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Hollywood may dominate the global box office, but for true cinephiles, the real rite of passage begins with exploring non-English films, which are, by definition, international movies. Stories from countries/regions introduce us to different cultures and broaden our perspectives, offering a new way to see the world.

Movies like Slumdog Millionaire, from Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle, are prime examples of people, culture, and struggles shown from a foreigner’s lens. For the real taste of the world, audiences have to dive into cinema beyond Hollywood. When Bong Joon-ho accepted the Academy Award for Best Director for Parasite, he famously said, “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.”

From action and romance to slice-of-life genre, including animated ones, this list consists of some of the best non-English films that one must definitely watch before they die. Without further ado,...

In the decades since its release to critical acclaim and record-setting grosses, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s “Amélie,” the whimsical dramedy about a quirky Parisian woman finding love through random acts kindness, has endured in pop culture and influenced a generation of filmmakers, both for better and certainly for worse. Few times, however, have the imitators been as undeniably apparent about what they borrowed from it as Mexican writer-director Urzula Barba Hopfner, in her refreshingly endearing, subtly stylized debut “Corina.”

A 20-year-old agoraphobic living in Guadalajara — México’s second largest metropolis and Guillermo del Toro’s hometown — the title character, played by Naian González Norvind (“New Order”), wears boots, a maxi skirt and sports the French bob haircut emblematic of actress Audrey Tautou as Amélie Poulain. As if the visual parallels with Jeunet’s romantic fable weren’t already glaring, “Corina” begins with voice over narration over flashbacks that recount the protagonist...

The following contains spoilers for "Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" season 1, episode 4, "Can't Say I Remember No At Attlin."

"Star Wars: Skeleton Crew" episode 4 once again brings Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) and his adolescent castaway crew to a new planet, where we meet just enough new faces that they get a chance to make an impact. One key figure on the episode's planet, At Achrann, is Troik clan member Hayna (Hala Finley), who soon gains respect for Neel (voiced by Robert Timothy Smith) and his anti-violence streak. While Finley has a good few projects on her acting CV, film fans might perk up their ears even more when they see her father, Troik leader General Strix. 

If Strix looks familiar, you've probably paid attention to international cinema in the 1990s and 2000s. The general with a penchant for training child soldiers is played by none other than actor and filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz,...

When Dan Brown's museum-mystery thriller "The Da Vinci Code" was published in 2003, it quickly became the new King of the Airport Novels, present in the hands of every beach vacationer and long-distance commuter in the country. Brown essentially blended the religious esoterica of Umberto Eco's "Foucault's Pendulum," but ran it through a pulpy Michael Crichton machine, creating a historical potboiler to end all historical potboilers. 

The story involved a "symbologist" named Robert Langdon who is alerted to secret clues at a murder scene at the Louvre, called there because of his field of expertise. Langdon was altered by Sophie Neveu, a police cryptographer who has a secret connection to the victim, as she feels there is a deeper mystery afoot. The pair sneak away from the crime scene, and begin to uncover secret messages planted around the museum, eventually leading them to a string of increasingly oblique secrets...

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director who gave us the enchanting 2001 global hit Amlie, has a distinctive style that makes painterly cinema. His pictures turn everyday moments into poetic visual expressions. Right from his early films, for instance in Delicatessen, Jeunet pictures ordinary activities like lovebirds on a squeaking bed, a woman bowing and plucking a cello, a boy pumping a bicycle tire, or a tailor sewing to create whimsical art. For Juenet, cinema is a blank canvas on which filmmakers like himself can create infinite paintings. After Amlie, Jeunet reunited with Audrey Tautou again, this time in the stinging 2004 World War I movie A Very Long Engagement, which has enough room not just for fans of war films, but also romcom fans as well.

Fans have loved Tom Hanks’ body of work over the years, and he has won several accolades for his incredible performances. The 90s was a seminal decade for the actor where he did some of his best films, including Saving Private Ryan, Green Mile, Philadelphia, and Forrest Gump. He won back-to-back Oscars for the latter two.

Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou in The Da Vinci Code | Credits: Sony Pictures Releasing

Outside of brilliant character drams, Hanks also starred in several studio blockbusters such as Angels & Demons, Inferno, and The Da Vinci Code. The films were a part of the Robert Langdon trilogy that the actor did with Ron Howard. While the latter was a big commercial success, it received a scathing reaction from audiences when it premiered at Cannes.

Tom Hanks Took A Hard Beating With The Nightmarish Reactions To The Da Vinci Code At Cannes

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The last 18 months of rising star Lily Collias’ life have been, well, let’s let her tick through the highlights. “So I graduated high school, worked on the movie, moved here for college, and then Sundance happened,” she told IndieWire during a recent early dinner in downtown Manhattan.

“The movie” in question is India Donaldson’s lauded feature debut, “Good One,” which was this January at Sundance, and is now set for a limited release from Metrograph Pictures, the distribution arm of New York City’s own Metrograph theater. Collias’ quick summation of the last few months even leaves out some other milestones, like changing her college plans (more on that later), taking the film to Cannes in May, and signing on for her next feature.

The day we met, Collias was busy with more pressing concerns, like finding a new apartment with her best friend and roommate (likely in...

Films like Amlie, The Secret Garden, and Finding Nemo offer a warm, inviting atmosphere for a relaxing retreat. From Parisian charm to heartwarming journeys, these films envelop viewers in a blanket of comfort for the perfect bedtime. Gentle escapes like Hugo and Paddington are whimsical adventures for the whole family, providing a stress-free viewing experience.

In the vibrant landscape of cinema, certain films stand out not just for their compelling narratives or stunning visuals but for being the best movies to fall asleep to. Whether it's the whimsical charm of a Parisian adventure or the quiet introspection of a reflective drama, these films create a warm, inviting atmosphere that can turn any evening into a relaxing retreat. From animated classics that whisk audiences away to magical realms to heartfelt dramas that explore the depths of human relationships, the power of a good film to transport and calm viewers should never be underestimated.

Amélie, the 2001 fairy-tale romance from director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, has arguably done more than any film before or since in promoting the Parisian tourism board version of the City of Lights. The quirky, irresistibly charming story of a shy Parisian do-gooder — Audrey Tautou in her breakout role — determined to bring joy to the lonely citizens of the French capital was an instant classic.

The movie, co-starring Mathieu Kassovitz, Jamel Debbouze, Isabelle Nanty and Dominique Pinon, was an awards season darling, receiving 13 nominations and four wins, including best film and best director, at France’s Césars, and picking up five Oscar nominations, including for best international film. It was also a box office phenomenon, selling some 9 million tickets in France and more than 30 million worldwide, for a $175 million global gross.

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Now, tourists heading to the city for the 2024 Summer Olympics will get a chance to revisit Amélie in Paris. Local distributor...

When Tom Hanks has been signed on to a project and the film is an adaptation of a bestselling book that almost overnight became a worldwide sensation, very little could go wrong outside the scope of production. However, in the case of Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons, the scandal that unfolded behind the scenes presented an entirely different scenario.

Angels and Demons (2009) [Credit: Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures]

This time, it was not the studio execs who ruined a perfectly good script with unnecessary notes or censorship. It was the Church itself that descended upon the filmmakers and defended its institution from the outrageous, blasphemous fictional novel about a fictional man obsessed with symbols and adventures.

Tom Hanks Singlehandedly Erupted the Vatican City

After the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code shook the very foundations of Christianity, the Vatican found itself imposing a ban on all things Dan Brown, including his books...

“Amelie” and “The Intouchables,” two of France’s all-time biggest box office hits, will be re-released by their respective studios, Ugc and Gaumont/Studiocanal, during the Olympic Games.

With three to four million Olympics fans expected to descend on Paris during the Olympics, French studios are looking to capitalize on the presence of these floods of international visitors and lure them into air-conditioned theaters.

These re-released movies will be subtitled in English which will mark a first in France, at least in recent history.

“The Intouchables,” a 2009 comedy starring Omar Sy as a street-smart caretaker working for a quadriplegic aristocrat, will be re-released by Gaumont and Studiocanal. Sy, who delivered a breakthrough performance in the movie, won a Cesar Award for best actor, becoming the first French Black actor to win such prize in the country. The actor went on to star in “Lupin,” the hit Netflix series.

Directed by Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache,...

Run Lola Run.For movie lovers of a certain age, the image of Franka Potente and her shock of Manic Panic red hair in Run Lola Run (1998) is iconic. A still-potent mix of postmodernism, action cinema, and existential drama, Tom Tykwer’s film fits neatly on the shelf between other millennial canonical classics with strong (or strong-ish) female leads like The Fifth Element (1997) and Amélie (2001). Some saw the breakout success of Run Lola Run as evidence that international arthouse cinema had succumbed to the influence of MTV and Hollywood; others found it a blast of fresh air. The elevator pitch is deceptively simple: Lola (Potente) receives a phone call from her boyfriend, Mani (Moritz Bleibtreu): he was supposed to deliver 100,000 stolen deutschmarks to his crime-lord boss, but left the money bag on the subway by mistake, and now Lola has just twenty minutes to come up with a different...

The co-creator of 24 tried to acquire the rights to The Da Vinci Code in 2003 to use it as a storyline for the show. A proposed adaptation of The Da Vinci Code for 24's third season was roundly rejected by author Dan Brown. The eventual Da Vinci Code movie franchise became a huge global success, grossing $1.4 billion.

A huge Tom Hanks movie franchise almost became a season of 24 instead. When the creators of 24 first conceived of the show, they were picturing a real-time comedy surrounding the disastrous lead-up to a wedding. It later morphed into a thriller following Kiefer Sutherland's harried CTU agent Jack Bauer, who throughout nine seasons of 24 (and a TV movie) faced various days from hell while preventing terrorist attacks. It also spawned a spinoff called 24: Legacy, which was canceled after one season in 2017.

24 season 5 is considered the franchise's high point, both critically and in terms of viewership.

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Amélie star Audrey Tautou and director Jean-Pierre Jeunet Photo: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times Widely considered one of the most quintessential romantic comedies of all time, Amélie feels as if it has always been around. In truth, though, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s quirky French confection is relatively fresh in comparison to so many other classic rom-coms.

Amélie star Audrey Tautou and director Jean-Pierre JeunetPhoto: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times (Getty Images)

Widely considered one of the most quintessential romantic comedies of all time, Amélie feels as if it has always been around. In truth, though, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s quirky French confection is relatively fresh in comparison...

Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel in The Taste Of Things. Courtesy of IFC

Warning: Don’t see this film hungry! Delicious shots of delicious food in a luscious landscape fill the French romantic drama The Taste Of Things but it is the perfect Valentine’s Day movie, particularly if you are a foodie, or a romantic. A visually luscious film starring Juliette Binoche, the story centers on two people who express their love for each other and for fine food, by cooking together. Set in 1889 in an old rural manor house, The Taste Of Things creates a beautiful dreamworld in the French countryside where the abundance of the land provides all they need. The Taste Of Things is a feast for both the eyes and the hungry heart, with the bonus of the Oscar-winning Juliette Binoche. It was the official Oscar entry for France.

It all begins in the garden,...

Cannes rejected it. The Oscars ignored it. But “Amélie” lives on, as everyone’s favorite crème-brulee-cracking, stone-skipping Montmartre mischief-maker and romantic go-between is back in theaters come Valentine’s Day, courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.

“Amélie,” directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and written by the French filmmaker with Guillaume Laurant, remains one of the 21st-century arthouse’s most imaginative confections, the rare film perhaps more misunderstood now than it was when it came out in 2001. Make no mistake that “Amélie” was huge then. There was the box office, the awards, the infectious swells of composer Yann Tiersen’s music in the air (at least in my headphones), and then came the imitators. I remember in college a close friend had a poster of the film pinned to her dorm room wall, a bemused Audrey Tautou upright in bed flanked by framed pictures of an Elizabeth-collared dog and a white-feathered fowl, and...

Sony to open fantasy drama on Valentine’s Day 2024 in 250 theatres.

Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired all rights in North America excluding French Canada to Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amelie and will reissue the film on February 14, 2024 – 22 years after the original release through Miramax.

The move comes as theatres continue to court older audiences and anticipate a tricky year ahead in light of supply issues stemming from the six-month production halt during the Hollywood strikes.

Amelie stars Audrey Tatou in the title role as an altruistic waitress in Montmartre, Paris, who finally sets out to do something for herself. Mathieu Kassovitz also stars.

Romance movies in the 2000s brought a sense of novelty and realism to the genre, defying convention while still telling relatable love stories. The era saw a shift towards exploring complex and multifaceted relationships, broadening the spectrum of romantic experiences on-screen. The romantic movies of the 2000s brought a more diverse and inclusive cast of characters to the forefront of the genre.

While romance movies have existed for centuries, the 2000s marked a distinct shift for the genre, generating many films that would go on to become classics. While the '90s featured romance hits like Sleepless in Seattle and Ghost, the early 2000s added a touch of novelty and realism. These films defied convention but remained grounded in relatable storytelling, a fundamental element in the quest for a happy ending.

The 2000s also witnessed a shift toward more complex and multifaceted relationships in romantic cinema. While the '90s...

Studiocanal are proud to release Delicatessen the wonderfully dark, critically acclaimed surreal comedy from directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, in a sumptuous new 4K restoration, and making its Uhd debut.

Directors Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro dazzling fantasy adventure The City Of Lost Children was released earlier this year by Studiocanal.

Delicatessen is set in a distant, apocalyptic future, conventional society has reached a state of collapse. Grain is now used as currency and meat has become a rare commodity. Meanwhile an unemployed clown finds work as a maintenance man in a squalid apartment block situated above a butcher’s shop.

Having fallen in love with the owner’s daughter he soon discovers the sinister truth behind the ominous landlord’s unsavoury intentions. Between blossoming romance and disappearing tenants his only hope for survival could be the members of a subterranean militia of vegetarian freedom fighters. Or is it too late already?...

Amélie is a weird and beautiful fantasy-like rom-com, stretching the bounds of what visual storytelling can do. Jean-Pierre Jeunet outdid himself directing a near-perfect mix of fun and profundity. No wonder Amélie remains one of the most iconic films, not just from France, but from anywhere in the world, more than twenty years on. A huge commercial success, Amélie makes you laugh, tear up, and laugh again. But could you imagine anyone else playing the titular other than Audrey Tautou? Who else could unite two weird lonely souls in the way Tautou's portrayal of Amélie did, or give us those unforgettable phone booth peeks at those she was playing games on? Who else could make us look at life in the simplistic way that the Amélie we now know did? Turns out, the film's director, Jeunet, had his mind on British actress Emily Watson for the role. Unfortunately for Emily,...

The Da Vinci Code, both in book and film form, has faced extreme criticism for its religious, historical, and scientific inaccuracies. The fictional portrayal of the Knights Templar and the Priory of Sion in the story is loosely based on real historical organizations, but with significant alterations. The portrayal of the Louvre Museum, Leonardo da Vinci, and certain claims about Jesus and Mary Magdalene in the story are mostly fictional and not supported by historical evidence.

Dan Brown’s controversial mystery thriller The Da Vinci Code real story is still debated by fans and critics. Adapted by Ron Howard in 2006 as the first film in the Robert Langdon series, The Da Vinci Code chronicles the tale of Harvard religious symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) and cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), who gets embroiled in a quest that involves a host of covert historical societies and the Holy Grail. Due to...

Romance and cinema have had a passionate love affair since the inception of the silver screen. The intoxicating magic of a well-executed romantic gesture can stir our hearts, evoke tears, and leave us reminiscing long after the end credits roll. Whether it’s a stolen moment under a balcony or a grand declaration of love against a cinematic backdrop, these gestures often become the highlight of the movie, etching their places in our collective memories.

In this article, we present a curated list of the 50 best romantic gestures in film, spanning decades, genres, and cultures. From iconic classics like Casablanca to heartwarming modern tales like Juno, these films showcase how love is celebrated, fought for, and remembered. These moments range from the dramatic to the subtle, proving that love’s language is as varied as it is profound.

Hold onto your hearts as we embark on this cinematic journey, revisiting...

The beloved film Amélie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, was released over two decades ago in 2001 and hasn't lost any of its cultural appeal in the meantime. The film stars Audrey Tautou as its protagonist Amélie, as she embarks on a quest for a more meaningful life by helping others to access joy and social connectedness. As a tale of self-discovery, it is logical that the character Amélie would visibly stand out within the eccentrically vibrant Parisian world she inhabits. As such, her hair marks her as different from the outset. As a film, Amélie must be counted as one of France's greatest; equally, as a hairdo, Amélie's must be considered emblematic, pitch-perfect French styling. Thus, this film contains undeniably quintessential elements of French culture. More so, Amélie's hairdo is of great significance to the movie, with its quiet complexity indicating its wearer's great hidden potential, as is slowly revealed.

The year 2001 was a remarkable year for cinema, with many diverse and innovative films that challenged, entertained, and inspired audiences. It can be considered as one of the best years in film history, with masterpieces from acclaimed directors such as David Lynch, Peter Jackson, Ridley Scott, Steven Soderbergh, and more. From fantasy to thriller, from comedy to drama, from animation to live-action, 2001 had something for everyone. In this article, we will explore some of the best movies of 2001, ranked according to their ratings and reviews. Let’s dive into each film and see what makes them so special.

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Donnie Darko is a cult classic that defies easy categorization. It is a dark and surreal tale of a troubled teenager who has visions of a mysterious rabbit named Frank, who tells him that the world will end in 28 days. The film mixes elements of science fiction,...

Film is directed by Academy Award-nominated duo Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli and sold by Les Films du Losange.

Les Films du Losange has inked its first deals in key territories for animated feature Nina And The Hedgehog’s Secret following the film’s premiere on Monday night (June 12) in Annecy.

Directed by Academy Award-nominated duo Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli, whose credits inlcude A Cat in Paris and Phantom Boy, the film premiered in the Cannes market and will be released in France via Kmbo and in Benelux by Cineart.

Agora will release the film in Switzerland, Pack Magic in Spain,...

"Nobody will stop me from saving him!" A festival promo trailer has premiered for an indie animated film made in France called Nina And The Hedgehog's Secret, also known as Nina et le Secret du Hérisson in French. It's screening in a few weeks at the Annecy Film Festival in France, hence why this new trailer is debuting just before its unveiling at the fest. The adorable animated feature is about a young girl on a rescue mission and her hedgehog friend who helps motivate her. Another reminder to discover the classic animated film Hedgehog in the Fog. Nina's life turned upside down since her father lost his job in a factory following embezzlement made by the foreman. With her friend, she embarks on a life-saving quest which leads to the discovery of a hidden treasure in the factory. With the voices of Guillaume Canet and Audrey Tautou. It looks charming and cute,...

The film follows a 10-year-old girl who has always filled her imagination with her father’s entertaining stories about a hedgehog

Les films du Losange has unveiled the first English-language trailer for its star-powered animated tale Nina And The Hedgehog’s Secret ahead of the film’s Cannes market premiere and audience premiere at the Annecy Animation Festival in June.

The film, previously pitched as part of the Annecy Festival’s work-in-progress sessions, is the latest feature from writer-director duo Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli whose 2010 film A Cat In Paris was nominated in animation categories at the Oscars, Cesar...

Film stars Raphael Personnaz and Jeanne Balibar.

Paris-based Snd has boarded Anne Fontaine’s Boléro about the birth of the renowned orchestral work from Maurice Ravel, now shooting in France.

Set in the Roaring 1920s, the film stars Raphael Personnaz, known for Our Brothers, Julia(s) and The French Minister, as the composer. Jeanne Balibar, who has appeared in Lost Illusions, Cold War and Grace Of Monaco, plays the Russian dancer-choreographer Ida Rubinstein who commissioned the now legendary music.

Snd, the film arm of France’s M6 group, is on board as co-producer and French distributor and is launching international sales at Cannes.

Series is a spin-off from auteur’s film trilogy of ’Pot Luck’, ’Russian Dolls’ and ’Chinese Puzzle’.

“It would have been impossible to imagine 20 years ago,” says acclaimed French writer-director Cedric Klapisch of showrunning a TV series based on his feature trilogy that began with Pot Luck in 2002, and was followed by Russian Dolls in 2005 and Chinese Puzzle in 2013.

“When I made Pot Luck I never thought I’d make a sequel,” he says. “I never imagined it would become the work of a lifetime.”

Greek Salad is an eight-episode spin-off produced by Klapisch and Bruno Levy’s Ce Qui Me Meut for Amazon France.

Series is a spin-off from auteur’s film trilogy of ’Pot Luck’, ’Russian Dolls’ and ’Chinese Puzzle.’

”It would have been impossible to imagine 20 years ago,” says acclaimed French writer-director Cedric Klapisch of showrunning a TV series based on his feature trilogy that began with Pot Luck in 2002, and was followed by Russian Dolls in 2005 and Chinese Puzzle in 2013.

“When I made Pot Luck I never thought I’d make a sequel,” he says. “I never imagined it would become the work of a lifetime.”

Greek Salad is an eight-episode spin-off produced by Klapisch and Bruno Levy’s Ce Qui Me Meut for Amazon France.

It has been over 20 years since Cédric Klapisch delighted audiences with his 2002 comedy “Pot Luck” about a group of twentysomethings sharing a flat in Barcelona.

Featuring the likes of Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cécile de France and “Yellowstone” star Kelly Reilly, the film – also known as “The Spanish Apartment” – has spawned two sequels: “Russian Dolls” and “Chinese Puzzle.”

Now, French director is putting the old team back together in the Amazon Prime Video series “Greek Salad,” which opens Series Mania on March 17. But there is a twist.

“People often asked me if I would make another film about these characters. They are my family, but I kept saying ‘no,’” he says.

“When Amazon approached me about a series, I thought it would be interesting if I would talk about their children instead. Suddenly, it wasn’t as if I was making ‘Indiana Jones 4’ or ‘Fast & Furious Xii’. I was...

In the wake of the box office and critical success of "Fargo," all eyes were on the Coen Brothers and their next film, "The Big Lebowski," which celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. Instead of following up their Oscar-winning black comedy with another richly profound crime film, the Coens made a stoner comedy starring Jeff Bridges as an easygoing slacker perfectly content to spend his days sipping White Russians and bowling with his buddies. Decades later, The Dude has become a cultural icon and "The Big Lebowski" is considered a bonafide comedy classic. When it was first released, however, it received a lukewarm reception in the States, save for a few diehard fans that understood its low-key greatness.

No one was clamoring for a sequel, except John Turturro who pleaded with the Coen Brothers to sign off on a spin-off centering around his character Jesus Quintana — the perverted rival bowler...

Ron Howard's "The Da Vinci Code" has not aged very well; even franchise star and all-around nice guy Tom Hanks hasn't had many nice things to say about it over the years. However, every movie series has its fandom, and "The Da Vinci Code" is no different. The follows Robert Langdon, a professor of religious symbology, who is a suspect in the murder of a Louvre curator and ends up searching for the Holy Grail alongside police cryptographer Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou). Based on Dan Brown's best-selling book, "The Da Vinci Code" grossed 760 million worldwide on a 125 million dollar budget, which apparently justified the existence of two less successful sequels, "Angels & Demons" and "Inferno." We may not have the fondest memory of those films, but at least it seems like Hanks had fun on set filming the religious mystery thriller.

Much of "The Da Vinci Code" revolves around the Louvre,...

Exclusive: Actress Sandrine Holt (American Gigolo) has signed with Silver Lining Entertainment for management.

Holt can currently be seen on Showtime’s drama series American Gigolo, based on the 1980 film of the same name written and directed by Paul Schrader.

Other recent credits on the television side include AMC’s recently wrapped Better Call Saul, Prime Video’s The Expanse, Showtime’s Emmy winner Homeland, USA Network’s Mr. Robot, CBS’s MacGyver, Crackle’s The Art of More, AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead and NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

The actress was previously a series regular on the CBS drama Hostages and recurred heavily on such hit series as House of Cards, 24 and The L Word. Her film credits include Terminator Genisys, Automatik Entertainment’s Air and Cédric Klapisch’s Chinese Puzzle, which had her starring alongside Amélie‘s Audrey Tautou.

Holt continues to be represented by APA.

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Tallinn’s Black Nights Film Festival begins in Estonia today. The festival is now in its 26th year and continues to grow, widening its programme with a Critics’ Picks selection for this edition. To celebrate, and ahead of our on-the-ground coverage which will start next week, we thought we’d take a look back at some of the festival’s winners for this week’s Streaming Spotlight to get in the mood.

Amelie, Disney+, Netflix and other platforms

Tallinn’s Best Film winner in 2001, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s film is a quirky celebration of joie de vivre. The director transports us to a fictionalised Paris and the Cafe des 2 Moulins where his lead character works. Audrey Tautou had screen roles before this, in the likes of Venus Beauty, but this was a film that cemented her fame on the international stage as the quirky cafe waitress determined to improve the lives of those around.

French agent Laurent Grégoire led a freewheeling masterclass at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece Thursday, where he dug into the tricky negotiations he has overseen as the advisor to some of the industry’s biggest names, including the story behind Marion Cotillard’s 2008 Oscar win for La Vie en Rose.

Grégoire, who is the co-founder of the Adéquat agency and represents French talents like Marion Cotillard and Omar Sy, told the audience that the producers of La Vie en Rose — which follows the life story of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf — had originally wanted one of his other clients, Audrey Tautou, to star in the film.

At the time, Tautou was at the height of her fame following the success of her 2001 comedy Amélie. Grégoire said he set up a meeting between Tautou and the film’s producers. The meeting, however, quickly went sour when Tautou was informed...

This has been a great year for romantic comedies carried by their stars’ chemistry, with well-matched on-screen couples like Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane in Bros and George Clooney and Julia Roberts in Ticket to Paradise. The romcom enjoyed a heyday back in the 2000s with movies like The Proposal, Bridget Jones’ Diary, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

From Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore in 50 First Dates to Jack Nicholson and Diane Keaton in Something’s Gotta Give to Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks in Zack and Miri Make a Porno, there were plenty of 2000s romcom couples with palpable chemistry.

Margaret Tate & Andrew Paxton (The Proposal)

Critics weren’t too kind to The Proposal, but it was a hit with audiences and even the most negative reviews agreed that Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds carried the movie with their impeccable on-screen chemistry.

Bullock plays Margaret Tate, the demanding editor-in-chief of a big-city publisher,...

A trio of French films, the melodrama “A Family for 1640 Days,” political thriller “Goliath” and comedy “Adieu Paris,” are set to be released in the U.S. by the New York-based company Distrib Films.

Both Fabien Gorgeart’s “A Family for 1640 Days” (“Une vraie famille”) and Edouard Baer’s “Adieu Paris” are represented in international markets by Le Pacte.

“A Family for 1640 Days,” winner of the top prize at last year’s American French Film Festival, revolves around Simon, a six-year old adopted boy who is about to reunite with his biological father. The movie stars Melanie Thierry (“En therapie”) and Lyes Salem. Distrib Films is planning to release the film in early 2023 and have it play at festivals.

A love letter to the French capital, “Adieu Paris” marks the fourth directorial outing of actor-turned-helmer Baer, who last directed “Ouvert la nuit” in which he starred opposite Audrey Tautou and Sabrina Ouazani.

What would movies be about if not for love? Since well before the days of Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in “Casablanca,” romance has driven countless classic stories, setting up some of the highest highs in cinematic history to follow. Be it Cary Grant and Grace Kelly seeing stars in “To Catch a Thief” or Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal disturbing diner patrons in “When Harry Met Sally,” the 20th century was chock full of iconic romances that helped humanity fall in love with the movies. Of course, those titles were dominated by white artists telling largely heteronormative tales — meaning many (but not all) of the best and most inclusive romances have arrived this millennium.

Now, the best romance movies of the 21st century both resonate and surprise, showing audiences characters they might recognize from their own lives in new and surprising ways. Yes, finding “the one” is exceedingly well-frequented thematic territory,...

A review of the Atlanta Season Three finale, “Tarrare,” coming up just as soon as I ask my friend’s cousin to pee on you…

And here we come to the end of this long-delayed, ambitious, confounding, frequently incredible season of television. Across the last two and a half months, Atlanta has given us four different anthology episodes exploring Black life in America (your mileage will vary on whether this was too many, the perfect amount, or not enough), a locked room mystery, an introspective drug trip with a bonus Liam Neeson cameo,...

Snd has boarded “The Braid,” an adaptation of Laetitia Colombani’s bestseller which is currently shooting in Italy, Canada and India with Kim Raver (“Grey’s Anatomy”), Fotini Peluso (“Romanzo famigliare”) and Mia Maelzer (“Beyond the Clouds”).

Colombani is directing the film based on her book which sold more than two million copies worldwide and was translated in 40 languages. Olivier Delbosc’s Curiosa Films, whose credits include Claire Denis’s “Stars at Noon” and “Lost Illusions,” and Marc Missonnier’s Moana Films (“The Odyssey””) are producing the movie with Snd, Canada’s Forum Films and Italy’s Indigo Film co-producing. Snd will handle worldwide sales and French distribution. MK2 Mile End is set to handle Canadian distribution.

The movie opens in India, where Smita (Maelzer) dreams of giving her young daughter an education and will go to any length to make that happen, including leaving behind all she knows in search of a better future.

In the run up to Cannes, Gaumont is launching sales on “The Pot of Feu,” Tran Anh Hung’s period romance starring Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel. The movie is currently shooting in a French castle.

Set in the world of French gastronomy in 1885, “The Pot of Feu” charts the relationship between Eugenie, an esteemed cook, and Dodin, the fine gourmet she has been working for over the last 20 years. Growing fonder of one another, their bond turns into a romance and gives rise to delicious dishes that impress even the world’s most illustrious chefs. When Dodin is faced with Eugenie’s reluctance to commit to him, he decides to start cooking for her.

Pierre Gagnaire, the 14 Michelin starred-chef, is serving as culinary counselor on the film and also has a small part in it. The story is inspired by the famous French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.

“The Pot...

In the first episode of 90s-set ITV drama Quiz, a group of men are devising a game show. Provisionally titled Cash Mountain, it involves players doubling their money with each correct answer on their way to the summit. Concerned that the concept’s too old-fashioned, a Birmingham accent comically suggests, “We could set it on an actual mountain. Like, a little one? Wales?”

Cash Mountain didn’t go down the Welsh Outward Bound route but stuck to its questions-and-cash simplicity to become global smash hit Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? That Brummie voice belonged to Steve Knight (played in Quiz by Keir Charles). He was one of the three creators credited with devising the quiz show that was later struck by the “Coughing Major” cheating scandal so brilliantly dramatised in James Graham’s play and TV adaptation.

In the nineties, Knight and his writing partner Mike Whitehill worked at TV production company Celador.

One tagline for He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not (À la folie… pas du tout) reads: “Is she crazy in love, or just crazy?” In what appears to be a standard film d’amour, Audrey Tautou’s character Angélique is a woman in love with love. She has been swept up in a whirlwind romance like […]

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Actor was best known for performances in It’s Only The End Of The World, Saint Laurent and Hannibal Rising.

French actor Gaspard Ulliel has died at the age of 37 following a skiing accident in the French Alps on Wednesday (January 19).

The actor racked up some 50 film and TV credits over his 20-year career. He recently shot a major role in Marvel Studios series Moon Knight, which is scheduled for release on March 30, 2022.

Ulliel was best known internationally for his award-winning performances as a terminally ill writer in Xavier Dolan’s 2017 It’s Only The End Of The World, as Yves Saint...

Updated: Gaspard Ulliel, one of the bright lights of French cinema and a star of Marvel’s upcoming Moon Knight series, has died following a ski accident, according to news agency Afp. He was 37.

The two-time Cesar-winning actor was hospitalized Tuesday after suffering a head injury and did not recover, the actor’s family and local agent said. He was transported by helicopter to a hospital in Grenoble following a collision on the slopes in the Savoie region.

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We have reached out to Ulliel’s reps for further details.

Mountain police have been responding to multiple accidents in the region due to hard snow and ice on the slopes. In the Haute-Savoie region, a 5-year-old girl was killed Saturday when a skier crashed into her.

Born on November 25, 1984 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Ulliel is best known for portraying the young Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal Rising...

Le Pacte is set to host market premieres for Édouard Baer’s “Adieu Paris” and Giordano Gederlini’s “On the Edge” at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris, which takes place this week.

“Adieu Paris” stars an ensemble cast, including some of France and Belgium’s best-known actors, notably Benoît Poelvoorde, François Damiens, Gérard Depardieu, Isabelle Nanty, Pierre Arditi and Ludivine Sagnier. The dialogue-driven comedy takes place entirely at a Parisian bistro. Camille Neel, head of international sales at Le Pacte, said the film will appeal to traditional French films lovers and admirers of iconic actors. “Adieu Paris” is the fourth directorial outing of actor-turned-helmer Baer, who last directed “Ouvert la nuit” in which he starred opposite Audrey Tautou and Sabrina Ouazani. The film, produced by Cinéfrance Studios, Les Films en Cabine, Le Pacte and Artémis Productions, had its world premiere at the Lumiere Festival in Lyon, France.

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Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s fantastical romantic comedy made a star of Audrey Tautou and its distinctive visuals influenced a decade’s worth of film-makers

There’s a defining moment early in Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amélie when Amélie Poulain (Audrey Tautou), a painfully shy and uncommonly adorable waitress at the Two Windmills cafe in Montmartre, arranges the return of childhood treasures to a middle-aged man who’d hidden them in her apartment building 40 years earlier. She has gone through an exhaustive search to find this man, meeting all manner of eccentric Parisians along the way, but she eventually summons the right person to a phone booth and watches the tears roll down his cheeks as this tin full of trinkets unleashes a flood of memories.

As she glides blissfully through the frame, the narrator says, “Amélie has a strange feeling of absolute harmony. It’s a perfect moment. A soft light, a scent in the air,...