30/10/2002 - French cinema reacts to some stiff US competition by releasing Adolphe starring Isabelle Adjani and Décalage Horaire starring Isabelle Huppert

Produced by ARP Adolphe by Benoît Jacquot is based on the novel by Benjamin Constant and stars Isabelle Adjani in a romantic costume drama that is vaguely reminiscent of François Truffaut’s Adèle H or Camille Claudel . Meanwhile Juliette Binoche revealed her innate talent for comedy in Danièle Thompson’s new comedy entitled Décalage Horaire (Jet Lag), produced by Les Films Alain Sarde and co-starring Jean Reno. With Adjani’s film scheduled to open on 150 screens and Binoche’s on 400, French cinema is staging a fully-fledged charm offensive in the face of stiff American competition from Red Dragon and Halloween Resurrection.

(Translated from French)