While the American tradition of the romantic comedy has waned in recent years, Justine Triet’s portrait of a woman at a crossroads in the courtroom and bedroom proves the beloved genre is alive and well in France. A feminist revision of the romcom—proving the familiar can still be unpredictable.

Long-lasting affairs, doomed writers and intellectual repartee: welcome to Paris’ publishing world! With a stellar French cast including la Binoche, Olivier Assayas’s digital revolution satire unfolds just like a dinner party—full of impassioned conversations and witty jokes. Acerbic and delightful.

The winds of change sweep the streets of Paris at a time both intimidating and liberating for a mother and her teenage children. Charlotte Gainsbourg is at her most enchanting in this drama, which follows in the footsteps of the great Éric Rohmer by tenderly and precisely observing human existence.