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Naza: Should we go and see the documentary that's shaking the Israeli government to its core?

Naza: Should we go and see the documentary that’s shaking the Israeli government to its core?

Yes, we’ll have to go and see *Naza*. But first we’ll have to be able to see it: although it won an award at the Venice Film Festival, the documentary does not yet have an (…)

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‘Digger': how Tom Cruise and Iñárritu were behind one of the biggest flops of

‘Digger’: how Tom Cruise and Iñárritu were behind one of the biggest flops of

2026 On paper, it was an almost unbeatable pairing: Tom Cruise, the last major global star capable of selling a film on the strength of his name alone, pitted against (…)

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Bernard Verley has died: the passing of a towering yet unassuming figure in French cinema

Bernard Verley has died: the passing of a towering yet unassuming figure in French cinema

Bernard Verley died on 27 September 2026 in Tréguier, in the Côtes-d’Armor. He was 86 years old and would have celebrated his 87th birthday on 4 October. His family announced (…)

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A tribute to Marina Vlady, who has just passed away at the age of 88

A tribute to Marina Vlady, who has just passed away at the age of 88

Marina Vlady belonged to that now rare breed of actresses whose beauty was never quite the main focus. Of course, she was beautiful. Magnificently beautiful, even, with that (…)

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Claire's Knee: could Éric Rohmer's cult film still be made today?

Claire’s Knee: could Éric Rohmer’s cult film still be made today?

You only have to watch *Claire’s Knee* again today to realise just how much fifty-six years can transform the way we view a film. Not because Éric Rohmer’s film has changed. It (…)

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Florian Zeller's film *Bunker* is taking the world by storm, but where are the French actors?

Florian Zeller’s film *Bunker* is taking the world by storm, but where are the French actors?

Let’s start by celebrating. Seriously. Florian Zeller’s international success is rare enough that we shouldn’t pretend not to notice it. A French writer and director who (…)

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A film costing 43 million euros is already at the centre of a legal battle: Dumas – Diable noir under pressure

A film costing 43 million euros is already at the centre of a legal battle: Dumas – Diable noir under pressure

It hasn’t been released yet, but it’s already causing a stir. *Dumas – Diable noir*, the blockbuster directed by Ladj Ly and produced, amongst others, by Dimitri Rassam, finds (…)

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Ten per cent: why did the film fail to make a comeback?

Ten per cent: why did the film fail to make a comeback?

It had almost everything it needed to succeed. A French TV series that had achieved cult status, an unchanged cast – Camille Cottin, Laure Calamy, Thibault de Montalembert, (…)

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Review of the film "My Mother, God and Sylvie Vartan"

Review of the film "My Mother, God and Sylvie Vartan"

*My Mother, God and Sylvie Vartan* is a truly enjoyable film, and it’s not often that you see a popular French film that is so well written, so well-paced and so moving all at (…)

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