Both in debt up to their necks, Albert (Pio Marmaï) and Bruno (Jonathan Cohen) have turned to a community worker (Mathieu Amalric) for help with their financial woes. After a group workshop, they stumble into a bar that is hosting a gathering of young social activists, led by a vivacious organiser (Noémie Merlant). Attracted more by the free beer and chips than the group's … [Read more...] about A Difficult Year – Film review
French cinema
Mr Blake At Your Service – Film review
Straight from the pages of Gilles Legardinier’s international hit novel, Complètement Cramé! - which was translated into 17 languages and sold over a million copies across 22 countries - comes Mr Blake At Your Service, a romantic comedy-drama starring John Malkovich and French screen icon, Fanny Ardant. Malkovich plays a charming British businessman, Andrew Blake, still … [Read more...] about Mr Blake At Your Service – Film review
Two Tickets to Greece – Film review
Opening over the Christmas period, comes one of the crowd favourites at this year’s French Film Festival - Two Tickets to Greece. Imagine a French version of Mamma Mia, exploring the trials and tribulations of friendship instead of a paternal mystery. Three childhood friends – Laure Calamy, Olivia Côte, and Kristin Scott Thomas – take a hilarious trip down memory lane in … [Read more...] about Two Tickets to Greece – Film review
Silver Rockers – Film review
Based on the real-life story of the Salt and Pepper band, Silver Rockers is a feel-good film, celebrating life at every age. Aspiring rock singer Alex (played by Mathilde Seigner) is at a low point. Caught between her stagnant singing career, family issues and growing debt, she finds herself in desperate need of work and a fresh start. When offered a job teaching retired … [Read more...] about Silver Rockers – Film review
The Godmother – Film Review
The sublime Isabelle Huppert stars in The Godmother, another headliner from this year’s French Film Festival. Huppert plays Patience Portefeux, an underpaid and overworked police interpreter who seizes an opportunity when life throws her a curve-ball. Assigned to a narcotics investigation, Patience listens to bugged phone calls between the Arabic suspects and translates … [Read more...] about The Godmother – Film Review