Movies
Patrice Leconte avoids a heavy hand in exploring relationships.
July 12, 2007
Two Parisian men become unlikely pals in Patrice Leconte’s ‘My Best Friend.’
July 13, 2007
Patrice Leconte’s “Intimate Strangers” opens with the brisk economy of a film made by a master screen storyteller.
July 30, 2004
Juliette Binoche sparkles in this complex tale of murder and redemption in a French colony.
March 9, 2001
The French take emotions so seriously that even in the most unabashedly romantic of comedies you find yourself looking for a sobering subtext.
July 28, 2000
In Patrice Leconte’s “The Hairdresser’s Husband” (Edwards South Coast Plaza Village in Santa Ana, Goldwyn Pavilion in West Los Angeles, Fine Arts in Beverly Hills), a little French hairstyling shop becomes a citadel of bliss, and its shampoos, oils, clippers and combs turn into the accouterments of desire.
July 10, 1992
In Patrice Leconte’s “The Hairdresser’s Husband” (Goldwyn Pavilion, Fine Arts), a little French hair-styling shop becomes a citadel of bliss, and its shampoos, oils, clippers and combs turn into the accouterments of desire.
Patrice Leconte fears repetition. That’s why his resume ranges from sexy comedy to a death-penalty drama.
March 11, 2001
International directors are finding enthusiastic audiences in American film students.
Oct. 28, 2003
Patrice Leconte loves the unexpected, such as making a film in English.
July 18, 2004