The dollar is taking a beating against the euro, airline seats are shrinking, and you’re just too dang busy anyway. What’s a Francophile to do? Break out the wine, warm up the DVD player and conduct your own mini filmed in France festival with these five American movies shot on location in France, with...
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A Prophet (Un Prophete) didn’t win the Golden Globe, but did just garner an Oscar nomination for “Best Foreign Film”. Here, again, is the trailer: U.S. release date is February 26, 2010, in New York and Los Angeles.
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As a writer and/or director, Luc Besson is responsible for quite a few of my favorite films (Nikita, Angel-A, The Fifth Element, the Transporter franchise) so I’m looking forward to the release of this Besson-penned film. Opening in the U.S. on February 5th, this action flick is a future entry in the “Filmed in...
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If you think Jerry Lewis is the only thing the French know about being funny, and Amelie was a fluke, read on. Here are three other diverse, hilarious French films. 1. Après Vous (2003) Daniel Auteuil is one of the finest comedic actors of all time. He possesses a willingness to completely inhabit the...
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France’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Golden Globes is A Prophet (Un Prophete), the Grand Prix winner at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Here’s the synopsis: Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena cannot read nor write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more...
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