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Andrei Zvyagintsev “Elena” blends a narrative sense reminiscent of 19th century writers like Balzac or Falubert with contemporary tropes. The…

Writer-directors Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache’s “The Intouchables”, a politically incorrect but heartfelt buddy comedy is second only to “Bienvenue…

Actress-director Maïwenn’s searing ensemble drama “Polisse” follows the day to day lives of the Parisian Police Department’s Juvenile Protection Unit…

There’s a phone on the floor, and lying next to it is a teenage girl with her hand down her…

Poised between a documentary and a fable, Philippe Falardeau’s impeccable “Monsieur Lazhar” serves up the most satisfying drama of the…

The Kid With A Bike (Le Gamin au Velo) is a Belgian coming of age film written and directed by…

The Secret World of Arrietty (Kari- gurashi no Arietti) is the seventeenth Japanese animated film produced by Studio Ghibli, directed…

“The Salt of Life,” Gianni Di Gregorio’s follow-up to the sleeper hit “Mid-August Lunch,” is about a man caught between…

In “Once Upon A Time In Anatolia,” Nuri Bilge Ceylan (“Distant”, “Climates”) follows a team of policemen, lawyers and doctor…

Writer-director Lynn Shelton’s miniature chamber piece “Your Sister’s Sister” takes on sexual boundaries again in a more polished outing than…