A Magnificent Life: Animated Take on French Film Giant Marcel Pagnol Loses Something in Translation
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Two Women: Racy Remake of 1970 Quebec Sex Comedy Still Sparkles
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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life: Good Intentions Yield Noble if Middling Rom-Com
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Dahomey: In Mati Diop’s Dreamy Documentary, a Statue Speaks
One Fine Morning: Director Mia Hansen-Løve Exalts Everyday Life in Gentle Drama
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The Super 8 Years: A Home Movie “We-Moir” From A Nobel Laureate
Maria Chapdelaine: Latest Adaptation of Classic Quebec Novel a Visual Marvel
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The Upside: Starry Dramedy A Textbook Case of the Trouble With Remakes
Review(Julianna Margulies, Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, The Upside, remakes, French, TIFF 2017, Neil Burger, Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache