French Film Festival UK

Ernest & Celestine Written by Daniel Pennac Directed by Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar and Benjamin Renner France, 2012 Based on Belgian author Gabrielle Vincent’s children’s books, Ernest & Celestine is an infectiously joyous piece of entertainment from the duo behind the manic A Town Called Panic, who direct here alongside Benjamin Renner. That earlier film’s …

Paris-Manhattan Written and directed by Sophie Lellouche France, 2012 Concerning a Woody Allen obsessive, Paris-Manhattan borrows a central conceit from one of the man’s most beloved writing and acting efforts, albeit not one he directed himself. Instead of the apparition of Humphrey Bogart appearing to deliver advice like in Play It Again, Sam, Allen himself, …