On The Wandering Paths Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Denis Imbert Stars: Jean Dujardin, Anny Duperey, Izia Higelin, Jonathan Zaccai, Josephine Japy. This tale of redemption is based on the writings of French travel writer and adventurer Sylvain Tesson, who was the central focus of the 2022 documentary The Velvet Queen, which depicted his search… Continue Reading »
THE KITCHEN BRIGADE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Louis Julien Petit Stars: Audrey Lamy, Francois Cluzet, Chantal Neuwirth, Fatoumata Kaba, Yannick Kalombo, Mamadou Koita. The Kitchen Brigade is a modest but generally upbeat crowd-pleasing French comedy and familiar underdog drama from filmmaker Louis Julien Petit, who has worked as a second unit director on a number of popular… Continue Reading »
BACK TO BURGUNDY
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Cedric Klapisch Stars: Pio Marmai, Ana Girardot, Francois Civil, Jean-Marie Winling, Maria Valerde, Yamee Couture, Jean-Marc Roulot, Eric Caravaca, Tewfik Jallab, Bruno Raffaelli, Hugo Soyer. Set in the wine growing region of the Loire Valley over the course of one year, this French drama is a tale of family, relationships,… Continue Reading »
BPM – interview with writer Philippe Mangeot
by GREG KING BPM is a fictional drama based on the activities of ACTUP, an AIDS activist group in Paris in the 1990s. Philippe Mangeot and filmmaker Robin Campillo (Eastern Boys, etc) were both members of the group. They have drawn upon their experiences and memories for this powerful and confronting drama – a rousing… Continue Reading »
JUST TO BE SURE
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Carina Tardieu Stars: Francoise Damiens, Cecile de France, Alice de Lencquesaing, Guy Marchand, Andre Wilms, Esteban. Erman Gourmelon (played by Francois Damiens, from the entertaining comedy The Family Belier, etc) is a widower in his mid-forties. He works as a bomb disposal expert, helping to clear mines and building sites… Continue Reading »
MONSIEUR CHOCOLAT
Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Roshcdy Zem Stars: Omar Sy, James Thieree, Clotilde Hesme, Olivier Gourmet, Noemie Lvovsky, Frederic Pierrot, Alice de Lencquesaing, Alec Pesces. A hit at the recent French Film Festival, this entertaining and lavish low budget film from France is an exploration of the origins of comedy. In the late nineteenth century,… Continue Reading »
