August 8, 2010
Potiche (2010) **
Catherine Deneuve plays the wife of a factory manager who takes his place and solves a major labor dispute.
L'Illusioniste (2010) **
An animated film directed by Sylvain Chomet, and based on an unproduced, semi-autobiographical script that Jacques Tati wrote in 1956. The main character is an animated caricature of Tati himself.
Korkoro (2010) **
French drama about the genocide of the Gypsies during World War II. Directed by Tony Gatlif, the film follows a Roma family travelling in three horse-drawn wagon trains across Vichy France in 1943.
Les Emotifs anonymes (2010) *
Lame French comedy about a romance between two emotionally immature chocolate makers. It's hard to believe that Isabelle Carre got a Cesar nomination as best actress for her abysmal performance in this film.
Les Petits mouchoirs (2010) **
A French melodrama about a circle of friends spending their summer vacation in Arcachon, while one of their friends is dying in a hospital.
Joseph et la fille (2010) **
Clearly inspired by "The Good Thief" (itself a remake of "Bob le flambeur"), it's an otherwise routine caper flick with a very original plan to rob a casino.
Rendez-vous avec un ange (2010) *
Very bizarre film about a nurse who loses her job and her opera-loving husband. The beginning is quite intriguing, but the film goes completely off the rails in the second half.