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A look at upcoming blockbusters hitting theatres this summer

We take a look at some of the summer blockbusters filling air-conditioned movie theatres around the globe, as film critic Lisa Nesselson showcases some of the more enticing meteorological, extraterrestrial and fantastical pictures coming to the big screen. Jacque Audiard’s award-winning “Emilia Perez” opens in French cinemas after a warm…

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Film show: Syrian refugees haunted by horrors of war in 'Ghost Trail'

Inspired by a true story, "Ghost Trail" introduces us to the clandestine groups tracking down Syrian war criminals in Europe. Director Jonathan Millet joins us to talk about how he constructed an espionage film with amateur spies at its centre, and we discuss the long road to justice for the…

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Film show: An unkindly triptych from Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos

We discuss "Kinds of Kindness", Yorgos Lanthimos' latest collaboration with Emma Stone and Willem Dafoe. Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us why the Greek director has set himself up as a hard act to follow after 2023's award-winning "Poor Things". We also take a look at a new documentary charting…

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'Girls Will Be Girls': Director Shuchi Talati on rebellion, sexual awakening and combatting shame

Shuchi Talati's first feature-length film, "Girls Will Be Girls", tells the story of 16-year-old Mira, a model student at an elite Himalayan boarding school who gets swept up in a budding romance with a new male student. Things get complicated when Mira's mother inserts herself into their relationship. Talati says…

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Remembering French cultural icon and singer Françoise Hardy

One of France's best-loved singer-songwriters, Françoise Hardy was a leading cultural icon of the Swinging Sixties and one of the biggest stars of the "yé-yé" boom that swept across Europe at the time. Hardy has died at the age of 80 after a battle with cancer. Renowned for her hits…

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Film show: D-Day classics, from 'The Longest Day' to 'Saving Private Ryan'

As commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings take place in Normandy, film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us about her favorite D-Day classics – from star-studded extravaganza "The Longest Day" to Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan". Plus, Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard star in "Memory", a harsh tale…

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Film show: A real-life quest to find the 'Belle from Gaza' in Tel Aviv

Yolande Zauberman's documentaries venture into the lesser-seen corners of life in Israel; her latest film is inspired by the journey of a transsexual woman who apparently travelled from Gaza to Tel Aviv on foot, in search of a new life. Film critic Lisa Nesselson applauds this insightful endeavour, and tells…

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Arts24 in Cannes: Sean Baker's sex worker comedy "Anora" wins the Palme d'or

It’s been political, it’s been sexy, it’s been gasp out loud surprising. The winners of this year’s competition have been announced. The top prize, the Palme d’or, has been awarded to "Anora" from American independent film maker Sean Baker. It’s about an erotic dancer in New York who marries a…

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Arts24 in Cannes: Why this year's film festival is set to be the most dramatic yet

Film critic Lisa Nesselson and presenter Eve Jackson are live from opening night at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. They discuss France's #MeToo reckoning, the opening film "The Second Act", starring Bond girl Léa Seydoux, and some of this year's expected highlights, including "Megalopolis", a new film from "Godfather" director…

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Film show: Ryan Gosling stars as stunt double in 'The Fall Guy'

Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including "The Fall Guy" with Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling, Philippe Caland's three films "Hollywood Buddha", "Ripple Effect" and "The Guru and the Gypsy", plus Luana Bajrami's "Phantom Youth". We finish with Lisa convincing Eve that a…

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Film show: Amy Winehouse biopic tops box office

Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including the Amy Winehouse biopic "Back to Black"; the release in France of the 1960s American independent film "Bushman", which explores one Nigerian immigrant's experience living in the US; and Israeli director Dani Rosenberg's second movie, "The…

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Film show: 'Civil War', an entertaining and unsettling vision of a divided America

In the latest speculative fiction from British director Alex Garland, Kirsten Dunst stars as a war reporter documenting a conflict she once never thought possible: a new civil war in the United States. With the US in the midst of another divisive election year, the scenario may seem cliché, but…

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Film show: 'Rosalie', a rural love story with a twist

"Bearded ladies" were once a regular feature of travelling circuses in the 19th century, a phenomenon that French director Stéphanie Di Giusto has incorporated in her latest film, "Rosalie". Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us why this rural tale of arranged marriage managed to charm her. We also take a…

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Film show: Cinematic depictions of the genocide in Rwanda, 30 years on

In 1994, ethnic tensions in Rwanda spiralled, resulting in the massacre of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis. Those harrowing events were relayed on television screens around the world and filmmakers grappled with the tragedy in the years to follow. On the anniversary of that genocide, film critic Lisa Nesselson looks…

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Film show: Jude Law is a beleaguered Henry VIII in 'Firebrand'

Karim Aïnouz’s latest film "Firebrand" zooms in on Henry VIII's final wife, Catherine Parr, with Alicia Vikander taking on the regal role. Critic Lisa Nesselson tells us why she enjoyed Law's interpretation of the English king. Also, French actor Grégory Gadebois embodies a priest dealing with his own problematic past…

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Film show: Domestic drama, Italian style in 'There’s Still Tomorrow'

We discuss the success of "There's Still Tomorrow" from writer-director Paola Cortellesi, as her darkly comic début becomes a box office phenomenon in Italy. Meanwhile, "The Sweet East" sees cinematographer Sean Price Williams direct a strange journey through American subcultures. Critic Lisa Nesselson also tells us why Stéphane Brizé’s new…

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Film show: 'Scarlet Blue' shows schizophrenia in a different light

Film critic Lisa Nesselson and presenter Eve Jackson welcome the award-winning Reunionese director Aurélia Mengin into the studio to talk about her second feature "Scarlet Blue". The movie is being shown at the International Women's Film Festival taking place just outside of Paris, in Créteil. It's one of more than…

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Film show: France seizes its #MeToo moment at César Awards

Broken childhoods is the summary of this week's film show: those of young film stars, at the heart of French actress Judith Godrèche's speech at France's César awards ceremony; and that of the young heroine in the film "When it Melts", which is out in France this week. It's the…

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Film show: French courtroom drama 'Anatomy of a Fall' wins big at Golden Globes

Film critic Lisa Nesselson recaps the 81st Golden Globe awards, which are seen as a bellwether for the Oscars. French director Justine Triet's courtroom drama "Anatomy of a Fall" won both best screenplay and best foreign language film, while Lily Gladstone made history as the first Indigenous actor to win…

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Film show: 'Priscilla', Sofia Coppola's intimate portrait of Elvis's wife

Based on Priscilla Presley's 1985 memoir "Elvis and Me", Sofia Coppola's biopic "Priscilla" tells the story of the woman who married one of the world's biggest stars, from their meeting on a US air base when she was just 14, to the birth of their daughter and eventual separation. FRANCE…

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Timothée Chalamet sings, dances and dons a top hat in prequel 'Wonka'

After Gene Wilder in 1971 and Johnny Depp in 2005, Timothée Chalamet takes on the role of the world's most mysterious candy man in "Wonka", a sugar-sweet prequel about a young, idealistic Willy building his chocolate empire. FRANCE 24 film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us about the many cinematic incarnations…

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Film show: 'Love Actually' turns 20

Embraced as a modern holiday classic after its release in 2003, British romantic comedy “Love Actually” has since been chided for its lineup of all-heterosexual couples and sexist storylines. FRANCE 24 critic Lisa Nesselson makes an argument for the film's enduring magic, in part thanks to its incredible cast. But…

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Australian filmmaker Rolf de Heer: 'Attitudes towards Indigenous people have gone backwards'

Australian director Rolf de Heer chats to Lisa Nesselson and Dheepthika Laurent about his first feature film in a decade, "The Survival of Kindness", which was shot in the Australian outback. Also: German director Wim Wenders' Japanese-language film "Perfect Days" shines a spotlight on a toilet cleaner and Disney's latest…

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Film show: Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' reviewed

From Ridley Scott's epic about Napoleon to a film on the woman who brought the music of the tiny Cape Verde islands to a worldwide audience, join us for our film show with critic Lisa Nesselson and Ana Sofia Fonseca, the filmmaker behind the documentary "Césaria Evora — The Barefoot…

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Film show: France sends a delicious foodie movie to the Oscars

Film critic Lisa Nesselson and presenter Eve Jackson talk about the week's film news, including Juliette Binoche starring in historical foodie movie "The Taste of Things", also known as "The Pot-au-Feu". They also discuss the biopic of adventurous skilled navigator Florence Arthaud, as well as "Goodbye Julia", the first ever…

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