Pierre Bonnard was a French painter, illustrator and printmaker, known especially for the stylized decorative qualities of his paintings and his bold use of color. A founding member of the Post-Impressionist group of avant-garde painters Les Nabis, his early work was strongly influenced by the work of Paul Gauguin, as well as the prints of Hokusai and other Japanese artists. Bonnard was a leading figure in the transition from Impressionism to Modernism. He painted landscapes, urban scenes, portraits and intimate domestic scenes, where the backgrounds, colors and painting style usually took precedence over the subject.
Benoît Magimel is a French actor. He was 14 when he appeared in his first film, and has starred in a variety of roles in French cinema. At age 16, Magimel left school to pursue acting as a career. In 2001, he won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in Michael Haneke's The Piano Teacher. He also starred in Claude Chabrol's La Demoiselle d'honneur.
Age of Panic is a 2013 French comedy drama film written and directed by Justine Triet. It was nominated for Best First Feature Film at the 2014 César Awards.
Sextape is a 2018 French comedy film directed by Antoine Desrosières. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Film critic Lisa Nesselson writing for Screen Daily found the film was "an invaluable and frank conversation-starter in the arena of what constitutes sexual harassment and what can be done about reducing it", while Todd McCarthy writing for The Hollywood Reporter called it "a nugget of truth wrapped in a gross and vulgar package." Its had a theatrical release in France on 6 June 2018.
Our Struggles is a 2018 Belgian-French comedy-drama film directed by Guillaume Senez. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It received seven nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards and won five, including Best Film and Best Director for Guillaume Senez.
Guillaume Brac is a French film director from Paris. He has directed films such as Tonnerre, July Tales, Treasure Island, and À L'abordage.
The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival was a film festival that took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund served as jury president. With the French film Anatomy of a Fall winning the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, Justine Triet became the third female director to achieve the prize, after Jane Campion in 1993, and Julia Ducournau in 2021.
The Nature of Love is a 2023 Canadian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Monia Chokri.
Club Zero is a 2023 internationally co-produced drama thriller film, directed and produced by Jessica Hausner, from a screenplay by Hausner and Géraldine Bajard. It stars Mia Wasikowska, Mathieu Demy, Elsa Zylberstein, Amir El-Masry and Sidse Babett Knudsen.
Last Summer is a 2023 French erotic drama film directed by Catherine Breillat, from a screenplay written by Breillat in collaboration with Pascal Bonitzer. It is a remake of the 2019 Danish film Queen of Hearts. Starring Léa Drucker and Samuel Kircher, the film explores the taboos of a stepmother–stepson relationship.
Just the Two of Us is a 2023 French psychological drama film directed by Valérie Donzelli, from a screenplay written by Donzelli and Audrey Diwan. It is based on Éric Reinhardt's 2014 novel L'Amour et les Forêts.
L'Amour et les Forêts is a 2014 novel by French author Éric Reinhardt, published by Éditions Gallimard on 21 August 2014.
Olivier Delbosc is a French film producer. He previously co-headed Fidelité Productions before launching his own production company Curiosa Films.
The Animal Kingdom is a 2023 French-Belgian science fiction adventure film directed by Thomas Cailley and written by Cailley and Pauline Munier.
Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion is a 2023 French biographical drama film based on the life of Abbé Pierre, a Catholic priest and national hero in France who devoted his life to helping the poor, homeless people and refugees. Directed by Frédéric Tellier from a screenplay written by Tellier and Olivier Gorce, the film stars Benjamin Lavernhe as Abbé Pierre.
Ad Vitam is a French independent film company headquartered in Paris. It specializes in film distribution, but has since expanded into film production. Since its founding in 1998, Ad Vitam has become one of France's leading independent distribution companies.
Acid is a 2023 French-language fantasy drama film directed by Just Philippot from a screenplay by Philippot and Yacine Badday. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium. It is an expansion of Philippot's 2018 short film of the same name.
The Goldman Case is 2023 French legal biographical film which centered on Pierre Goldman, a far-left militant who was accused of 4 murders and his relationship with his lawyer Georges Kiejman.
The Rapture is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Iris Kaltenbäck in her feature directorial debut. It stars Hafsia Herzi as a midwife who passes off her best friend's newborn child as her own. It premiered on 20 May 2023 in the Critics' Week section at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prix SACD.
Marguerite's Theorem is 2023 French-Swiss drama film co-written and directed by Anna Novion. It is about a female mathematics student at ENS whose career is upended when an error is discovered in her work. It premiered on 22 May 2023 at the 76th Cannes Film Festival. It was distributed in France on 1 November 2023.
