Vertical has released a new trailer for Jeanne du Barry, the French period drama from from director Maïwenn. The film sees Maïwenn starring as Jeanne Vaubernier, a woman looking to escape her impoverished life by climbing the social ladder, and follows her journey as she rises through the Court of Louis XV (Johnny Depp) to […]
Movie Review – One Fine Morning (2022)
One Fine Morning, 2022. Written and Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve. Starring Léa Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupaud, Nicole Garcia, Camille Leban Martins, Elsa Guedj, Ema Zampa, and Kester Lovelace. SYNOPSIS: With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While struggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs […]
Movie Review – One Fine Morning (2022)
One Fine Morning, 2022. Written & Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve. Starring Léa Seydoux, Melvil Poupaud, Pascal Greggory, and Nicole Garcia. SYNOPSIS: With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While stuggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into a friend who although being in a relationship, […]
Sibling rivalry festers in dramatic trailer for Marion Cotillard’s Brother and Sister
With the 2022 Cannes Film Festival fast approaching, there’s plenty of reasons to get excited, one of which is the latest drama from French director Arnaud Desplechin (Ismael’s Ghosts, Deception), which stars Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone) and Melvil Poupaud (Summer of 85) as the titular Brother and Sister, who haven’t spoken to one another […]
Movie Review – Summer of 85 (2020)
Summer of 85, 2020. Directed by François Ozon. Starring Félix Lefebvre, Benjamin Voisin, Philippine Velge, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Melvil Poupaud, and Isabelle Nanty. SYNOPSIS: In a small, seaside town on the Normandy coast, two teenage boys embark on a sun-soaked six weeks of friendship and romance. But tragedy ultimately brings it all crashing down. Like […]
Movie Review – By the Grace of God (2019)
By the Grace of God, 2019. Directed by François Ozon. Starring Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, and Swann Arlaud. SYNOPSIS: Alexandre lives with his wife and children in Lyon. One day he discovers by chance that the priest who abused him when he was a Boy Scout is still working with young people, and long repressed […]
