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Review

Paris Memories review – a poignant mediation on personal trauma

by Hannah Strong

Alice Winocour draws on her brother’s expe­ri­ences of the 2015 Bat­a­clan attack to cre­ate a dra­ma about recov­er­ing from trauma.

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Other People’s Children

by David Jenkins

Vir­ginie Efi­ra deliv­ers a sub­lime per­for­mance as a jour­nal­ist who devel­ops a strong bond with her boyfriend’s daugh­ter in Rebec­ca Zlo­towski’s roman­tic dramedy.

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Woman in nun's habit with outstretched arms in a crowd scene.
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Benedetta

by Hannah Strong

Dutch mas­ter provo­ca­teur Paul Ver­ho­even serves up a blas­phe­mous delight in his con­vent-set Ital­ian romp.

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Bye Bye Morons

by Ariel Klinghoffer

Despite Vir­ginie Efira’s best efforts, this inane com­e­dy from direc­tor Albert Dupon­tel is des­tined to be forgotten.

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An Impossible Love

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Cather­ine Corsi­ni adapts Chris­tine Angot to cap­ti­vat­ing effect in this Châteauroux-set roman­tic drama.

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Up for Love

by Catherine Karellis

The hilar­i­ty of being a short per­son is lever­aged in this very sil­ly, sin­gle-note French rom-com.

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