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Euro file

Gwladys Fouché with news, views and interviews from the continent
  • Guillaume Depardieu in Versailles

    Guillaume Depardieu's struggle for recognition

    Gwladys Fouché

    Euro file: This talented actor deserved to escape from his father's titanic shadow but could never avoid being defined in relation to him

  • Arn: The Knight Templar

    Revisionism on a grand scale

    Gwladys Fouché

    Gwladys Fouché: Two sweeping historical epics are nominated for the European Film Awards. Unfortunately both are trying to make heroes out of villains

  • Hitler Kaput

    Springtime for Hitler and Russia

    The runaway success of Hitler Kaput! in the former USSR speaks volumes about the power of comedy over tragedy - and shifting definitions of patriotism

  • Il Gattopardo

    A dub step too far

    Gwladys Fouché

    Dubbed films are two a penny on the continent, bringing foreign language films to mainstream audiences. Why hasn't it taken off in Britain?

  • Insomnia

    Crime pays in a law-abiding land

    Scandinavia's fondness for crime thrillers is partly thanks to the long winter nights and partly the law-abiding atmosphere, writes Gwladys Fouché

  • Jean Claude van Damme

    Crossing the Atlantic ain't easy

    Euro file: Juliette Binoche - and Jean Claude van Damme - are two of the few European actors to break America. What's their secret?

  • Moritz Bleibtreu in Der Baader Meinhof Komplex

    Red army, silver screen

    Gwladys Fouché

    Two films about 70s terrorism will be released this autumn in Germany, marking another chapter in that country's examination of its troubled past

  • George Clooney and photographers in Venice Film Festival, 2007

    Lifting the Lido

    Gwladys Fouche

    With few US films making it to Venice, this year's festival is all about Europe. So where are all the British films, asks Gwladys Fouche

  • Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz

    Wigging out with Pedro Almodóvar

    Gwladys Fouché

    Behind the scenes documentaries rarely reveal anything. Not so Pedro Almodóvar's latest

  • The directorial debut of Michel Houellebecq, The Possibility of an Island

    Why a critical savaging helps Michel Houellebecq's reputation

    Gwladys Fouché

    The critics have slammed Michel Houellebecq's directorial debut. But perhaps, says Gwladys Fouché, a backlash is just what he wants

  • Anna Friel in Bathory

    We all like some Euro pudding

    And we've got a treat in store, says Gwladys Fouché. Stand by for not one but two hammy international biopics of a Hungarian aristo who bathed in the blood of virgins

  • Ingmar Bergman on the set of Saraband (2003)

    Do Swedes still blame Bergman for upping the divorce rate?

    On the anniversary of Ingmar Bergman's death, his home country is as conflicted as ever. Should their greatest cinematic export be lionised or demonised?

  • Gomorra

    Euro file: Il cinema è bella

    Gwladys Fouché

    Are we witnessing the rebirth of Italian cinema or is it just a flash in the pan?

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