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109. Pauline détective
So, Sandrine Kiberlain can do comedy! Prior to watching Pauline détective I had primarily thought of her as a dramatic actress, due to her intense, nuanced performances in the likes of L'oiseau (The...
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French discovery: La Manufacture de Chocolat
When I heard, via the brilliant Chocolate and Zucchini blog, about the first-ever bean-to-bar chocolatier in Paris, I immediately put it on my list for my trip last July. La Manufacture is a tiny...
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110. A perdre la raison (Our children)
I never give spoilers in my reviews, but it's almost impossible to review A perdre la raison (Our children) without giving away what happens at the end, for two reasons. One: this Joachim Lafosse film...
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Exclusive interview: director Joachim Lafosse
Joachim Lafosse loves film. ‘Je suis plutôt cinéphile,’ he tells me, reeling off a list of influences that includes the Dardenne brothers, John Cassavetesand Alfred Hitchcock. The Belgian director’s...
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Christmas in Paris
Christmas is coming, and one of my festive traditions is to visit Paris every year at this time. My partner and I started doing this several years before our daughter was born, and have continued it...
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111. Un bonheur n'arrive jamais seul (Happiness never comes alone)
There's nothing like a romcom for chasing away the winter blues, at least for a few hours. So I was delighted when my colleague Lucie lent me Un bonheur n'arrive jamais seul, even if the DVD's...
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112. Associés contre le crime (Partners in crime)
Sometimes you're definitely watching the wrong film. When I bought Associés contre le crime, I didn't realise it was the third comedy-crime caper in a trio of films loosely adapted from Agatha Christie...
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Three French films to chase away the winter blues
January can be a tough month. Christmas is over, no one has any money and the weather is usually grim. I should know – I'm writing this huddled under a blanket with a massive tax bill on the table...
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113. L'amour dure trois ans
Can you enjoy a film if you don't like the central character? Or, indeed, any of the characters? I asked myself this question after watching L'amour dure trois ans, a 2011 comedy based on a...
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French discovery: The People in the Photo
An award-winning French novel, Eux sur la photo, is to be published in the UK and US in early 2014, thanks to the brilliant Gallic Books. Now with the English title The People in the Photo, Hélène...
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114. Mobile home
Hurrah for small, quirky, funny independent movies - life would certainly be poorer without them. Mobile Home, a 2012 comedy from Belgian director François Pirot, sits alongside the favourite...
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115. Les salauds (Bastards) - Claire Denis on her latest film
Les Salauds (Bastards), Claire Denis' latest work, requires a strong stomach. With suicide, violence, abuse and lies dominating the story from the opening moments, Bastards is the darkest of film noir....
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116. Mariage à Mendoza (Welcome to Argentina)
A French road movie set in Argentina: original enough to catch my attention. Add to that the fact that Mariage à Mendoza stars Nicolas Duvauchelle (French pretty boy crush alert) and the trailer is...
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117. Les demoiselles de Rochefort (The young girls of Rochefort)
After the disturbing noir of Bastards and the surprisingly dark undertones of Mariage à Mendoza, I was ready for a bit of sweetness and light courtesy of Jacques Demy. Les demoiselles de Rochefort, his...
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118. Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent is the first biopic to explore the legendary fashion designer's turbulent life (a rival and unauthorised feature, Saint Laurent, is currently in production). Directed by Jalil...
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Rendez-Vous with French Cinema 2014
The full line up for the 5th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in the UK has been announced. Taking place in six cities and seven cinemas across England, from 23-30 April 2014, the festival is a brilliant...
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119. Cloclo (My way)
So, who knew that Sinatra's My Way was originally a French song? Not me – until I watched Cloclo, a biopic of iconic French pop singer Claude François, who achieved stratospheric success in the 60s and...
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120. Quai d'Orsay (The French minister)
"Taca-taca-tac!" This previously unheralded French phrase will be hard to get out of your head after watching Quai d'Orsay (The French minister), a fast-paced political comedy adapted from an...
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121. Classe tous risques
Hurrah for the BFI, which is behind the restoration and UK release of 1960's Classe tous risques, one of acclaimed director Claude Sautet's earliest works. Belatedly recognised as a classic of the...
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122. Le passé (The past)
Most films are about what's happening – or what's going to happen – and this provides the dramatic tension. Le passé, from acclaimed Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, is almost the exact opposite. This...
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123. Les beaux jours (Bright days ahead)
Sometimes, a film is just a perfect fit. It contains all the ingredients you would put together to create exactly what you enjoy the most in a movie - bulging muscles, car chases and gun battles...
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Competition: WIN Stranger by the Lake DVDs!
One of the most talked-about French films of last year, Stranger by the lake (L'inconnu du lac) is out on DVD this week, and the wonderful Peccadillo Pictures have provided two copies of the film for...
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124. Comme des frères (Just like brothers)
In the mood for a tragicomic road movie? Comme des frères should be top of your list (not that it'll be a long list). But seriously, this is a very good film – well structured, well acted and genuinely...
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125. Avril
Dropping off a bag of clothes at my local charity shop recently, I paused by the racks of DVDs before leaving. And there, nestled between the inevitable Friends box sets and copies of The Hangover 2,...
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126. Le rayon vert (The green ray)
Re-released by the BFI on 2 January 2015, the 1986 film Le rayon vert (The green ray) is recognised as one of nouvelle vague director Eric Rohmer's finest works. Largely improvised, and co-written by...
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