There is a solid difference between artistic expression and reality. While artistic expression can imitate and recount reality, there is no necessity for it to be historically accurate. This difference… Read More
The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, has kicked off in March going through April 2018, with 5 weeks of the French cinema in: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart.… Read More
Reviewed by Bill Blake Like The Diary of Anne Frank and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, A Bag Of Marbles is about a child’s experience of the terrible events of… Read More
review by Nick Ward I was fortunate to see Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film, Things to Come, at this year’s Alliance Française French Film Festival. The film follows Isabelle Huppert as a… Read More
Review by Bill Blake Lost in Paris is a charming comedy which takes the viewer from freezing small town Canada to bohemian Paris, after spinster librarian Fiona (played by Fiona… Read More
The Unknown Girl debuted at Cannes last year to lukewarm feelings and reviews. Helmed by auteur directors, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, The Unknown Girl is a well made, yet disappointing release.… Read More
When I read Penny Pincher! was about a man whose obsessive frugality gets him into difficult situations, I was instantly drawn to this film. I am a huge fan of… Read More
It’s Only the End of the World (2016) – Dir. Xavier Dolan Young French-Canadian auteur, Xavier Dolan has been making films since the age of 19. After his first feature,… Read More
Stéphanie De Giusto’s debut biopic The Dancer depicts the story of Belle-Epoque artist and dancer, Loie Fuller (1862-1928) and it screens next month at the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival. It tells… Read More
