American domination of Europe is nothing new. As early as 1942, Washington had planned to directly administer French territory as an occupied country. With the Blum-Byrnes agreements of January 1946, Hollywood productions invaded cinemas.
A vibrant appeal from several hundred cinema personalities denounces the silence of the cultural world in the face of the violence in Gaza. It also pays tribute to Fatma Hassouna, the Palestinian photojournalist killed by an Israeli strike.
Hanna Slak’s film is a psychological family drama, where the tumultuous relationship between a mother and her teenage son is as tempestuous as Brittany.
Kate Winslet gives a powerful performance as the former model turned war photographer in Ellen Kuras’ film. A classic tale, but one that has the merit of introducing us to this daring and stubborn woman.
All roads lead to New Rome in the maestro’s film, a cinematic dinguerie. “A political and social fable, a chaotic fresco and a mad sci-fi epic.
“It’s a film about a forgotten page in French history,” says director Simon Moutaïrou, who has shot a historical and necessary French western to ‘raise awareness’.
In this film by James Watkins, a weekend with new friends turns into a bloody nightmare. It’s brutal!
Films tell the story of the United States at the Deauville American Film Festival, where “In the Summers” was awarded the Grand Prix for the 50th edition, and where Francis Ford Coppola and Natalie Portman received standing ovations in recent days.
The American Film Festival showcases many independent films made in the USA, as well as the new stars of today and tomorrow, including this year Sebastian Stan, Daisy Ridley, Mikey Madison, Sean Baker…
The 50th American Film Festival is currently underway in Normandy, where audiences have been able to applaud Michael Douglas at the opening, discover Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, attend the tribute to filmmaker James Gray… and see or re-see “50 films that changed the way we look at the world”.
French cinema legend Alain Delon has died at the age of 88. Born in 1935, his film career, which began in the 60s, was one of the most remarkable and flamboyant in French cinema.
Denis Ménochet plays Romain Gary in this film by Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, adapted from the writer’s novel. A brutal return to 1960s America.
