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The locker room of the predominantly female staff in a fish canning factory is the opening scene of this intriguing Canadian French film from director Sébastien Marnier, whose superb cast in the wider story is also predominantly female. A young woman from that factory, played by the wonderful Laure Calamy,  turns up at the homeContinue reading “The Origin of Evil (l’Origine du Mal) (15)              French Film Festival”

This winter, Edinburgh’s Fruitmarket Warehouse plays host to artist-filmmaker, Sarah Wood’s film Project Paradise. The work isinspired by the Black and White Oil Conference organised by Richard Demarco in Edinburgh in 1974 at which Joseph Beuys and Buckminster Fuller both spoke. The conference took place in the context of the imminent exploitation of oil and naturalContinue reading “New Film Project Paradise on the Climate Crisis Plays at Fruitmarket This Winter”

In lesser hands, this might just have been another “odd couple go on a journey” movie that would have made for pleasant, but unremarkable, viewing. In this case, Director Marc Fitoussi presents us with a film that sets the standard for the genre. The odd couple here, estranged school friends Magalie (Laure Calamy) and BlandineContinue reading “Two Tickets to Greece (Les Cyclades) (15)             French Film Festival”

A quiet film, this. Sparse dialog, no sudden movement, you almost hesitate to breathe while you watch in case you might disturb what appears on screen. The latest offering from Bas Devos has won the Encounters section at Berlin 2023 and Best International Film at Galway Film Festival, and it has done it with theContinue reading “Here (PG)       French Film Festival”