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A bride in a white dress and veil holding a bouquet of pink roses, standing next to a man in a dark suit at an outdoor setting with a historical building in the background.
Review

Rosalie review – very simple and enjoyable

by Natasha Jagger

A young French­woman in Brit­tany har­bours a secret about her appear­ance until she mar­ries a suit­or inter­est­ed in her dowry in this gen­tle peri­od drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Three women in period costumes stand in a rustic kitchen, preparing food on a wooden table.
Review

The Taste of Things review – every frame is delectable

by David Jenkins

Juli­ette Binoche and Benoît Mag­imel play late 19th cen­tu­ry gourmets in Tran Ahn Hung’s scin­til­lat­ing epic of pro­to-food­ie passions.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Illuminated Eiffel Tower at night with person riding motorcycle on road in foreground.
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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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men seated at a wooden table, surrounded by verdant plants visible through the windows.
Review

Pacifiction

by David Jenkins

The Poly­ne­sian island of Tahi­ti rep­re­sents a trop­i­cal pur­ga­to­ry for the French colonists in Albert Serra’s apoc­a­lyp­tic polit­i­cal thriller.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two young women standing on a path in a wooded area, one wearing a pink and white printed dress and the other wearing a black tank top.
Review

An Easy Girl

by Lillian Crawford

This sun-bleached, Cannes-set roman­tic dra­ma from direc­tor Rebec­ca Zlo­tows­ki is not to be missed.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A woman in a beige coat and blue top stands by a river, a city skyline in the background, and a bicycle nearby.
Review

Memoir of War

by David Jenkins

A per­fect­ly cal­i­brat­ed cen­tral per­for­mance by Mélanie Thier­ry pow­ers this dour wartime lit­er­ary drama.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect