AFFF 2016: Film Review: Microbe & Gasoline (2015)
byMicrobe & Gasoline is the latest feature of French auteur Michel Gondry. Pre-teenage adolescent Daniel (Ange Dargent) feels overly anxious and misplaced in life. At…
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Film Review: Chinese Puzzle (2013)
byIt’s been eleven years since writer/director Cedric Klapisch first introduced audiences to Xavier Rousseau (Roman Duris) and his ensemble roommates in the comedy L’Auberge…
Film Review: Mood Indigo (2013)
byThis new release seems more concerned with the story of the two lovers, rather than the punch-dunk feeling of being in love. Without a doubt, Mood Indigo is one of Gondry’s best offerings to date, especially if you can get your hands on its original draft.
Film Review: Thérèse Desqueyroux (2012)
byAdapted from François Mauriac’s novel of the same name, Claude Miller’s final film retells the story of provincial French life in the late 1920s with sombre beauty. Capturing the painterly quality of the vast pine forests of the Landes region the southwest, France, Thérèse Desqueyroux is a well-crafted drama of subtle charm.