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The one French film you need to see this month

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:32:15 +0100

If there's one film you have to see in France this month then "Le Chant du Loup", starring some of France's most famous actors is the one. French movie experts Lost in Frenchlation explain why.

French group bids to ban raunchy 'Fifty Shades' film for children

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:25:46 +0100

A Catholic group which succeeded in having Lars von Trier's ultra-violent film "Antichrist" banned from French cinemas, is now taking a case against the erotic romance "Fifty Shades Freed".

French retain crown as Europe's film buffs (but it's thanks to American movies)

Tue, 19 Sep 2017 19:13:04 +0200

French cinemagoers secured their title as Europe’s most regular visitors to the silver screen last year, new stats revealed. But their choice of films might worry the French cinema industry.

Nolan's Dunkirk film accused of 'rudely' ignoring France's crucial role in saving British

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 15:24:45 +0200

The blockbuster film Dunkirk hits cinema screens on Wednesday but in France some are miffed that the movie passes over the crucial role the French troops played in saving their British allies. And perhaps rightly so.

Swedish movie 'The Square' stuns Cannes with shock Palme d'Or win

Mon, 29 May 2017 09:00:46 +0200

Swedish satire "The Square", a send-up of political correctness and the confused identity of the modern male, won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes film festival Sunday.

Parisians told don't fret about the helicopters - Tom Cruise is in town

Fri, 07 Apr 2017 15:01:13 +0200

Don't panic about the helicopters, Paris police tell Parisians, it's just Tom Cruise making his new Mission Impossible film.

Film buff? Here are the ten movie scene locations you MUST see in Paris

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:42:29 +0200

From La La Land to Amelie: Here's how to find the top movie scene locations in the French capital, put together by the folks at Set in Paris walking tours.

Why do the French have such 'crazy' and 'sexy' movie titles?

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 13:56:30 +0100

We've collected 21 of the most bizarre, sexiest, and craziest examples of when the French have renamed English movie titles... in English. But why do they do it?

The must-see French films of the millennium - Part One

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:02:56 +0200

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The must-see French films of the millennium - Part Two

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:57:17 +0200

Here's another selection of the best French films since the turn of the century and you really should see them, according to our friends at Lost in Frenchlation.

National Front mayor 'bans' lesbian film poster

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:11:26 +0200

The right-wing mayor of a town in France’s Vaucluse region has taken down advertising for a film about a lesbian romance from the local government website but insists he is not a homophobe.

Action films banned in Paris after terror attacks

Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:29:00 +0100

High speed car chases, shoot-outs and other stunt scenes from action movies have been barred from being filmed in Paris over fears actors could be targeted by terrorists.

New interactive map plots Paris film locations

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:55:00 +0200

Visitors to Paris often say that walking through the capital’s historic streets is like being on a film set. Now a new interactive map gives you the chance to find out if you really are standing on spot where a famous film has been shot.

Paris film scene 'streets ahead of London's'

Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:50:00 +0100

London and Paris have been squabbling like siblings recently over various claims to fame but when it comes to the world of cinema there would be one clear winner of the gong, our guest blogger Rory Mulholland claims.

Hollande's mistress hopes for French Oscar

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:10:00 +0100

France is set to hold its verson of the Oscar awards on Friday night with all the build-up to the event focussed on whether the President's mistress Julie Gayet will scoop one of the prized gongs

The lesbian icon turned 'homophobic' villain

Wed, 14 Aug 2013 18:45:00 +0200

She shot to fame in May for playing a blue-haired lesbian in the award-winning 'Blue is the Warmest Colour,' but this week, Léa Seydoux was at the centre of a 'lesbophobia' storm when she implied that lesbians were not as beautiful as straight women.

French film festival sparks Sri Lanka protests

Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:36:00 +0200

A film shown by France's embassy in Sri Lanka on Bastille Day, and set during the country's civil war has sparked protests, with crowds accusing France of supporting Tamil rebels. The embassy said authorities cleared the screening.

France's complicated 'white girl' in Bollywood

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:03:00 +0200

Unknown in France, but a superstar on the streets of India, Kalki Koechlin says of herself: “My skin is white, but my heart is brown.” Known for playing the complex foreign woman in Bollywood movies, she is our French Face of the Week.

The Great Gatsby set to open Cannes festival

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:23:00 +0100

The Great Gatsby, with Leonardo di Caprio starring in a remake of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, will open the 66th Cannes Film Festival, the organisers announced on Tuesday.

French stalker told 'keep away from Kirsten Dunst'

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100

A US judge has extended for three years a restraining order against a French fan of Kirsten Dunst, saying he must keep away and not contact the US actress or her mother.