Mayhem! (2024)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Xavier Gens
Starring: Chananticha Chaipa | Loryn Nounay | Nassim Lyes | Olivier Gourmet | Vithaya Pansringarm
Simone: Woman of the Century (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Olivier Dahan
Starring: Elodie Bouchez | Elsa Zylberstein | Judith Chemla | Olivier Gourmet | Rebecca Marder
On the Edge (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Giordano Gederlini
Starring: Antonio de la Torre | Marine Vacth | Nessbeal | Olivier Gourmet
Cyrano, My Love (2019)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Alexis Michalik
Starring: Mathilde Seigner | Olivier Gourmet | Thomas Solivérès | Tom Leeb
The Unknown Girl (2017)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Jean-Pierre | Luc Dardenne
Starring: Adele Haenel | Fabrizione Rongione | Jérémie Renier | Marc Zinga | Olivier Bonnaud | Olivier Gourmet
Thom says: “This Dardenne project was nominated for a Buried Treasure Award for Chlotrudis and I approached this with my usual cautiously optimistic view. These Belgian brothers have been highly lauded throughout their careers with numerous international world-class festival awards,
Read the review...April and the Extraordinary World (2016)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Christian Desmares | Franck Ekinci
Starring: Jean Rochefort | Macha Grenon | Marc-André Grondin | Marion Cotillard | Olivier Gourmet | Philippe Katerin
Jason says: “The French title of this film, AVRIL ET LE MONDE TRUQUÉ, actually translates to ‘April in the Twisted World’, which may be more fitting, because as much as it is extraordinary and a delight to watch, it’s a
Read the review...Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2010)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.2 cats
Director: Jean-François Richet
Starring: Gérard Lanvin | Ludivine Sagnier | Mathieu Amalric | Olivier Gourmet | Samuel Le Bihan | Vincent Cassell
Jason says: “The first half of Jean-François Richet’s two-part biography of French gangster Jacques Mesrine, KILLER INSTINCT, was quitE good; the second half, PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE, is even better: As much as it’s still shuffling a lot of characters
Read the review...Home (2010)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Ursula Meier
Starring: Adélaïde Leroux | Isabelle Huppert | Kacey Mottet Klein | Madeleine Budd | Olivier Gourmet
Michael says: “As we near the final quarter of 2010, I’ve started to catch up on some movies I’ve missed in the theater (and there are a lot of them!) HOME is a French film starring Isabelle Huppert, the first
Read the review...My Son (2007)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Martial Fougeron
Starring: Nathalie Baye | Olivier Gourmet | Victor Sévaux
Bruce says: “**Spoilers** “Nathalie Baye is billed as ‘cast against type’ in MY SON. One wonders who might have been the right type for the psychotic nightmare of a mother, other than Isabelle Huppert, of course. Ms. Baye proves that
Read the review...Congorama (2007)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Starring: Arnaud Mouithys | Claudia Tagbo | Janine Sutto | Jean-Pierre Cassell | Olivier Gourmet | Paul Ahmarani
Beth says: “I have to confess that I succumbed to that festival affliction – eyes falling shut midfilm – during this film, but thankfully figured out rather quickly what I missed, and that it wasn’t a significant plot point, whew!
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