Monthly Archives: March 2011 »
Carlos (Alliance Française French Film Festival 2011)
The name Ilich Ramírez Sánchez may not inspire instant recognition amongst the majority of the populace, however his nom de guerre certainly will. Under the guise of Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan militant Sánchez was
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Never Let Me Go
A beautiful, emotional and remarkable science fiction tale, Mark Romanek’s profound and powerful adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s best-selling novel Never Let Me Go takes hold of the audience from the opening, and acts as the telling title suggests.
Read More »A Cat in Paris (Alliance Française French Film Festival 2011)
When it comes to animated features, Disney’s Pixar Animation Studios seems to hold all the cards. From humble beginnings with a little film called Toy Story, it has gone on to produce eleven full-length
Read More »On Tour (Alliance Française French Film Festival 2011)
French film personality Mathieu Amalric has found fame appearing on-screen, with a successful career as a renowned character actor to his name. With features as diverse as Munich and Marie Antoinette, Public Enemy #1
Read More »Potiche (Alliance Française French Film Festival 2011)
Celebrated French writer / director François Ozon has crafted an interesting career over his 22 years in the business, graduating from shorts (with no less than 18 to his name) to documentaries (Jospin s’éclaire)
Read More »Outside the Law (Alliance Française French Film Festival 2011)
A stand-alone follow-up to writer / director Rachid Bouchareb’s Cannes Film Festival François Chalais award-winning world war two film Days Of Glory, Outside The Law provides a lengthy interpretation of the impact of French
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Heading west: First Korea, then Hollywood
As many filmmakers have learned the hard way, making the leap from the cinema of their native country to the world stage can be fraught with difficulty. For every success of the scale of
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