"The San Francisco Film Society's annual French cinema roundup stretches its national mandate a bit this year," writes Max Goldberg in the Bay Guardian, noting the inclusion of The Kid with a Bike by Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, "one of the best films of the year regardless of country of origin," and Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki's Le Havre. "Also worth checking out is Pierre Schöller's fascinating train wreck of an information age political thriller, The Minister, starring longtime Dardennes player Olivier Gourmet as a compromised bureaucrat. The Long Falling [image above], Martin Provost's second match up with actress Yolanda Moreau after Séraphine (2008), purposefully shuttles from a hardened Belgian village to an unmoored Brussels and features Agnès Godard's characteristically probing camerawork, itself a pride of French cinema."
From the lineup of eleven films, the Chronicle's Mick Lasalle picks out six to highlight, including Katia Lewkowicz's Bachelor Days Are Over,...
From the lineup of eleven films, the Chronicle's Mick Lasalle picks out six to highlight, including Katia Lewkowicz's Bachelor Days Are Over,...
- 10/28/2011
- MUBI
Mumbai, Oct 20: Actor, writer and director Martin Provost, whose film 'The Long Falling' is being screened at the Mumbai Film Festival, is not your typical Frenchman.
His heart beats for things 'un-French-like'.
First of all, in a very uncharacteristic move, he denounced his fame as a theatre and film actor and plunged into direction.
'When I was young I wrote for theatre. Then acting happened but inside I knew I wanted to make movies and I was unhappy as an actor. One day I decided acting wasn't my way and from that day I began to write a lot,' he says.
'After one novel was published, I was on my way. Then I made my first short film and then another and then feature films. When I tell you.
His heart beats for things 'un-French-like'.
First of all, in a very uncharacteristic move, he denounced his fame as a theatre and film actor and plunged into direction.
'When I was young I wrote for theatre. Then acting happened but inside I knew I wanted to make movies and I was unhappy as an actor. One day I decided acting wasn't my way and from that day I began to write a lot,' he says.
'After one novel was published, I was on my way. Then I made my first short film and then another and then feature films. When I tell you.
- 10/20/2011
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Still from The Artist
The 2011 edition of Mumbai Film Festival can boast of a strong French connection. Not only does it include a strong line-up of French films in a special section, but it will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cannes Critics Week by presenting a retrospective of 25 films.
The special section called ‘Rendez-vous with French Cinema’ will be co-organized with the French Embassy in India and Unifrance. For those who remember, this is the fourth edition of the event in Mumbai which has been merged with the Mumbai Film Festival this year. The past three editions were held separately as film festivals. This section will bring to Mumbai some of the critically acclaimed contemporary French films which include The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius, The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Robert Guédiguian and Declaration of War by ValérieDonzelli.
The Artist which will open the section competed at the Cannes Film...
The 2011 edition of Mumbai Film Festival can boast of a strong French connection. Not only does it include a strong line-up of French films in a special section, but it will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of Cannes Critics Week by presenting a retrospective of 25 films.
The special section called ‘Rendez-vous with French Cinema’ will be co-organized with the French Embassy in India and Unifrance. For those who remember, this is the fourth edition of the event in Mumbai which has been merged with the Mumbai Film Festival this year. The past three editions were held separately as film festivals. This section will bring to Mumbai some of the critically acclaimed contemporary French films which include The Artist by Michel Hazanavicius, The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Robert Guédiguian and Declaration of War by ValérieDonzelli.
The Artist which will open the section competed at the Cannes Film...
- 10/10/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
The 13th Mumbai Film Festival, a Reliance entertainment initiative is all set to welcome some of the best new French cinema and artists for the 4th edition of the Rendez-vous with French Cinema co-organized with the French Embassy in India and Unifrance. The festival will see renowned French cinema personalities such as Delphine Coulin, Muriel Coulin, Nassim Amouache, Martin Provost, Jose Alcala and Stephane Robelin amongst others in attendance. Jean-Raphael Peytregnet, Consul General of France said, "We are happy to be associated with the Mumbai Film Festival. The Mumbai Film Festival has certainly etched a place for itself, to be recognized as one of the best film festivals both in India and Internationally. The '4thRendez-vous with French Cinema' section will showcase some of the best new French Cinema, with the participation of some well-known French stars." The special section seeks to establish an exhilarating platform for showcasing the various facets of French contemporary cinema,...
- 10/7/2011
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
I somehow missed the first mention of helmer Martin Provost and award-winning actress Yolande Moreau looking to quickly reunite after the triumphant turn in the Cesar-winning 2008 film, Séraphine. The twosome will now re-team on Où Va la Nuit (Where the Night Goes) with production set to take place after Easter in various locations, including Brussels. - I somehow missed the first mention of helmer Martin Provost and award-winning actress Yolande Moreau looking to quickly reunite after the triumphant turn in the Cesar-winning 2008 film, Séraphine. The twosome will now re-team on Où Va la Nuit (Where the Night Goes) with production set to take place after Easter in various locations, including Brussels. Arthur Dupont, Edith Scob, Laurent Capelluto, Valentijn Dhaenens and Jan Hammenecker have been added as the supporting cast. Julie Salvador (executive producer on Les herbes folles) produces. Adapted by Provost (who switches up several items in...
- 4/2/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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