 2011, 92 mins, 2.35:1 Adèle Haenel, Sylvie Lachat, Ulysse Grosjean, Yves Ruellan, Julien Bodet, Isalinde Giovangigli French Theatrical Release: 12 October 2011, Jour2fête Review by Noel Megahey You don’t need to look much further than the poster for Jean-Jacques Jauffret’s debut feature to determine that the build up of scenes in ... http://filmjournal.net/noelm/2011/11/05/apres-le-sud/ Michel Hazanavicius, France, 2011, 100 mins, 1.33:1 Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle, Beth Grant, Joel Murray, Malcolm McDowell, Ed Lauter French Theatrical Release: 12 October 2011, Warner Bros. France Review by Noel Megahey The highest praise I can make for The Artist is that it’s only ... http://filmjournal.net/noelm/2011/10/26/the-artist/ Valérie Donzelli, France, 2011, 100 mins, 2.35:1 Valérie Donzelli, Jérémie Elkaïm, César Desseix, Gabriel Elkaïm, Brigitte Sy, Elina Löwensohn, Michèle Moretti, Philippe Laudenbach, Bastien Bouillon, Béatrice de Staë French Theatrical Release: 31 August 2011, Wild Bunch Distribution Review by Noel Megahey Drawn from her own experience of dealing with the news that her ... http://filmjournal.net/noelm/2011/10/24/la-guerre-est-declaree-declaration-of-war/ Bruno Dumont, France, 2011, 109 mins, 2.35:1 David Dewaele, Alexandra Lematre, Valérie Mestdagh, Sonia Barthelemy, Juliette Bacquet, Christophe Bon, Dominique Caffier, Aurore Broutin French Theatrical Release: 19 October 2011, Pyramide Distribution Review by Noel Megahey You would think that by now Bruno Dumont has said all he has to say about the people and ... http://filmjournal.net/noelm/2011/10/21/hors-satan/ Jean-Marc Matout, France, 2010, 91 mins, 2.35:1 Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Valérie Dréville, Xavier Beauvois, Yannick Renier, Laurent Delbecque, Aladin Reibel, François Chattot, Nelly Antignac, Pierre Aussedat, Ralph Amoussou French Theatrical Release: 5 October 2011, Les Films du Losange Review by Noel Megahey What drives a man, working in the financial sector, to go to the ... http://filmjournal.net/noelm/2011/10/20/de-bon-matin/ In addition to some more classic Jean Gabin and the Blier/Depardieu work premiered last month, August on Cinémoi saw some gritty crime drama from the working classes in the provinces, and, in complete contrast, a colourful musical about AIDS. (Noel Megahey). Le jour se lève - Marcel Carné, 1939 There’s a fabulously ... http://filmjournal.net/noelm/2011/09/01/cinemoi-august-2011-round-up/ Pierre Salvadori, France, 2009, 104 mins, 1.85:1 Audrey Tautou, Nathalie Baye, Sami Bouajila, Stéphanie Lagarde, Judith Chemla, Cécile Boland, Didier Brice, Daniel Duval UK Theatrical Release: 12 August 2011, Pathé Review by Noel Megahey From the moment the film opens, there’s no doubt about it that Beautiful Lies is firmly in romantic comedy territory.  ... http://filmjournal.net/noelm/2011/08/24/beautiful-lies-de-vrais-mensonges/ Cinémoi, the UK’s first and only channel dedicated to French film, dedicate a special season to Jean Gabin in September in association with Chez Gérard. “In almost 100 films from the early 1930s to the late 1970s, Gabin built an unparalleled career and unique screen image, as a much loved star ... http://filmjournal.net/noelm/2011/08/11/jean-gabin-godfather-of-french-cinema/ Eric Lartigau, France, 2010, 114 mins, 2.35:1 Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup, Branka Katic, Catherine Deneuve, Eric Ruf, Enzo Caçote, Luka Antic UK Theatrical Release: 22 July 2011, Artificial Eye Review by Noel Megahey An adaptation of US author Douglas Kennedy’s thriller, The Big Picture is Eric Lartigau’s first feature in the drama ... http://filmjournal.net/noelm/2011/08/10/the-big-picture/