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

When Fall Is Coming – first-look review

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.
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.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Elderly man and young woman engaged in close conversation.
Festivals

Everything Went Fine – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

François Ozon takes a light-heart­ed look at the banal­i­ty and bureau­cra­cy of assist­ed sui­cide in his mis­fir­ing latest.
Two young men, one with blonde wavy hair and the other with dark hair, smiling and standing together on a beach.
Queer Cinema

How François Ozon navigates queer romance

by Juan Barquin

In Sum­mer of 85, the French direc­tor builds on a career-long inter­est in how we deal with love and loss.
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.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two youths in leather jackets, one in striped shirt, shouting on stage with illuminated backdrop.
Sponsored

A journey to the past with François Ozon

by Elena Lazic

To cel­e­brate the release of Sum­mer of 85, we explore Ozon’s var­i­ous height­ened depic­tions of days gone by.
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.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect