Deneuve Laughs: Camp Kitsch in François Ozon’s ‘Potiche’
In François Ozon’s Potiche Catherine Deneuve embraces absurdity and creates a sharp contrast between her statue-like beauty with the silliness of her setting.
François Ozon
London Film Festival 2014 Day 4: ‘The New Girlfriend’ and ‘Something Must Break’
Issues of gender identity and sexuality come under scrutiny in today’s reviewed films: the latest genre-hopper from François Ozon, and Ester Martin Bergsmark’s explicit teen love story.
Films for Fans of Visionary Directors
In film, "visionary" has become a marketing adjective, like "iconic". Here, on the matter of visionary directors, we separate the claret from the beaujolais, if you will.