French Director Shows Film for Free to Defy Critics
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French director Claude Lelouch decided to  show his new film "Les Parisiens" free across France on Friday  to try to prove wrong the critics who have panned it.
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Rattled by reviews savaging his latest film, &quot;Les Parisiens&quot;, Oscar-winning French director Claude Lelouch has said he will give nationwide free screenings Friday so the public could make up its own mind.
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Film festivals pride themselves on  discovering cinematic gems from around the world that the  public would never see otherwise.
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A new biography and DVD set reminds viewers why the director's films haven't lost their ability to thrill.
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The director of hit movie Amelie hits back after a court ruled his new film is not French enough to vie for awards.
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After a "lynching" of his latest film by critics, French director Claude Lelouch says he's offering moviegoers a chance to decide for themselves Friday &#151; by buying their tickets himself.
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Documentary filmmaker Peter Kosminsky has come under the spotlight at the International Festival of Audiovisual Programs in France, where he has been awarded a EuroFipa of honor for his work.
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Edith Piaf's life is chronicled in a film released last month - France's answer to the Hollywood biopic.
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Watch a movie or make a mobile phone call. Soon, in France, you might not be able to do both at once.
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Each year the film festival at Cannes grows more daringâand commercial. Thierry Fremaux, the festivalâs director, talks about technology and contemporary cinema.
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CANNES, France  - It is the world's greatest film festival and everybody in movies wants to be there. But that doesn't mean they all have fun at Cannes.
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Independent filmmaker Ken Loach hopes his new film will open people's eyes to economic exploitation.
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Homegrown films are getting  short shrift from French movie pirates, who prefer to rip off  Hollywood fare, according to a new study.
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The French culture minister sat through a screening of the horror movie ''Saw III'' _ and decided it wasn't for minors.
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The French culture minister sat through a screening of horror flick "Saw III" &#151; and wasn't happy with what he saw. Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres announced in a statement Tuesday that he would prohibit minors under 18 from seeing the film, which opens this week in France.
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This week at Cannes has been one in which it has been blissfully easy to confirm your love for cinema, not your pessimism about the state of a beloved art.
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After a 12-day lineup of weighty films, the Cannes Film Festival came to a close Sunday with a movie called "Days of Darkness" &#151; despite its title, a comedy. French-Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand, who won best foreign language Oscar in 2004 for his funny, moving, "The Barbarian Invasions," has a thing for over-the-top titles.