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Banlieue 13, a.k.a District 13, Movie Review: Director Pierre Morel and Writer Luc Besson Bring Parkour to Film

By: Feature Writer Jason Parent

The Bicycle Thief and Italian Neorealism: A Must-Watch Movie for Parents

By: Prakash Thulasimani

Une Liaison d'Amour: Movie Review of The End of the Affair

By: Gil Mansergh

Coco Before Chanel, Review: Audrey Tautou Portrays Fashion Icon Coco Chanel in Her Humble Beginn

By: Pema Levy

The Making of the "Red Hollywood" Film Series: An International Tale of How Lost Soviet Musicals Came to America

By: Susan Z. Swan

Russian Film The Circus Showcases Red Hollywood: 1936 Soviet-era Musical Mixes Comedy, Love & Race Politics

By: Susan Z. Swan

Aguirre: The Wrath of God Review: The Greatest Film You've Never Seen

By: Russell Coy

Life is Beautiful - Movie Review: The Italian charm of Roberto Benigni’s Oscar-winning La Vita E Bella

By: Ed Mayhew

French Actor and Director Mathieu Kassovitz: The Multi-Talented Star Who Connects French Films Amelie & La Haine

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Anything For Her - Film Review: Pour Elle - A Visceral French Thriller Directed by Fred Cavayé.

By: Stephen Morgan

A German Classic by Lang and Von Harbou: Weary Death (Der Muede Tot) - Review

By: Paula Marie Deubel

Reprise (2006) Movie Review: Review of the Literate and Moving Norwegian Film

By: Martin G. Wood

Les Demoiselles de Rochefort - Film Review: Catherine Deneuve and Francoise Dorleac Star in Jacques Demy's Film

By: Feature Writer Kevin Sturton

Mesrine: Killer Instinct Film Review: Vincent Cassel Plays France's Notorious Criminal Jacques Mesrine

By: Gareth Harding

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Film Review: Julian Schnabel's Remarkable Film About Jean-Dominique Bauby

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Nights of Cabiria Film Review: Federico Fellini's 1957 Oscar Winner

By: Katy Burtner

La Strada Film Review: Federico Fellini's 1954 Oscar Winner

By: Katy Burtner

The Spirit of the Beehive - Film Review: Victor Erice's Haunting Drama Set After the Spanish Civil War

By: Feature Writer Kevin Sturton

Irma Vep (1996): A Review: Hong Kong Actress Maggie Cheung in Her First French Film

By: Jacqueline Ching

OSS 117 Cairo Nest of Spies: Spy Spoof that Recalls the 60's James Bond Films

By: Feature Writer Kevin Sturton

Lady Oscar - A Jacques Demy Film: Cross-Dressing Drama About A Woman Protecting Marie Antoinette

By: Feature Writer Kevin Sturton

Donkey Skin - Film Starring Catherine Deneuve: Jacques Demy's Adaptation of Charles Perrault's Peau D'Ane

By: Feature Writer Kevin Sturton

Review: Even Dwarfs Started Small (Herzog, 1970): Werner Herzog's Second Feature Film is a Dark-hearted Allegory

By: Stephen Morgan

Un Chant d'Amour (1950) – LGBT Movie Review: A Gay Short Film From Novelist and Playwright Jean Genet

By: Steve Williams

Sound in The Waiting Room: Examining the Use of Sound to Convey Meaning

By: Adam Dalton-Wyatt

A Brief History of the Giallo Film: The Italian Mystery Genre Has Spawned Many Classic Movies

By: Jenny Ashford

Review—I've Loved You So Long: Kristin Scott Thomas Stars in Director Philippe Claudel's First Feature

By: Alissa Tallman

Persepolis Review – Animated Film About Iran: French Film Based on Graphic Novelist Marjane Satrapi's Life

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Cria Cuervos aka Raise Ravens - Review: Carlos Saura's 1976 Film Starring Ana Torrent and Geraldine Chaplin

By: Feature Writer Kevin Sturton

A New French Movie Musical: Director Christophe Barratier's Paris 36 (Faubourg 36)

By: John K. Davis

Movie Review: Vratné Lahve: Maple Pictures, Jan Sverák's Film Empties, Starring Zdenek Sverák

By: Feature Writer Dominic von Riedemann

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg- Review: Jacques Demy's Musical Starring Catherine Deneuve

By: Feature Writer Kevin Sturton

Film Review – Timecrimes (2007): Spanish Time Travel Mystery Thriller, also called Los Cronocrimenes

By: Feature Writer Steven Cookson

The History Films of Rossellini : Blaise Pascal: At the crossroads of theology, superstition and reason.

By: Jonah Gruber

Swimming Pool (2003): Sexy French Mystery Directed by François Ozon

By: Martin G. Wood

Les Amants du Pont-Neuf: A Film by Leos Carax Starring Juliette Binoche

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Cache (2005): French Mystery Directed by Michael Haneke

By: Martin G. Wood

Elevator To The Gallows (1958): French Film Noir Directed by Louis Malle Accentuated by Miles Davis

By: Martin G. Wood

Film Review: Breaking the Waves (1996): Emily Watson Stars in Lars Von Trier’s Film

By: Andrea Beca

Pierrot Le Fou (1965): Jean-Luc Godard Film — Postmodernist Crime Drama

By: Martin G. Wood

9 Great French Films From the Cinema du Look: Leon, Les amants du Pont-Neuf, Subway, Betty Blue, Diva and More

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Review: JCVD starring Jean-Claude Van Damme: Action Star Ditches Martial Arts for Dramatic Crime Thriller.

By: Jason Schneider

Review: La Chinoise (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967): Left vs Right, Personal vs Political, Fact vs Fiction

By: Stephen Morgan

Tuvalu - A Film by Veit Helmer: A Surreal Dialogue-Free Multicultural Movie Starring Denis Lavant

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Review: Goodbye, Lenin! (2003): Review of Wolfgang Becker's 2003 Personal and Political Comedy

By: Stephen Morgan

Charlotte and Her Boyfriend (1960): Jean-Luc Godard's Comic Short from the Breathless Criterion DVD

By: Martin G. Wood

The Lovers (1958): Controversial French Film by Louis Malle Starring Jeanne Moreau

By: Martin G. Wood

Film Review: Entre le murs / The Class: One of the best foreign films of 2008 hits American shores.

By: Marie Lascu

I've Loved You So Long Film Review: Performances make Phillipe Claudel's New Film Worth Renting.

By: Madeleine Sims-Fewer

The Films of Lars von Trier: Dogme 95 and the Rejection of Hollywood

By: Jerod Allen

Tell No One (2006): Film Review - French Mystery - Thriller

By: Martin G. Wood

French Cinema Review Goddard's Bande à part: The French New Wave: a series of film reviews and analysis

By: Donovan Feuring

Let the Right One In: the Final Scene: An Analysi of the Ending of the 2008 Swedish Movie

By: Jerod Allen

Let The Right One In - Preview: Early Reviews Generate Positive Hype for Swedish Vampire Film

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

The Story of Water (1961): Truffaut/Godard Short Film from Criterion's The Last Metro Blu-Ray

By: Martin G. Wood

French Cinema Review Jean-Luc Goddard's Contempt: The French New Wave: a Series of Film Reviews and Analysis

By: Donovan Feuring

Blood and Mirrors: Let the Right One In: The Vampire Myth Takes a New Turn in Swedish Horror Film

By: Jerod Allen

French Cinema Film Review: The 400 Blows: The French New Wave: a Series of Reviews and Analysis

By: Donovan Feuring

A Short History of Dogme 95: Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg's Cinematic Challenge

By: Stephen Morgan

DVD Review of I've Loved You So Long: Child-Killer Kristin Scott Thomas Is Released from Prison

By: Cody Roy

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days: German Historical Drama about Student Resistance to Hitler

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Swartz

Juan Antonio Bayona's The Orphanage: A Suspense Thriller without the Cheap Thrills

By: My Nguyen

Ingmar Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage: A Once-Acclaimed Drama Neglected When It May be Most Relevant

By: Michael Dennis

Made in U.S.A., Now Seen in U.S.A. Jean-Luc Godard's 1966 Film Remains Fresh, Relevant and Soulful

By: Kenji Fujishima

Chris Kraus' Vier Minuten, aka Four Minutes: Hannah Herzsprung, Monica Bleibtreu, Jasmin Tabatabai

By: Margaret Burke

A Review of the Film 36: The French Film Starring Daniel Auteuil and Gerard Depardieu

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

DVD Review: Asterix at the Olympic Games: The Popular French Comic Book Characters Return for Third Movie

By: Feature Writer Dominic Messier

Why Jean-Luc Godard is Important: A Look at the Films of a Ground-Breaking French New Wave Director

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Visit Italy Through the Art of Cinema: Italian Films: Stealing Beauty, Dangerous Beauty, Bread and Tulips

By: Erin Haley

Film Review: Irréversible (2002): Graphic Thriller Designed Like the Roller Coaster from Hell

By: Rob Humanick

The True Story Behind Film The Wave: The American School That Inspired the German Movie Die Welle

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

He Loves Me...He Loves Me Not (2002): Audrey Tautou and Sameul Le Bihan Star in French Romance film

By: Danielle DuChateau

The Lives of Others: Director Henckel Von Donnersmarck's Haunting Tale of East Germany

By: Beth Arnold

European Epic Films of the Late 1920s: Lang’s Metropolis, Gance’s Napoleon, Eisenstein’s October

By: John K. Davis

European Epic Films of the Early 1920s: Leaves from Satan‘s Notebook, Die Nibelungen, Battleship Potemkin

By: John K. Davis

Review - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: Halloween Horror From a Classic German Expressionist Film

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

An Appreciation of Luc Besson's Film Nikita: Anne Parillaud - a Femme Fatale With a Heart in French Spin on 007

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Priceless: A Gem From Pierre Salvadori: Gad Elmaleh And Audrey Tautou Star in This French Romantic Comedy

By: Rashelle Predovnik

Volere Volare - Quirky Foreign Comedy: Film Review of Maurizio Nichetti's Hilarious Fantasy

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

The Devil's Backbone Review: A Dark Horror from Pan’s Labyrinth Director Guillermo Del Toro

By: Michael Pantazi

Classic Foreign Film - The Seventh Seal: European Art Cinema Emerges in Ingmar Bergman's Breakthrough Film

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Pan's Labyrinth Movie Review: Guillermo Del Toro Directs in this Fantasy/Drama Masterpiece

By: Michael Pantazi

European Epic Movies from the 1910s: The Loves of Queen Elizabeth, Quo Vadis?, Pompeii, and Cabiria

By: John K. Davis

Interview: Italian Cinema's Edoardo Winspeare: Winspeare Joins New Generation of Italian Filmmakers

By: Jeannine Guilyard

An Interpretation of Passion of Anna: Subjective Storytelling in Ingmar Bergman's 1969 Experimental Film

By: Nicholas Michael Grant

A Review of Passion of Anna (1969): An Experimental Masterpiece by Swedish Auteur Ingmar Bergman

By: Nicholas Michael Grant

Great Cinema: The Grand Illusion: Jean Renoir's 1937 Black & White Masterpiece

By: Nicholas Michael Grant

Montage: Eisenstein vs. Vertov: Using Film Editing to Argue What Cinema Should Be

By: Bengisu Kuscu

The Lives of Others DVD Review: Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmark Reveals the Stasi

By: Brian Nathanson

Profile of Wim Wenders the German Film Director: Paris Texas, Wings of Desire, Buena Vista Social Club and More...

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

The Film 'M' - Fritz Lang's Classic German Drama: The Expressionist Masterpiece of a True Auteur

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Eric Rohmer and his films: An introduction to the French new wave filmmaker

By: Peter Reeves

Festen Review: A Dogme film by Thomas Vinterberg

By: Peter Reeves

Beat the Heat Italian Style! Take a European vacation without leaving your sofa!

By: Jeannine Guilyard

Audrey Tautou Filmography: Films and a Brief Biography of the French Star of Amelie

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Un Flic : A Cop: Minimalism on a Grandiose Scale

By: Aaron Krygier

Pan's Labyrinth Film Review: Is Guillermo Del Toro's Award Winning Masterpiece Worth the Hype?

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

POV in Breaking the Waves: Questioning the Omniscient Point of View

By: William Nava

Amelie Film Review: Jean-Pierre Jeunet's French Masterpiece Starring Audrey Tautou

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

Delicatessen Film Review: Debut Feature Film From Amelie Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet

By: Feature Writer Michelle Strozykowski

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