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A rich variety of Iranian films in the past year have captured the attention of French audiences eager for a glimpse inside a largely inaccessible society. The strength of these offerings, combined with the relatively low cost of their production, … Continued

The Cannes Film Festival returns next week, promising to bury the long months of darkness and solitude under an avalanche of celebrity, champagne and chin-stroking arthouse cinema. It is billed as nothing less than a resurrection. “Cinema is not dead!” … Continued

In a mammoth restoration task for one of cinema’s most audacious and elusive treasures, a team of obsessives has spent 12 years recreating the original seven-hour cut of Abel Gance’s 1927 silent classic, “Napoleon”.”It’s an act of madness,” admits Georges … Continued

France’s love affair with cinema threatens to be an overwhelming experience next week, when theatres finally reopen — the scheduling nightmare of a massive backlog of 400 films.On the outskirts of Paris, cinema owner Stephane Goudet is poring over the … Continued

Cinema has returned to the French Riviera, in the form of a three-day event following the cancellation of Cannes’ annual film festival in May. Our reporters in the south of France bring us an update on the reduced selection of films … Continued

Brazilian cinema is having a moment: an Oscar nod, prizes at Cannes, an invitation to the Berlinale. But filmmakers are also feeling vulnerable amid the boom, as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s government has declared a “culture war” and slashed state … Continued