Eric Rohmer

Richard Linklater's "Nouvelle Vague," a homage to Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless," has been acquired by Netflix after premiering at Cannes. The film, which received a standing ovation, competed in the main competition and retells the story of the French New Wave movement. Starring Guillaume Marbeck and Zoey Deutch, it explores the unconventional storytelling that defined the era.

At this year's 10-day 41st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) the competition section has been thrown open to all feature films from across the world.

The film "Homecoming" will be the opening film at the Gange Sur Seine film festival in Paris, followed by a screening in Toulouse. The jury includes French cinema legends Sophie Dulac, Nello Banfi, and Emmanuel Pierrat. The film has also been selected for the META filmfest in Dubai. The director, Soumyajit Majumdar, is excited to screen his film in Paris and credits French new wave cinema as an influence. "Homecoming" revolves around a group of friends reuniting on a Durga Puja night in Kolkata. It is a cosmopolitan, multi-lingual film that celebrates the city.

The news of Kamal Haasan being chosen for the title of Chevalier de L’Ordre Arts et Lettres (The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) by the French government, has made us all proud.

Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) has proved it yet again. Kolkata’s passion and love for cinema is still intact despite the COVID-19 scare. Almost every day viewers stand in queue to watch cinemas at different venues.

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halachitra Satabarsha Bhavan, where Saturday’s first show was of the Azerbaijan film titled ‘In Between Dying’ that had competed at the Venice International Film Festival, is just a stone’s throw from MR Bangur Hospital that was till recently treating only Covid-19 patients.

This year, the inauguration of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) will move from Netaji Indoor Stadium to Nabanna Sabhaghar. On January 8, chief minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the festival in the presence of all the committee members in charge of organizing the 26th edition of KIFF. Though attempts are being made to get outstation celebrities to join the inauguration virtually, there hasn’t been any confirmation so far.

An HIV patient who goes on to defy odds to win the title of ‘Mr India’, an abandoned woman who musters courage to create safe homes for over a 1000 orphaned children and the struggle of a rock band to stay true to its music and passion - real-life stories made immortal on films that will now be centre stage at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

In "Ma Nuit Chez Maud," French director Eric Rohmer intricately weaves Pascal's Wager throughout the lives of his characters, challenging them to bet on hope against despair in matters of love, faith, and morality. Through chance encounters and philosophical discussions, the film explores the complexities of human beliefs and convictions, ultimately leaving the characters—and viewers—pondering the fateful gamble of life's uncertainties.

MUMBAI: All eyes this week will be on the fourth International Film Festival of Mumbai (IFFM) that opens on Wednesday and runs through November 21-28. It promises a great deal that we can look forward to.

Alfred Hitchcock, accepted without argument as a great and influential film-maker today, didn’t always enjoy this pre-eminent position.

MUMBAI: There has been an enthusiastic reception to the International Film Festival of Mumbai.The main venue, the IMAX Adlabs multiplex at Wadala, has seen jampacked shows with people crowding the aisles.

MUMBAI: There has been an enthusiastic reception to a large number of films at the International Film Festival of Mumbai.