French film Archive

  • FRANÇOIS OZON (8 Women, Angel) reunites French cinema icons Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu in his latest film, the 1970s-set comedy, POTICHE. Adapted by Ozon from a play by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy, the film focuses on trophy wife Suzanne (Deneuve) and her wealthy industrialist husband Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini). When the workers at Robert’s umbrella factory go on strike, taking him hostage, Suzanne steps in to smooth things over. But when Robert wants...

    Francois Ozon – Potiche

    FRANÇOIS OZON (8 Women, Angel) reunites French cinema icons Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu in his latest film, the 1970s-set comedy, POTICHE. Adapted by Ozon from a play by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy, the film focuses on trophy wife Suzanne (Deneuve) and her wealthy industrialist husband Robert Pujol (Fabrice Luchini). When the workers at Robert’s umbrella factory go on strike, taking him hostage, Suzanne steps in to smooth things over. But when Robert wants...

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  • French director JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET’s films are known for their distinctive style, from Delicatessen (1991) to Amélie (2001) to his latest work, Micmacs (OUT ON DVD NOW). The tale of a video store clerk who sets out to destroy two weapons manufacturers, Micmacs is a visual feast with bucketfuls of humour. Jeunet chats to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the recurring theme of orphans fighting monsters in his films, his visit to a Belgian weapons factory,...

    Jean-Pierre Jeunet (writer-director) – Micmacs

    French director JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET’s films are known for their distinctive style, from Delicatessen (1991) to Amélie (2001) to his latest work, Micmacs (OUT ON DVD NOW). The tale of a video store clerk who sets out to destroy two weapons manufacturers, Micmacs is a visual feast with bucketfuls of humour. Jeunet chats to film journalist Jan Gilbert about the recurring theme of orphans fighting monsters in his films, his visit to a Belgian weapons factory,...

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