The Innocent (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Louis Garrel
Starring: Anouk Grinberg | Jean-Claude Pautot | Louis Garrel | Noémie Merlant | Roschdy Zem
Other People’s Children (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski
Starring: Callie Ferreira-Goncalves | Chiara Mastroianni | Roschdy Zem | Virginie Efira | Yamée Couture
Bird People (2014)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Pascale Ferran
Starring: Anaïs Demoustier | Geoffrey Cantor | Josh Charles | Radha Mitchell | Roschdy Zem | Taklyt Vongdara
Michael says: “I caught this unusual French film at the Toronto International Film Festival, and while the film overall is very good, it is most notable for a terrific performance by Josh Charles (most recently seen in ‘The Good Wife’)
Read the review...Point Blank (2011)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Fred Cavayé
Starring: Claire Perot | Elena Anaya | Gérard Lanvin | Gilles Lellouche | Mireille Perrier | Roschdy Zem
Jason says: “POINT BLANK is not a French remake of the classic 1967 John Boorman flick that starred Lee Marvin; that would require being mean down to its very bones, and this one is a shade or two warmer than
Read the review...The Girl from Monaco (2009)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.5 cats
Director: Anne Fontaine
Starring: Alexandre Steiger | Fabrice Luchini | Gilles Cohen | Jeanne Balibar | Roschdy Zem | Stéphane Audran
Jeff says: “**Slight spoilers** “A high-powered, middle-aged Parisian lawyer (Fabrice Luchini) comes to Monaco to defend an older woman against charges that she murdered her much younger Russian lover. He’s thrown into full-on mid-life crisis mode when a free-spirited (or
Read the review...Days of Glory (2007)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Rachid Bouchareb
Starring: Bernard Blancan | Jamel Debbouze | Roschdy Zem | Sami Bouajila | Samy Nasceri
Bruce says: “Algeria, 1943. Men are marching through the streets urging others to join them in saving France from Nazi Germany. ‘We must liberate France, Mother,’ exclaims Saïd (Jamel Debbouze). ‘I prefer poverty to losing you,’ his mother replies. DAYS
Read the review...Le Petit Lieutenant (2007)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.75
Director: Xavier Beauvois
Starring: Antoine Chappey | Bruce Myers | Jacques Perrin | Jalil Lespert | Jean Lespert | Nathalie Baye | Patrick Chauvel | Roschdy Zem
Hilary says: “Nathalie Baye (VENUS BEAUTY INSTITUTE, etc.) stars in this glacially-paced French neo-noir. “Baye plays a veteran police officer returning to the detective squad following some personal drama. One of the squad’s new recruits, Antoine (Jalil Lespert), anxiously awaits
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