Movies
As a bored baker with an overactive imagination, the wonderful French actor Fabrice Luchini is the only reason to see “Gemma Bovery,” a mildly amusing riff on Flaubert.
May 28, 2015
Few actions can be more disconcerting than a steady gaze, fixed coolly on the act of love.
Nov. 27, 1992
Entertainment & Arts
In this 1992 release the young French writer-director Christian Vincent lays bare a seduction, body and soul.
Aug. 18, 1996
Before unveiling his parodic miniseries “Li’l Quinquin” in 2014, French director Bruno Dumont might have claimed the title of Filmmaker Least Likely to Make a Comedy.
April 27, 2017
“Beaumarchais, the Scoundrel” is a glorious, giddy account of a tumultuous 11 years--1773 to 1784--in the life of the great French playwright.
Oct. 24, 1997
Aug. 28, 1992
Patrice Leconte’s “Intimate Strangers” opens with the brisk economy of a film made by a master screen storyteller.
July 30, 2004
Don’t look for a Hollywood remake of “Bicycling With Molière” any time soon.
May 1, 2014
Psychological drama, romance, octogenarian jazz musicians: It’s an eclectic assortment of screenings.
June 21, 2004
When cinematographers direct their first films, arresting imagery is to be expected.
Dec. 23, 1994