Michael says: “It’s nice to see Isabelle Huppert still in fine form, leading a lively cast through a bit of a crime romp about some drug smugglers. Huppert plays Patience, a French-Arabic translator for the Paris police anti-narcotics unit, who interprets
Bruce says: “Catherine Frot (AN AMAZING COUPLE, ON THE RUN, AFTER THE LIFE, THE DINNER GAME, THE PAGE TURNER) has been around a long time. Chlotrudis members may recall her in the Lucas Belvaux Trilogy consisting of the first three
Chris says: “A few years back, Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien traveled to Japan to make CAFÉ LUMIÈRE, a charming, languid tribute to one of that country’s greatest filmmakers, Yasujiro Ozu. In this, his first non-Asian effort, he has crafted the
Bruce says: “A meditation on the complexities of intimate relationships, LA MOUSTACHE is successful up to a point. One day, Marc (Vincent Lindon) asks his wife Agnès (Emmanuelle Devos) if he should shave off his moustache. She replies indifferently. When
Chris says: “Even though it seems like a fairly conventional dialog-rich character study on the surface, this is really a strange, complex little film, if subtly so. It tells parallel stories of two ex-lovers: Nora (Emanuelle Devos) and Ismael (Mathieu
Michael says: “I caught this sweet but flawed first indie feature yesterday, on the strength of a fabulously, groovy trailer. In the end, I feel the trailer was better than the film, but there was a lot to like about
