NZFFF 2021 Week 2
The Man in The Hat
An absurdist gem that will leave you wondering what is and isn't real. A very fun film that follows a man (Ciarán Hinds) driving through France
NZFFF
NZFFF 2021 Week 1
Police/Night Shift
"Each of us in our own way was broken" is the introduction to Fury Road and it might well apply here. Night Shift gives us four characters, but
NZFFF 2018 Tranche 1
Another fine start to the Alliance Français French Film Festival. Last year I binged on perhaps two dozen movies and, really, it was far too many. This year I've paired back
NZFFF 2017 Tranche 1
Every year there are two film festivals I make a point of seeing: the French Film Festival, and the International.
The Odyssey / L’Odyssée
The Odyssey begins with the truth wrapped in a
NZFFF 2017 Tranche 2
La fille de Brest / 150 Milligrams
Based on the actual struggle of Dr Irene Franchon, a French whistleblower who uncovered fatal heart deformities caused by a weight loss drug. Franchon is played by