Christophe Honoré returns to his timeless themes of family, mortality, and sexuality in a gay coming-of-age story imbued with breathtaking poignancy. As a teenager trying to make sense of grief, newcomer Paul Kircher is devastatingly good—and shares the screen with none other than Juliette Binoche.
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.
Winner of 7 César awards including Best Film, Xavier Giannoli’s lush adaptation of Balzac’s masterpiece smolders with the sins and pleasures of 19th-century Paris. Led by a dazzling Benjamin Voisin, this lavish parable of literary fame and moral decay elegantly mirrors our own era of misinformation.
