Potiche (movie)

Mentorships and more 'In the House'

2013-04-18 06:30:00

After making his 2010 comedy "Potiche," French filmmaker Fran�ois Ozon was casting about for his next project. A friend recommended he see "The Boy in the Last Row," a play by Juan Mayorga that examined the relationship between a teacher and his gifted...

Movie review: 'Potiche'

2011-03-25 00:00:00

"Potiche" is a glossy throwback made with a modern eye, an old-fashioned romantic fantasy starring Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu that's been knowingly updated with tart, contemporary touches. The updater is Fran�ois Ozon, who's been down this...

Cannes Film Review: 'Young & Beautiful'

2013-05-16 08:30:05

Following hot on the heels of his return to playfully serious form with "In the House" after several slighter efforts, writer-helmer Francois Ozon continues his mid-career roll with "Young & Beautiful." Like "House," the new film is a nuanced, emotionally...

'In the House': Adaptation benefits from a French accent

2013-05-10 00:00:00

The easy, practiced, nothing-to-it interplay between Fabrice Luchini (master of the injured look, whether the insult was real or imagined) and Kristin Scott Thomas (mistress of dry, high comedy and imperious confidence, even when her characters are...

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2012-02-04 00:00:00

Catherine Deneuve no necesita que le den Palmas para cantar

2011-05-21 00:00:00

plays one to a philandering umbrella factory manager. Her character, Suzanne Pujol, is put to the test when a strike lays her husband low, and she takes over the business along with her right-wing daughter and left-wing son.

2011-04-14 00:00:00