Romain Duris brings authority to this fanciful version of history, which has Gustave Eiffel erecting the monument as a Taj Mahal for his lost love
May 2022
Dobermann review – Vincent Cassel’s brutal pulp thriller still bites
This 1997 policier, directed by Jan Kounen, pulses with violent energy, although its pop-video aesthetic looks dated
May 2015
The New Girlfriend review – bold adaptation of a Ruth Rendell short story
François Ozon’s latest film blurs the boundaries between psychological thriller and absurdist melodrama, but suffers from not settling on either
April 2015
The New Girlfriend: François Ozon's take on Ruth Rendell - video trailer
Romain Duris takes the lead in this dark Hitchcockian comedy about a man who finds an unusual way of dealing with the death of his wife
November 2014
Mood Indigo: watch Romain Duris in a deleted scene from Michel Gondry's indie romcom – video
Watch a deleted scene from Michel Gondry's romcom about a young couple falling in love and using fantasy to deal with a life-threatening illness
August 2014
Mood Indigo review – absurdist romance fizzing with ideas
Michel Gondry's adaptation of a 1947 novel by surrealist Boris Vian is a lively but perplexing sci-fi fantasy, writes Jonathan Romney
July 2014
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Mood Indigo review – kaleidoscopic kidulthood
Film talk
Michel Gondry on Mood Indigo: 'It has a special connection with adolescence' – video interview
June 2014
Chinese Puzzle review – amiable Cédric Klapisch trilogy-closer
Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou head for New York in a likable finale to Cédric Klapisch's trilogy of dramedies, writes Peter Bradshaw
May 2013
The Guardian film show
The Guardian Film Show: Byzantium, The Comedian and Populaire - video review
Henry Barnes, Catherine Shoard and Peter Bradshaw review Byzantium, The Comedian and Populaire
Reel review
Populaire - video review
Henry Barnes, Peter Bradshaw and Catherine Shoard review Populaire
Populaire: watch Bérénice Bejo in a clip from the French comedy
Watch a clip from new romantic comedy Populaire, about a secretary who is training to become the fastest typist in the world
July 2011
The Big Picture – review
Watch an exclusive clip from The Big Picture - video
July 2010
Reel review
Heartbreaker: 'A lovely bit of fluff'
Romain Duris plays a man employed to tempt women away from their bad relationships in Pascal Chaumeil's romantic comedy. It's light-hearted stuff, but there's enough Gallic grit among the powder to make this enjoyable, says Catherine Shoard
