Bertrand Tavernier Dies: Legendary French Filmmaker Was 79

While a lot of people seem to be talking about Emerald Fennell shocking everyone with her directorial debut, “Promising Young Woman,” earning a ton of awards season love. But right behind her is none other than Florian Zeller, the French playwright that has struck gold with his directorial debut, “The Father,” which has earned six Oscar nominations this year.

Full-back Bevan French has returned to the Wigan Warriors squad following a period of absence.

EXCLUSIVE: Following its Oscar nomination, Elvira Lind’s short film The Letter Room has been racking up the sales. The movie, which stars Oscar Isaac and Alia Shawkat, has sold to France and Germany (ARTE France), Spain (Telefonica), Denmark (TV2), Russia (Shot TV), Poland (New Europe Film Sales), Airlines (JetBlue) as well as an international deal with Kanopy for the educational circuit.

In terms of French cinema, you can’t get much better than filmmaker Arnaud Desplechin. The man behind features such as “The Sentinel,” “My Golden Days,” and “Ismael’s Ghosts” consistently brings something new to each film, often switching genres between films.

Wigan Warriors head coach Adrian Lam will continue to tread carefully with Bevan French but admits he could feature in Thursday’s trip to Leeds Rhinos.

Alexander Durie In a close-up shot at the start of the mini-series “Voltaire in Love,” a baby François Marie Arouet (also known as French philosopher Voltaire) is pushed out of his mother’s birth canal in a scene of intense labor.A graphic reference to Gustave Courbet’s famous painting The Origin of the World that continues to stir debate, this shot foretells both the revolutionary calling of the boy who’s just been born, and the radical style of this period drama that takes inspiration from

The French Open, one of the four Grand Slam tennis events of the year, has been pushed back by one week in a bid to get more spectators through the doors.

deWitt’s novel, and there has been very little effort put into making his literary creations resemble actual humans.“Did you drink to the brink of sound reason?” she asks Malcolm, a poorly served Hedges, at the breakfast table.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFrench President Emmanuel Macron announced during a televised address on Wednesday that some cultural venues could reopen in mid-May if pandemic conditions improve.France is currently coping with the pandemic’s third wave and saw the number of cases skyrocket to nearly 40,000 per day.

Is there any living actor better at the disdainful eye roll than Michelle Pfeiffer? Her latest turn in “ French Exit ” should end all debate on the matter. The film itself is a bit of an odd duckling.

Netflix, hot off the international success of its crime comedy series Lupin, starring Omar Sy, has unveiled a slate of new French-language productions.

Netflix officially opened its offices in Paris a year ago today and to mark the anniversary the streamer has confirmed details of four upcoming projects.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAmerica has the Oscars; France has the César Awards. In a normal year, being nominated for 13 of the latter would be a sign of an exceptional achievement in French cinema — a phenomenon on par with “Amélie” or “A Prophet” commanding recognition in nearly every category en route to worldwide acclaim.

Taraji P. Henson is sharing some sad news about her French Bulldog, K Ball.