From its pedigree alone this movie should have been completely wonderful. Directed and penned by award-winning actor/director Bruno Podalydes and with a cast of that was like a veritable who’s who of French Cinema it had all the hallmarks of a sure-fire hit instead of the reality of the total dud it actually turned out … Continue reading
Arafat is a 30 year-old struggling actor who is still living at home in Brooklyn with his conservative Arab parents. They are determined for him to get married but he is just desperate to get laid. They drag him around to all their Palestinian friends who are trying to palm their singularly unattractive daughters off … Continue reading
Newbie French writer/director Régis Roinsard plays homage to the great Hollywood 1950’s romantic comedies with this delightful sugary fluffy movie. A perfect period piece that says that not only can fairy tales come true (eventually) but they look and sound so much better in fabulous retro sets, stunning costumes, and a rip roaring sentimentalised score. … Continue reading
I have always loved how French movie makers stretch their imaginations when it comes to dealing with ‘amour’, but using an obsession with chess to help a repressed housewife rekindle her sexuality was just a tad too far fetched for me. Helene is a chambermaid in a luxury hotel in Corsica and after a putting … Continue reading
One of the things I really liked about this quirky Gallic love story was that it was not about a flawlessly perfect beautiful young couple but rather about a painfully shy somewhat ordinary pair in their early/mid forties. It’s the sweet (literally) tale of Angelique a talented chocolatier who is so introvert that any small … Continue reading