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The Innocent – movie review

Alex First04 mins

Winner of the Best Screenplay at the Cesar Awards (the French Oscars), The Innocent is a comedic crime caper mixed with romance. Sylvie Lefranc (Anouk Grinberg) is a 60-year-old prison drama teacher that can’t help herself.  She has a habit of falling head over heels in love with and then marrying the inmates, which inevitably…

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Monsieur Chocolat – movie review

David Edwards04 mins

A lively French box-office hit, Monsieur Chocolat details a fascinating rise-and-fall story. This is the tale of the first popular Afro-Cuban artist on the French stage. His real name was Rafael Padilla; but he became known as Chocolat. Padilla was only nine years old when sold into slavery. He then escaped to a different life.  Set…

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