Tuesday, September 22 2009

Coco Before Chanel dir. Anne Fontaine (new film / trailer)

By Eleanore Catolico

Friday, December 17 2004

A Very Long Engagement (2004)

By Cynthia Fuchs

The memory of war -- collective and individual -- is at best a deterrent, at worst, a fantasy to fuel more of the same.

Monday, April 5 2004

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)

By Cynthia Fuchs

The title refers to many 'things,' most simultaneously dirty and pretty.

Tuesday, January 13 2004

L’Auberge Espagnole (2002)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Like many 24-year-olds, Xavier has a jumble of ideas in his head.

Thursday, August 7 2003

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Dirty Pretty Things is a film about beaten down, exhausted, tenaciously hopeful workers.

Friday, June 6 2003

L’Auberge Espagnole (2002)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Celebrates rather than laments the loss of fixed identities.

Thursday, March 13 2003

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (À la folie… pas du tout) (2002)

By Allison M. Felus

Audrey Tautou floats through 'He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not' in a world of her own, embodying a kind of chill that serves the film well.

Sunday, January 1 1995

Venus beaute (institut) (1999)

By Dale Leech

Rather, it only suggests that when something beautiful comes your way, you should hold onto it for as long as you're able.