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A person sleeping peacefully in a dimly lit bedroom, surrounded by a wooden headboard and delicate floral branches.
Review

Emmanuelle review – anticlimactic and unerotic

by David Jenkins

Audrey Diwan’s cold take on the infa­mous erot­ic soft­core French nov­el leaves a bit too much to be desired.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Three women with concerned expressions, one with long dark hair, another with shorter light hair, and the third with dark hair. They appear to be in an outdoor setting against a blue background.
Festivals

The Balconettes – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Noémie Mer­lan­t’s sopho­more fea­ture, co-writ­ten by Celine Sci­amma, is a riotous black com­e­dy set on the hottest day of the year in Marseilles.
A woman in a purple jumper sitting in front of a blue and green underwater scene with swimming fish.
Review

The Innocent review – pleasantly quirky romantic caper

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A sullen aquar­i­um work­er becomes sus­pi­cious of his moth­er’s new hus­band in Louis Gar­rel’s pleas­ing­ly off­beat famil­ial drama.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Three individuals walking down a city street, one woman in a long coat, one woman in a jacket, and one man in a suit and overcoat.
Review

Paris, 13th District

by Hannah Strong

Jacques Audi­ard directs a sen­su­al city-based romance adapt­ed from graph­ic nov­els by Adri­an Tomine.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Circular blue and white lights shining down on a person's face in a dark room.
Review

Jumbo

by David Jenkins

Noémie Merlant’s fair­ground employ­ee hitch­es a ride on the carousel of love in this sci-fi tinged romance.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two stylised portraits of individuals with closed eyes, in muted blues and yellows.
Interviews

Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant on Portrait of a Lady on Fire

by Elena Lazic

The co-stars of Céline Sciamma’s sump­tu­ous peri­od romance dis­cuss the inti­mate – and polit­i­cal – nature of the film.
A person walking alone on a beach, with discarded clothing on the sand in the foreground.
Review

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

by Katie Goh

Céline Sciamma’s sump­tu­ous, qui­et­ly rad­i­cal 18th cen­tu­ry love sto­ry is one of the year’s very best.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect