By David Pountain From the strained central relationship of twin drama Give Me Your Hand to the outlandish personal journey of short film Hollywood by Accident (aka Hollywood malgré lui), French director Pascal-Alex Vincent has made […]
French films
By David Pountain Directed by Charles Najman With its sombre colour scheme and historically loaded subject matter, Charles Najman’s Pitchipoï is hardly a film that screams ‘absurdist comedy’ at first glance. But as the film ventures into […]
By David Pountain Director: Francoise Ellong Watch W.A.K.A. on FilmDoo.com Pulsing with nocturnal gloom and propelled by tragic inevitability, W.A.K.A., the powerful feature-length debut of Francoise Ellong, is a small-scale film that deals in big emotions. […]
By Jake Bibby Directed by Claire Denis When watching Claire Denis’ 35 Shots of Rum, you could be forgiven for forgetting you were ever watching a film at some points such is its understated subtlety, […]
By Jake Bibby Directed by Yann Gonzalez Just when you thought French cinema was perhaps beginning to quell its penchant for nonsensical flirtation with taboo themes, 2013 saw the Yann Gonzalez directed You And The Night […]
By Jonathan Walik Directed by Justine Triet Age of Panic (La Bataille de Solferino) created quite the stir when it debuted in Cannes in 2013. 90 minutes of the crying, screaming and arguing of both […]