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The story of Alpha, the most misunderstood film of the year

For a time, Julia Ducournau was known as the rising French queen of body horror. Her debut was the cannibalism-as-sexual-appetite allegory Raw, while her follow-up Titane, was a meditation on serial ...
Yahoo

Cannes Films ‘Alpha,’ ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Colors of Time’ and ‘The Great Arch’ Showcase Growing Maturity of French VFX Sector

France’s VFX industry has grown rapidly, initially driven by a 2020 tax measure that allowed qualifying international productions to claim a full 40% rebate on digital expenses. This incentive ...
The Arts Desk

theartsdesk Q&A: director Julia Ducournau on how 'Alpha' rings the changes in body horror

It's a family drama infused with the paranoia elicited by a viral pandemic. In an undefined French town sometime in the 1990s, a deadly virus called Red Wind is decimating the population. Transmitted ...
Forbes

The 30 Greatest French Films Of All Time

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women in comedy. The highest-grossing film in French History is, curiously, an American film: Titanic. However, the ...
Variety

Cannes Films ‘Alpha,’ ‘Nouvelle Vague,’ ‘Colors of Time’ and ‘The Great Arch’ Showcase Growing Maturity of French VFX Sector

“Alpha” (Courtesy of Mandarin & Compagnie/Kallouche Cinema/Frakas Productions/France 3 Cinema) France’s VFX industry has grown rapidly, initially driven by a 2020 tax measure that allowed qualifying ...