I first saw Valérie Donzelli's film Declaration of War when it was the opening night film of the 2012 Alliance Française French Film Festival in mid-March. As I walked out of this emotionally draining experience, I wondered
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drfrootloopDeclaration of War (Valérie Donzelli, 2011). This film actually exceeded my expectations. All its quirks -and what most people considered its flaws- were my favorite aspects. Donzelli's obvious love for the cinema combined
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Manny LageIt premiered at Cannes (Critics' Week; see Marie-Pierre Duhamel's review), it's screened at Sundance, it was France's horse in the Oscar race (though it didn't make. by
unknownRomeo (Jeremie Elkaim) and Juliette (Valerie Donzelli) meet in a bar and find themselves in a whirl wind romance that lands them very quickly with a child. While all is well on the outside, a dark future awaits the couple and
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Bethany Burns