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A young beautiful white woman with cropped blond hair wearing a strapless gown, stands smiling, surrounded by reporters holding microphones to her face.

French New Wave Enthusiasts Will Be Breathless Over ‘Nouvelle Vague’

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France’s #MeToo Reckoning Puts Gérard Depardieu — and the Country — on Trial

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Cézanne Seascape Mural Discovered at Artist’s Childhood Home

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Food, Glorious Food (and Other Pleasures) in ‘The Taste of Things’

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A Black man in a fine period costume fitting of Marie Antoinette's time stands on stage, proudly holding aloft, in one hand a violin, in the other a bow. Seated musicians are lined up on both sides of him.

In ‘Chevalier,’ Erased Composer Joseph Bologne Gets a Lush Biopic

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'Saint Omer' is a Complex Courtroom Drama About Much More Than the Murder at Hand

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A man peers over a balcony, a city gleaming in the sun behind him. At his side a woman leans on his shoulder, affectionately caressing the back of his head.

'Both Sides of the Blade' is a French Melodrama About Intimacy and Illicit Desire

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'Petite Maman' is the Best—and Most Surreal—Family Movie You'll See in a While

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'The Last Duel' is a 'Rashomon'-Style #MeToo Story—and a Messy Medieval Epic

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