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Two elderly women walking along a gravel path through an autumnal woodland, carrying baskets.
Review

When Autumn Falls review – another year, another Ozon

by David Jenkins

This light­weight Chabro­lian coun­try dra­ma from François Ozon sees an elder­ly retiree with a com­plex past try­ing to do right by her family.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three women in period costume, one with dark curly hair, one with bright red curly hair, and one with blonde curled hair, standing and conversing.
Review

The Crime is Mine review – Huppert steals the show

by Emily Maskell

François Ozon’s first for­ay into crime com­e­dy boasts bags of charm and a bit­ing fem­i­nist edge.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two individuals sitting close together, a woman with dark hair and a man with a beard, both looking towards the camera.
Review

Peter Von Kant

by Juan Barquin

François Ozon fan­boys over Fass­binder (again!) with this reimag­in­ing of 1972’s The Bit­ter Tears of Petra Von Kant.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
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Elderly man and young woman engaged in close conversation.
Review

Everything Went Fine

by David Jenkins

François Ozon’s adap­ta­tion of Emmanuèle Bernheim’s nov­el focus­es on the rela­tion­ship between a father and daughter.

3
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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people on a motorcycle, man and woman wearing red tops and sunglasses, in a rural setting with green fields and blue sky.
Review

Summer of ’85

by Elena Lazic

François Ozon turns back the clock for a sun-kissed gay love sto­ry that’s shot through with tragedy.

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4
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4
In Retrospect
Two people, one adult and one child, in formal attire, with the adult embracing the child in a comforting gesture.
Review

By the Grace of God

by Phil Concannon

François Ozon serves up his answer to Spot­light in this sober­ing study of sex­u­al abuse in the Catholic church.

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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people embracing in a dimly lit room.
Review

L’Amant Double

by Manuela Lazic

This twisty psy­cho-thriller from François Ozon sees a per­plexed young woman dat­ing iden­ti­cal shrinks.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Black and white portrait of two individuals in profile, a man and a woman, both wearing formal attire.
Review

Frantz

by Amy Bowker

A dour mono­chrome melo­dra­ma is the lat­est from genre-hop­ping French work­horse, François Ozon.

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3
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3
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Man in tan coat holding a baby in a pink blanket on a sofa.
Review

The New Girlfriend

by Craig Williams

François Ozon does it again with this puck­ish and erot­ic satire on sex­u­al­i­ty and fam­i­ly gen­der roles.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A young woman with long dark hair resting on a white sheet, gazing intently at the camera.
Review

Jeune et Jolie

by David Jenkins

A glassy-eyed and ambigu­ous por­trait of a teenage call-girl from direc­tor François Ozon.

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2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A woman in a red dress standing with a man in a suit, surrounded by other people at what appears to be a formal event or gathering.
Review

In the House

by Adam Woodward

Lit­er­ary prodi­gy writes rings around his prof in the spry lat­est from arty teas­er François Ozon.

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Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
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A woman in a checked print dress sitting on a pink chaise longue in a richly decorated room with patterned curtains.
Review

Potiche

by Martyn Conterio

A warm-heart­ed sto­ry of a woman’s rise in a man’s world belies a bit­ing satire.

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4
Enjoyment
4
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