Tag: French cinema
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That Guy’s Got Gauls: Asterix the Gladiator
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in FeaturesFred McNamara shares his slightly unnerving love for the Franco-Belgian icon with a look back at the fourth book in the series.
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Caged (Captifs) DVD Review
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2010 Director: Yann Gozlan Script: Yann Gozlan, Guillaume Lemans Cast: Zoé Felix, Eric Savin, Arié Elmaleh Organ trafficking gets the Texas Chainsaw treatment in this Gallic horror, which sees a group of humanitarians captured in Eastern Europe and kindly alleviated of their burdensome components. While this premise may sound like the set up for another…
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In Their Sleep DVD Review
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2009 Directors: Caroline Du Potet, Eric Du Potet Script: Caroline Du Potet, Eric Du Potet Cast: Anne Parillaud, Arthur Dupont, Thiery Fremont You always love the ones you hurt in this intimateFrench horror, which sees a bereaved mother bond with a troubled teenager after nearly running him down on an unlit country lane. Covered in…
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Carlos: The Trilogy DVD Review
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2010 Director: Olivier Assayas Script: Dan Franck, Olivier Assayas Cast: Édgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Nora von Waldstätten, Ahmad Kaabour, Christoph Bach, Susanne Wuest, Anna Thalbach, Julia Hummer Sidestepping the controversy that Aaron Sorkin’s Social Network script recently attracted, Carlos begins with a disclaimer informing us that it’s purely a work of fiction based on real…