All posts tagged "French"
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UNDER LAW AND GRACE – TV series review
There have been numerous TV crime series from Europe pairing cops and clergy in the sleuthing. England’s “Father...
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“Nona And Her Daughters” – TV review
“Nona And Her Daughters” (“Nona Et Ses Filles”) is a character-driven dramedy miniseries from French TV that successfully...
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“Mongeville” – TV Series Review
The title of the French procedural series, “Mongeville,” is not the name of its town. That’s Bordeaux. Rather,...
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FIRE OF LOVE – Review
Volcanoes and love often paired in romantic imagery but FIRE OF LOVE documents a real case of volcanic...
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“Cherif” Season 5 – TV Series Review
Season 5 of the light-hearted French TV police drama “Cherif” opens where Season 4 left off. Adeline (Carole...
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“Gloria” – TV Series Review
“Gloria” is a six-episode subtitled miniseries from French TV, featuring a justifiably frazzled woman suddenly facing chaos on...
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EIFFEL – Review
Architect and structural engineer Gustave Eiffel built not only Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower, but designed the interior structure...
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“Cherif” Season 4 – TV Series Review
“Cherif” is a subtitled French mystery TV series set in Lyon, France, that ran for six years. Based...
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“Deadly Tropics” Season 2 – TV Series Review
Season One of this light procedural from French TV, “Deadly Tropics” (“Tropiques Criminels”), was released for streaming and...
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“Deadly Tropics” (“Tropiques Criminels”) – TV Series
For U.S. viewers to know what’s coming in the French TV crime series “Deadly Tropics” (“Tropiques Criminels”), let’s...
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Iskander series seasons 1 and 2 – TV Review
Season 2 of Topic’s original TV series ISKANDER debuts Thursday, Jan. 13, with the entire season 1 also...
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“NOX” – TV Series Review
“NOX” is a six-episode subtitled miniseries from French TV that is far more complicated than most, but worth...
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I LOST MY BODY – Review
Review by Stephen Tronicek. I Lost My Body, now nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature,...
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COLD BLOOD – Review
French action star Jean Reno re-teams with Thierry Arbogast, the cinematographer on LA FEMME NIKITA and,THE FIFTH ELEMENT,...
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THE FALL OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE – Review
Despite the title, writer/director Denys Arcand’s film is actually a French Canadian satiric crime thriller/comedy about a delivery...
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NON-FICTION – Review
Juliette Binoche stars as an actress married to an editor at a distinguished French publishing house, in writer/director...
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MEMOIR OF WAR – Review
Melanie Thierry gives a haunting performance in director Emmanuel Finkiel’s finely-crafted MEMOIR OF WAR. This powerful, beautifully-shot French-language...
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LET THE SUNSHINE IN – Review
Legendary French director Claire Denis teams with legendary star Juliette Binoche for a tale of Parisian artist who...
