Lisa Nesselson

Reviews
‘Bonnard, Pierre And Marthe’: Cannes Review
2023-05-21T20:39:00
Cannes Premiere title paints a beautiful portrait of French artist Pierre Bonnard and his muse
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‘Goodbye Julia’: Cannes Review
2023-05-20T13:56:00
A timeless tale of persecution and guilt set in pre-seceded Sudan
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‘The Rapture’: Cannes Review
2023-05-20T11:07:00
A Parisian midwife takes a strange interest in her best friend’s baby in this slow-burn thriller
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‘Jeanne Du Barry’: Cannes Review (opening film)
2023-05-16T18:56:00
Johnny Depp and Maiwenn open the Cannes film festival as the King of France and his low-born lover
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’The Three Musketeers - D’Artagnan’: Review
2023-04-04T15:11:00
En garde! Pathe launches the all-star, no expense-spared first part of its lavish epic
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‘The Crime Is Mine’: Review
2023-03-22T16:15:00
Francois Ozon’s snappy adaptation of a 1934 stageplay is a ‘sly slice of feminist triumph’
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‘Simone: A Woman Of The Century’: Review
2022-11-18T11:02:00
Olivier Dahan follows ’La Vie En Rose’ and ’Grace Of Monaco’ with this portrait of inspirational French politician Simone Veil
Features
Jean‑Luc Godard: the enduring legacy - and lifelong eccentricities - of a French filmmaking legend
2022-10-04T13:32:00
Godard was influential to his dying breath.
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‘Our Ties’: Venice Review
2022-09-09T19:30:00
Roschdy Zem’s sixth feature, co-starring him and co-written with Maiwenn, competes at Venice
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‘Leila’s Brothers’: Cannes Review
2022-05-25T15:45:00
Excellent performances anchor this gripping family drama about gender and succession in Iran
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‘The Super 8 Years’: Cannes Review
2022-05-23T14:01:00
A snapshot of the life of French writer Annie Ernaux, as told through lively home video footage
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‘November’: Cannes Review
2022-05-23T09:16:00
Cédric Jimenez’s dramatic thriller about the November 13 Paris Bataclan terrorist attack is muscular but messy
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‘Summer Scars’: Cannes Review
2022-05-22T11:14:00
A mysterious premise played straight is certain to divide viewers in this Critics’ Week feature debut
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‘Brother And Sister’: Cannes Review
2022-05-20T22:15:00
A sterling cast headed by Marion Cotillard and Melvil Poupaud anchor Arnaud Desplechin’s intense sibling saga
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‘The Night Of The 12th’: Cannes Review
2022-05-20T19:24:00
Dominik Moll returns to Cannes with this fascinating police procedural
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‘Scarlet’: Cannes Review
2022-05-18T08:40:00
Directors’ Fortnight opens with Pietro Marcello’s unusual period semi-musical drama
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‘Notre Dame On Fire’: Review
2022-03-17T11:06:00
Jean-Jacques Annaud’s ambitious thriller is a suspenseful recreation of the 2019 Notre Dame cathedral fire
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‘Maigret’: Review
2022-02-22T10:58:00
Gerard Depardieu leads an excellent ensemble cast in Patrice Leconte’s take on the classic French detective
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‘Eiffel’: Review
2021-10-11T06:00:00
An old-fashioned homage to France’s towering genius
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‘Deception’: Cannes Review
2021-07-13T19:45:00
Arnaud Desplechin’s French-language adaptation of Philip Roth’s 1990 novel is ’accomplished French filmmaking the way arthouse denizens like it’