French Fingerprints on Two More Oscar-Worthy Works of Genius

Focus image French co-productions

Movie trends fluctuate over time and 2024 seems to have been a particularly fruitful year for the French film industry. While box office revenues in the United States are still well below pre-pandemic levels, ticket sales in France had largely recovered by the end of 2023 and continued to grow…

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2025 Oscar Bound, This Ain’t Your Father’s French Cinema

Emilia Perez

France’s Emilia Pérez will Knock Your Socks Off When I bought a ticket to see Emilia Pérez in November, I was intrigued. I knew little about the film other than that France was about to submit it to the Academy Awards as the country’s entry for Best International Feature Film,…

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Oscars 2021, 5 Acclaimed Films from the Francophone World

The Man Who Sold His Skin

One of the things I like best about the Academy Awards has nothing to do with discovering which blockbuster will win Best Picture. I find the actual award ceremony, where glamorous celebrities parade to center stage to deliver their well-rehearsed speeches, only mildly entertaining. Rather, the thing I appreciate most…

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