Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy among a flurry of good films

08/02/2012

European cinema’s diversity will shine this week in France, as 14 new films are released in its cinemas. According to the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC), this year January registered 16.24 million admissions, 11% more than the same time last year. French films held 47,1% of the market, against 37% for American films and 15,9% for feature films of other nationalities.

The great attraction this Wednesday is British-Franco-German film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [+see also:
film review
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Also recommended by the critics is the intelligent and entertaining animation film Zarafa [+see also:
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film profile] by Rémi Bezançon and Jean-Christophe Lie (readmore) to be presented in the Generation section at the 62th Berlinale opening tomorrow. Pathé Films has distributed 477 copies of the film.

The press also liked A Bottle in the Gaza Sea [+see also:
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interview: Rolando Colla
film profile] by Rolando Colla, discovered in Venice out of competition, is being released in 17 cinemas by Rezo Films. Also released today are Franco-Swiss feature Noces de Philippe Béziat distributed by Les Films Pelléas), and Spanish co-production El Chino [+see also:
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film profile] by Argentinian director Sebastian Borensztein (article), who was chosen as best director by the jury at the Rome Film Festival, with 26 copies distributed by Eurozoom.

Or perhaps the French audience’s curiosity will be tickled by Franco-Belgian "mockumentary" Play It Like Godard by Jonathan Zaccaï (article) of which 53 copies have been distributed by MK2, by Fleurs du Mal by David Dusa (read more and watch the interview) distributed by Sciapode), by Franco-Algerian co-production La Place by Dahmane Ouzid distributed by Les Films des Deux Rives, or by Franco-Maroccan documentary My Land by Nabil Ayouch distributed by Les Films de l’Atalante.