August 8, 2009

Tricheuse (2009) *

Utterly predictably French comedy about a young lawyer pretending to be married.

Fais-moi plaisir (2006) ***

Les Derniers jours du monde (2009) ***

Coco Chanel et Igor Stravinsky (2009) *

Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante (2009) *

À l'origine (2009) *

Je l'aimais (2009) *

Modern Love (2009) **

A romantic comedy starring Stéphane Rousseau, Clotilde Courau and Bérénice Bejo.

Le Chant des mariées (2009) ***

Les Beaux gosses (2009) ***

Un Ange à la mer (2009) *

Le Bal des actrices (2009) ***

Barbe bleue (2009) **

An impoverished young girl married a rich nobleman whose numerous wives all died under mysterious circumstances. Directed by Catherine Breillat.

Coco avant Chanel (2009) **

French drama about Coco Chanel, before she became an institution.

Micmacs à tire-larigot (2009) **

A typical film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet - a bizarre "Rube Goldberg" comedy closer in spirit to "Delicatessen" than to "Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain".

Les Herbes folles (2009) **

Bizarre French film about a man becoming obsessed with a woman whose purse he has found.

OSS 117: Rio ne répond plus (2009) ***

Un Prophète (2009) ***

Hadewijch (2009) ***

Welcome (2009) *

A Kurdish refugee from Iraq is trying to cross the English Channel. Politically-correct piety masquerading as a movie.

La Journée de la jupe (2009) **

A teacher (Isabelle Adjani) takes her students hostage. A cross between "Entre les murs" and "The Negociator".

Villa Amalia (2009) *

A famous pianist decides to leave her boyfriend and her career, and start a new life elsewhere.

Joueuse (2009) *

A French film about chess, set in Corsica.