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'Rust and Bone' helps keep French films highly visible

Source: Los Angeles Times, Nov 25 2012, 11:20am CST

If French cinema still carries a reputation for talky chamber pieces of the bourgeoisie, here's a visceral slice of life in the raw: Whether it's the killer whales, the prominent Katy Perry song, the back-alley fighting or its unlikely romance s ...

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W. Soccer. Kansas Adds French National to 2013 Squad

Source: The University of Kansas Official Athletic Site  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:59pm CDT

LAWRENCE, Kan. – A standout defender for the French U19 National Team, Aurélie Gagnet, will join the Kansas soccer team in fall 2013, it was announced by KU head coach Mark Francis Wednesday. “I saw Aurélie playing in the Euro U19 Championships in A ...

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‘The Artist’ director calls Barroso French jibe ‘shameful’

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:08pm CDT

PARIS: France’s Michel Hazanavicius, whose silent film “The Artist” won the best film and best director Oscars last year, said France’s insistence on protecting European cinema from Hollywood is justified. Made Tuesday, his comments were the la ...

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29 weeks ago


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"I can't say people really follow the U.S. box office on French films, except when something really special happens, like 'The Artist' or something like that ... It really becomes an American adventure for a French film."


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Review: “Bling Ring” stylish, lacks substance

Source: North Texas Daily  |   Jun 19 2013, 2:46pm CDT

Writer-director Sophia Coppola, best known for 2003’s art-house darling “Lost In Translation,” has achieved great heights in terms of her career as a filmmaker dually because of the credibility of her last name and the amount of success ...

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Friends of Syria to meet Saturday in Doha: France

Source: Lebanon Daily Star  |   Jun 19 2013, 1:02pm CDT

This citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows homes destroyed by Syrian government airstrikes and shelling, in al-Qossur neighborhood in Homs province, Syria, ...

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Farhadi ‘Past’ hits Iran movie theaters

Source: Press TV  |   Jun 19 2013, 6:34am CDT

Farhadi’s latest production went on a number of movie theaters screens in the capital city of Tehran as simultaneously hit some 2000 screens in the world. Farhadi’s latest film The Past (Le Passé) received public screening licence fro ...

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A Minute With: Gemma Arterton on choosing roles, new challenges

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   Jun 19 2013, 5:11am CDT

British actress Gemma Arterton poses for photographers at the British Academy of Film and Arts (BAFTA) awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London in this February 10, 2013 file photo. NEW YORK (Reuters) - British actress Gemma Ar ...

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Interview With Noah Baumbach, Director of Frances Ha

Source: Toronto Film Scene  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:25am CDT

Noah Baumbach is essential New York City. From the Berkman family in The Squid and the Whale to Roger in Greenberg, Baumbach embodies the essence of New Yorkers. In his latest film, Frances Ha, title character Frances is no different. B ...

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Director Costa-Gavras: European Cinema Could Not Survive Without State Protection

Source: The Wrap  |   Jun 18 2013, 6:39pm CDT

Filmmaking could not exist in Europe without the support of governments, veteran director Costa-Gavras told an audience at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Monday night. At the same time, the Greek director of such politically-charged films as " ...

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6/25/13: French LGBT Film, Wine & Conversation: “Heartbeats” | SF - $5

Source: Fun Cheap San Francisco  |   Jun 18 2013, 2:13pm CDT

To help non-French speakers discover French cinema, The Alliance Française of San Francisco is offering a weekly Tuesday night class centered around a French film and conversation. The class will take place ...

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