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MEMOIR OF WAR film review – by Cate Marquis
Melanie Thierry is haunting in French-language MEMOIR OF WAR based on Marguerite Duras’ novel of her experiences in WWII Paris – By Cate Marquis – Melanie Thierry gives a haunting performance in director Emmanuel Finkiel’s finely-crafted MEMOIR OF WAR. This beautiful and powerful French-language drama is an adaptation of Marguerite Duras’ partly-autobiographical novel “The War:…
MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI film review
French animated MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI is a complete charmer – By Cate Marquis – One of this year’s Oscar nominees for Best Animated Feature, the French/Swiss MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI (Ma Vie en Courgette) is a complete charmer. The stop-motion children’s film focuses on a lonely boy nicknamed Zucchini (Courgette, in French)…
COME WHAT MAY film review
– By Cate Marquis – COME WHAT MAY shines spotlight on French civilians displaced by WWII Rating: 3 1/2 out of 5 stars In an unusual take on the World War II movie, French director Christian Carion focuses on a group of French villagers attempting to flee on the eve of the German invasion,…
HAPPY BASTILLE DAY, July 14! Top five films to celebrate France’s independence day
In honor of Bastille Day, July 14, France’s independence day, here is my list of five top French Revolution films, originally published on the We Are Movie Geeks.com website. In no particular order, not all the films are French and not all have to do with THE Revolution. but all celebrate French patriotism or the…