Francois Ozon

HuffPost Review: Potiche

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Marshall Fine

Based on a boulevard comedy that was a stage hit in Paris in the 1970s, Francois Ozon's Potiche is a curiosity that is neither funny nor striking enough to live up to its ambitions.

A Rendez-Vous of Feminism and Farce

Erica Abeel | Posted 05.25.2011

Erica Abeel

Currently unspooling at New York's Film Society and the IFC Center, "Rendez-vous with French Cinema" offers two not-to-be-missed samples of popular French cinema.

Toronto Film Fest Day 5: Ozon Saves a Dour Day

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Giltz

Am I still annoyed by being cut off from 127 Hours when I was just five people from the front of the line? Or am I just rather brilliantly managing to avoid all the best films at Toronto?

Mighty Movie Podcast Interviews: Hideaway (Le Refuge) & Bran Nue Dae

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Persons

Gonna warn you up front: The two films covered in this week's episode are so different that you might get the bends when we transition from one to ano...

HuffPost Review: Hideaway (Le Refuge)

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Marshall Fine

Hideaway (Le Refuge) is a bitter little tale of life and loss, with the latter coloring the former. You will either buy into this film or find yourself irritated and impatient.

WATCH: FILM: 67th Annual Venice Intl Film Festival: What To Watch

Posted 05.25.2011

Buzz generated from Venice so far has spoken of diverse genres, stellar casting, and potential breakout films for locally acclaimed filmmakers like Fr...

Found in Translation: 15th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.25.2011

Regina Weinreich

Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall was packed for the opening night of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema.