Movies
French comedy-drama “Sink or Swim” stars Mathieu Amalric as a middle-aged man who seeks redemption through synchronized swimming.
Oct. 9, 2019
A family’s life is ruptured in this lacerating drama from French actor-turned-filmmaker Mathieu Amalric (“On Tour,” “The Blue Room”).
Sept. 22, 2022
There are two blue rooms in the spellbinding new feature by actor-director Mathieu Amalric: the provincial hotel room where a couple conducts an adulterous affair, and the courtroom where they later stand trial for murder.
Oct. 2, 2014
French filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin’s “My Golden Days” is both a prequel and a sequel to his 1996 film “My Sex Life … Or How I Got Into an Argument.”
March 23, 2016
The many films of the silent and early talkie eras that have been lost to the ages are enough to make a movie lover weep.
Feb. 18, 2016
In the latest James Bond thriller, “Quantum of Solace,” opening today, Agent 007 is pitted against a most unusual adversary.
Nov. 14, 2008
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May 13, 2010
Travel & Experiences
The holidays, no surprise, always bring forth a surge of holiday-themed movies, but there has never been one quite like this.
Nov. 27, 2008
In more ways than one, “Ismael’s Ghosts” immerses us in the headspace of a gloriously undisciplined movie director.
April 5, 2018
Although he prefers to conduct an interview outside to allow some tres francais cigarette smoking, writer and director Arnaud Desplechin does not come across as either enfant terrible or agent provocateur, the two default modes for branding Gallic filmmakers on these shores.
May 8, 2005