In this episode of the podcast, Alex discusses three reasons to check out myfrenchfilmfestival, the online and worldwide celebration of French cinema, and three movies to watch: A Real Job, No Love Lost, and Through The Night.
French Cinema
TIFF 2024 Ep. 5: Bicultural daughters and their absent fathers: My Father’s Daughter, Winter in Sokcho, and A Missing Part
In this episode of the TIFF 2024 season, Alex discusses three films about bicultural daughters and their absent fathers: My Father’s Daughter, Winter in Sokcho, and A Missing Part.
TIFF 2024 Film Review: Koya Kamura’s Winter in Sokcho
Alex Heeney reviews Japanese-French filmmaker Koya Kamura’s impressive debut film, Winter in Sokcho, screening in the TIFF Platform Competition.
What to see (and skip) at the 2024 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
The 2024 Rendez-vous with French Cinema features many small gems of the festival circuit, like Banel & Adama, Ama Gloria, and a Real Job.
Rendez-vous with French Cinema Review: Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq’s Àma Gloria
Marie Amachoukeli-Barsacq’s Ama Gloria is a touching, sentimental film about the bond between a young French girl and her nanny from Cape Verde.
Cinemania Review: Stéphane Brizé’s Out of Season (Hors-Saison)
Fresh off its Venice premiere, we review Stéphane Brizé’s lovely existential crisis movie with a touch of second chance romance screen, Out of Season (Hors-Saison)