This week on arts24’s movie present, critic Manon Kerjean from Misplaced in Frenchlation joins us to discover 4 very completely different slices of French cinema – from monumental structure to feminine bandits, nostalgic comedy and a sweeping nationwide portrait. We start with “L’Inconnu de la Grande Arche” (The Nice Arch), a visually hanging portrait of the architect behind Paris’s trendy landmark, La Grande Arche de La Défense. Director Demoustier turns stone and metal into emotion, capturing the stress between ambition, politics and legacy, with Danish actor Claes Bang mastering French for the position.
From structure to Amazons: The most effective of latest French cinema
