Known for his jaw-dropping and often steamy thrillers, French auteur François Ozon is back with an ambitious adaptation of a literary masterpiece. The Stranger, adapted by Ozon from Albert Camus’ 1942 novella, received plenty of acclaim following its world premiere […]

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The topic of immigration in today’s society is just as significant as ever. French director Boris Lojkine examines the lives of asylum-seeking migrants in his newest drama, Souleymane’s Story. It stars breakout Abou Sangare as the titular protagonist, a Guinean […]

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French writer-director Julien Colonna has made an edge-of-your-seat coming-of-age tale with his feature debut, The Kingdom. The mob thriller had its world premiere at last year’s Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section. It stars Ghjuvanna Benedetti as a teenage […]

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Writer-director Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake) explores desire and mercy in his newest queer noir, Misericordia. Translating to Mercy, the film follows Jérémie (Félix Kysyl) who returns to his Saint-Martial home for his late boss’s funeral. He soon becomes […]

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After an in-competition premiere at Cannes last year, the latest film from daring auteur Catherine Breillat is finally making its way to U.S. theaters. Last Summer caused quite a stir on the Croisette last year, something the 75-year-old director’s films […]

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We never seem to be running short these days of a Quentin Dupieux comedy. The director’s first of two new movies from last year, Yannick, will arrive stateside on MUBI April 5. The official trailer has just been released by […]

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French director Thomas Cailley’s thriller The Animal Kingdom introduces a surreal new world where humans undergo a bewildering change. Romain Duris and breakout star Paul Kircher are a father-son duo trying to keep their family together as the mysterious condition […]

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Dominik Moll’s police procedural mystery thriller The Night of the 12th beat out the likes of Louis Garrel’s The Innocent and Albert Serra’s Pacifiction to win this year’s César (France’s Academy Awards) for Best Film. It also picked up five […]

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Yann Gozlan’s conspiracy theory thriller Black Box was a box office hit in France, where it received 5 César Award nominations, including Best Actor for its lead Pierre Niney and Best Original Screenplay. Now, Distrib Film US is releasing it […]

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Jacques Audiard (A Prophet; Rust and Bone) made his return to the Cannes Film Festival last year with Paris, 13th District, a black-and-white shot tale of modern-day love and sex set in the City of Lights. His first film since […]

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