"...DANTON brilliantly illuminates one of the most fascinating periods of the French Revolution....A major work from this major film maker." New York Times "[I]t's hard not to warm to Depardieu's performance. He is all warmth and instinct..." Sight and Sound36.01482
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"Anne Fontaine's seductive film 'Nathalie' is mostly about French star power and sex, so it's somewhat surprising that it is also subtle and intriguing." New York Times29.19641
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"The ease and professionalism that distinguished this prolific director's later work is very much in evidence, as is an insouciant attitude, at once resigned and dismissive, toward mortality."New York Times "The ease and professionalism that distinguished this prolific director's later work is very much in evidence, as is an insouciant attitude, at once resigned and dismissive, toward mortality."New York Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sense of mischief and pleasure in the craft makes BELLAMY a thoroughly intriguing and likeable experience. From Chabrol we would expect nothing less."Box Office 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sense of mischief and pleasure in the craft makes BELLAMY a thoroughly intriguing and likeable experience. From Chabrol we would expect nothing less."Box Office "The ease and professionalism that distinguished this prolific director's later work is very much in evidence, as is an insouciant attitude, at once resigned and dismissive, toward mortality."New York Times "The ease and professionalism that distinguished this prolific director's later work is very much in evidence, as is an insouciant attitude, at once resigned and dismissive, toward mortality."New York Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sense of mischief and pleasure in the craft makes BELLAMY a thoroughly intriguing and likeable experience. From Chabrol we would expect nothing less."Box Office 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sense of mischief and pleasure in the craft makes BELLAMY a thoroughly intriguing and likeable experience. From Chabrol we would expect nothing less."Box Office28.87595
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"The ease and professionalism that distinguished this prolific director's later work is very much in evidence, as is an insouciant attitude, at once resigned and dismissive, toward mortality."New York Times "The ease and professionalism that distinguished this prolific director's later work is very much in evidence, as is an insouciant attitude, at once resigned and dismissive, toward mortality."New York Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sense of mischief and pleasure in the craft makes BELLAMY a thoroughly intriguing and likeable experience. From Chabrol we would expect nothing less."Box Office 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sense of mischief and pleasure in the craft makes BELLAMY a thoroughly intriguing and likeable experience. From Chabrol we would expect nothing less."Box Office "The ease and professionalism that distinguished this prolific director's later work is very much in evidence, as is an insouciant attitude, at once resigned and dismissive, toward mortality."New York Times "The ease and professionalism that distinguished this prolific director's later work is very much in evidence, as is an insouciant attitude, at once resigned and dismissive, toward mortality."New York Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sense of mischief and pleasure in the craft makes BELLAMY a thoroughly intriguing and likeable experience. From Chabrol we would expect nothing less."Box Office 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he sense of mischief and pleasure in the craft makes BELLAMY a thoroughly intriguing and likeable experience. From Chabrol we would expect nothing less."Box Office28.87595
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"...Blier's strategies in the telling of his sexual odyssey remain fresh, outrageous and inspired..."Los Angeles Times28.87595
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"...Blier's strategies in the telling of his sexual odyssey remain fresh, outrageous and inspired..."Los Angeles Times28.87595
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"[I]t's the inner sadness, the desperate, tragic yearning for the love and fulfillment she never attained, that lies at the heart of Cotillard's breathtaking turn, arguably one of the greatest biographical performances in the history of movies."Box Office 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Marion Cotillard, lip-syncing Piaf's songs and digging into her soul with gale-force urgency, gives a performance for the ages."Rolling Stone "Driven by some of the greatest popular music ever recorded, this wildly overripe biopic is a true experience." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Cotillard's performance is] a vibrant tour de force that channels Piaf's earthy charisma and fearlessly embraces her myriad contradictions..."Total Film28.82254
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"[I]t's the inner sadness, the desperate, tragic yearning for the love and fulfillment she never attained, that lies at the heart of Cotillard's breathtaking turn, arguably one of the greatest biographical performances in the history of movies."Box Office 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Marion Cotillard, lip-syncing Piaf's songs and digging into her soul with gale-force urgency, gives a performance for the ages."Rolling Stone "Driven by some of the greatest popular music ever recorded, this wildly overripe biopic is a true experience." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Cotillard's performance is] a vibrant tour de force that channels Piaf's earthy charisma and fearlessly embraces her myriad contradictions..."Total Film28.82254
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4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Director Andre Techine's affinity with his two leads has given his film two memorable characterizations that add some intriguing twists to the actors' established images." Box Office "Much of the movie's charm lies in its sheer vitality. Mr. Techine loves people and life, and every scene is filled with light, music, activity and a sensuous appreciation of landscape." New York Times "[A]ided by a wonderfully melancholy soundtrack....Techine makes cynicism the mere starting point for the sweet relief afforded by accepting not only what is not -- but what still could be."Premiere28.55549
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"...The kinds of buoyantly kaleidoscopic changes one might associate with a fairy tale. It's an extraordinarily spry and witty film..." New York Times Included in the New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1986" New York Times28.55549
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"...[The] film offers some of the same breezy charm as its environs..."Variety28.55549
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"...Light, funny, amiable French farce....Steadily enjoyable..." New York Times "...An amiable little comedy....It's modest and relaxed, a neatly assembled series of calamities..." Variety28.55549
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3 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n often surreal road movie, which blends social commentary with deadpan humour....Depardieu brings a touching vulnerability to Serge."Total Film "[I]t's one of the most tender and moving films to come out of Europe in recent years."Sight and Sound28.55549
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"...A sustained visual feast..."USA Today "...Roland Joffe's best film in years....[With] a marvelous ensemble..."Movieline's Hollywood Life "...Very sumptuous-looking....[Thurman] adds a poignant note of grace..."Premiere "...Boldly distinctive....VATEL is a timeless tale of love and sacrifice in a world as opulent as it is cruel..."Los Angeles Times28.55549
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"...The more of this director's work one sees, the more one appreciates....Depardieu, yet again, combines bruitshness, intelligence and profound emotion with a subtlety that has no equal." New York Times "...A personal film that deliberately works against conventional expectations....POLICE is one of Pialat's most assured and polished performances..."Variety "...Mesmerizing....Pialat builds slowly, through an accumulation of detail and atmosphere....His finely crafted, singular films catch you unawares, wind you tighter and tighter as you see them, and linger for months, even years after..."Los Angeles Times "[S]howcasing one of Gerard Depardieu's strongest performances..."Sight and Sound28.55549
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"...Hampton is clearly in tune with his material....Broadbent gets good mileage out of his role..."Variety "...A dense, faithful and absorbing adaptation of the great writer's 1907 novel....THE SECRET AGENT is the kind of film that demands you to grab on to it and hold on for dear life..." Los Angeles Times24.98606
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"...It has a power to surprise, to show the expected event in an unexpected light..."Sight and Sound "...Grand and flawed, polemical yet filled with brilliant images, it has Tolstoyan ambitions and many endearing quirks..."New York Times "...A monumental achievement....1900 overflows with an abundant love of life in all its beauty and pain, sensuality and despair..."Los Angeles Times "The frank sexuality still startles, along with some horrifying violence, but 1900's edge is political....Virtuosic filmmaking..." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly24.98606
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"...It has a power to surprise, to show the expected event in an unexpected light..."Sight and Sound "...Grand and flawed, polemical yet filled with brilliant images, it has Tolstoyan ambitions and many endearing quirks..."New York Times "...A monumental achievement....1900 overflows with an abundant love of life in all its beauty and pain, sensuality and despair..."Los Angeles Times "The frank sexuality still startles, along with some horrifying violence, but 1900's edge is political....Virtuosic filmmaking..." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly24.98606
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"...[A] sweetly funny and touching film..."Rolling Stone "...Mature....[A] sensitive piece of work..."Sight and Sound "...Charming and full of compassion....So well structured and accomplished that it projects an aura of freshness..."Variety "...Nick Cassavetes reveals the influence of his father, and he's certainly learned the importance of depth of character form both parents, Yet you have the feeling in this tender, often funny film that this Cassavetes is definitely his own man..."Los Angeles Times "...A film of gentleness and low-key romance....Like his father, Nick Cassavetes has made a movie about a slice of life..."Chicago Sun-Times24.98606
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"Payne's true shining moment is his own short....It's the movie's final chapter, and it's simply brilliant." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly21.25821
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"Payne's true shining moment is his own short....It's the movie's final chapter, and it's simply brilliant." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly21.25821
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"Payne's true shining moment is his own short....It's the movie's final chapter, and it's simply brilliant." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly21.25821
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"Payne's true shining moment is his own short....It's the movie's final chapter, and it's simply brilliant." -- Grade: B+Entertainment Weekly21.25821
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"...Numerous good laughs....[The] cinematography makes distinctive the look of some gritty scenes..." Variety0.4272779
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