Tag: Laurent Lafitte

This riveting French epic is a brilliant adaptation of one of the greatest revenge sagas ever written.

Sep 3, 2024

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andrew

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Joyce Glasser reviews The Count of Monte Cristo (August 30, 2024) Cert 12A, 177 mins. In cinemas While so many American and British two-and-a-half-hour plus action movies are instantly forgettable, […]
A seductive film that will divide opinion

Mar 9, 2017

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Mark

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Joyce Glasser reviews Elle (March 10, 2017) Paul Verhoeven’s Elle has a neo-noir, tense atmosphere, well-crafted scenes and boasts an assertive, provocative, financially independent female lead character that has people […]