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Fabien Lemercier


9765 articles available in total starting from 02/07/2002. Last article published on 19/09/2025.

Welcome

Welcome is a moving encounter between a French swimming instructor and a young Kurd dreaming of England. A well-scripted and well-researched film on the realities of illegal immigration  

10/09/2009 | Films | Reviews

A French feast at Toronto

The 34th Toronto Film Festival (September 10-19) will showcase a wealth of French titles, including world premieres of new films by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, François Ozon and Bruno Dumont and almost 50...  

10/09/2009 | Festivals | France

European titles hog screens

As the Rentrée du Cinéma (September 13-16) event approaches, allowing moviegoers to see films for only €4 per screening at 5,400 French cinemas, ten new titles unfurl on screens this Wednesday....  

09/09/2009 | Releases | France

Duris in L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie

While making an onscreen appearance last weekend at the 66th Venice Film Festival in Patrice Chéreau’s Persécution (see article), Duris is currently in Paris shooting L'homme qui voulait vivre sa...  

08/09/2009 | Production | France

Robert Mitchum est mort: road-movie European style

Young French filmmakers seem set on turning to great US actors for inspiration these days, with Nassim Amaouche’s film on Gary Cooper last year Goodbye Gary, while a new title on Mitchum, Robert...  

07/09/2009 | Production | France

Tavernier and La Princesse de Montpensier

After success with In the Electric Mist (a Berlin competition entry and a current box office hit in France), Bertrand Tavernier is taking a break from thrillers and has started working on a...  

04/09/2009 | Production | France

Public broadcasters bolster support for cinema

Associations of French producers (APC, UPF) have something to smile about today with public television group France Télévisions’ announcement to increase investment funding from 2009–2012 in film...  

03/09/2009 | Funding | France

Mundruczo shoots The Frankenstein Project

With three successful features already under his belt – Pleasant Days (2002 Locarno Silver Leopard), Johanna (2005 Cannes Certain Regard entry) and Delta (a Cannes 2008 competition entry & winner...  

03/09/2009 | Production | Hungary

Honoré focuses on family in Making Plans for Lena

Today, Le Pacte is launching a 200-print run of Christophe Honoré’s new film, Making Plans for Lena, which has been selected in competition for the upcoming San Sebastian Film Festival (September...  

02/09/2009 | Releases | France

11 Golden Lion contenders for French sellers

French international sellers will arrive in force tomorrow on the Lido for the opening of the 66th Venice Film Festival, with line-ups including 11 of the 23 titles in competition. MK2 is handling...  

01/09/2009 | Venice 2009 | Market/France

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