August 8, 2014

Bird People (2014) **

French film about an American computer specialist and a French hotel maid.

Aimer boire et chanter (2014) *

Alain Resnais's last film.

La Ritournelle (2014) *

A somewhat "original" French film about adultery ("French film about adultery" being an expression like "Hong Kong film about king-fu", "Japanese film about samurai" or "a western about cowboys") - "original" in the sense that this time, it's a wife who commits adultery. Otherwise, it's exactly like half of all French films. Or almost half.

Diplomatie (2014) **

Curiously de-dramatized war movie set in Paris just before the Liberation.

Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu? (2014) **

Popular French farce about a Catholic family whose four daughters get married to a Jew, a Muslim, an Asian and an African.

Samba (2014) **

French film, mixing comedy and tragedy, about an illegal immigrant from Senegal in Paris.

Yves Sant Laurent (2014) **

The weaker of the two films about the famous fashion designer, made in 2014.

Bande de filles (2014) *

Ugly and unpleasant film about a girl gang in France.

Hippocrate (2014) ***

Realistic French drama set in a hospital.

Party Girl (2014) **

French drama about an aging prostitute/bar hostess. Realistic, humanist film.