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French Film

French Film

British love in French Film. The British are taking on the French once again, but this time it's in love and on film. French Film is going to be...

Boring French Classics...Think again

It is not always easy to get into French literary classics. Especially if you were traumatised by your French lessons at school by some sadistic...

Practically perfect in every way or How to find the perfect nanny

There is nothing worse for a mother than having to find the correct help to look after ones little angel apart perhaps from giving birth to that...
French Cancan

French Cancan

Comedy/ Musical/ Drama The birth of the Moulin Rouge lights up the screen in Jean Renoir s breathtaking, colourful vision of a bygone Paris....

Beauty and talent: the new generation of French actresses

They are young, beautiful, and above all extremely talented. Discover the five leading actresses of the new French generation and vote for your...

The Princess of Montpensier: Review and interview with the delectable Gaspard Ulliel and Mélanie Thierry

Madame de Lafayette's 1622 classic novella successfully translates into a passionate period adventure in director Bertrand Tavernier's latest film....

Is the French obsession with "cultural exception" declining?

It seems that the French obsession with "cultural exception" is getting softer as French people are relaxing their hostility toward the English...

How to hire a nanny?

What do parents need to know when thinking of employing a nanny? Two of the best agencies in London have come forward to help us understand what is...

Do you need a bluffer’s guide to the Nouvelle Vague?

The French New Wave or Nouvelle Vague is going to be a hot topic in the coming months. Indeed, we are currently celebrating its 50th birthday and...

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: Interview with director Julian Schnabel

Interview with film director Julian Schnabel following the release of his movie 'The diving Bell and the Butterfly', the adaptation of the...

French and British etiquette: How to avoid the faux pas?

French and British social codes are not always the same. Who on earth would want to behave inappropriately when crossing the Channel, do you? When...

Eastern Promises - Interview with Vincent Cassel

Patricia Connell interviews Vincent Cassel at the Soho Hotel in London about his latest film: Eastern Promises. Organised crime has been covered...

A Piece Of Sky (Une Part Du Ciel)

Drama Joanna and Claudine are friends. Joanna lives in prison and Claudine works in a factory. Claudine tries to forget the past that attached her...
Playtime

Playtime

A superb comic and aesthetic almost speechless movie celebrating the beauty of an abstract and dehumanised world.

A Time to Live and a Time to Die (Le Feu Follet)

Alain Leroy is having a course of treatment in a private hospital because of his problem with alcohol...

Frenchbubbles

"FrenchBubbles offers a hand-picked selection of excellent French Champagnes through its e-commerce website for UK consumers at very...

Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Cassel, Guillaume Canet, Mathieu Kassovitz: Who do you prefer?

French male actors and directors are becoming increasingly popular away from France.It was high time we examined why. We have compiled a list of...

Those little French things that we all miss

As a French expatriate in the UK, I am going through the tough experiment of withdrawal symptoms. Forget the cliché about French people missing...