Period drama has a bad name, especially period drama drawn from literary classics, but there is a European tradition of grand historical films that match their sources' canonical status with the cinematic strengths of narrative sweep and visual opulence. Think The Leopard as a peerless example: Visconti's masterpiece…
French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault, according to a report from the AFP News Agency, which cited a judicial source.
The accusation comes from an unnamed actress in her 20s. The incident allegedly took place in 2018 at Depardieu’s Parisian home, where she claims two assaults took…
French actor Gérard Depardieu is facing the re-opening of a rape investigation in his native France after his accuser re-filed her complaint.
Agence France-Presse is reporting…
An investigation into claims of rape and sexual assault against actor Gerard Depardieu has been closed without charge in France, authorities said Tuesday. Last August, a 22-year-old French actress filed a complaint alleging that the Oscar nominee sexually assaulted and raped her that same month at one of his homes…
The Prosecutors Office in Paris has opened a preliminary inquiry into Oscar-nominated French actor Gérard Depardieu after a complaint was filed by a 22-year-old actress alleging that he sexually assaulted and raped her this month at one of his homes in Paris. The news is just breaking in France via national news…
Fun Academy Motion Pictures has just released its teaser trailer for its first animated family film: Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero. The film tells the true story of a stray dog named Stubby who was rescued off the streets by a young American soldier and then became a hero of WWI. The dog is still recognized today as…
Netflix has ordered a second season of its much-maligned French-language drama Marseilles. The streaming giant took to Twitter to post the news in French with the simple message, “The fight is not over.”
Le combat n'est pas terminé. #MarseilleNetflix Saison 2, prochainement. pic.twitter.com/OqdFFIMACr
— Marseille…
UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Nominations for the 41st annual César Awards were unveiled this morning in Paris. Going in, expectations were high for a batch of films that started their careers in Cannes, and members of the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma did not disappoint. There are a large number of that fest’s…
Berlin Film Festival sidebar the Berlinale Forum has set the 44 films in its main program — 34 of which are world premieres. Europe, Asia and Latin America are well-represented while there’s a focus on the Arab region with films by young directors exploring both the past and present in such places as Egypt, Lebanon…
Veteran actor Gérard Depardieu is set to play Russian dictator Joseph Stalin in Le Divan De Staline, based on the well-received 2014 book by Jean-Daniel Baltassat. The casting is particularly significant given that Depardieu renounced his French papers in late 2012 and a few weeks later was granted Russian citizenship…
Gerard Depardieu has been confirmed to star in Marseille, the first French-language series from Netflix. The political drama, which has been compared to House Of Cards, is Netflix’ flagship original series as it enters the French market. Depardieu will player Robert Taro, longtime mayor of the seaport city, who finds…
The IMDb page for United Passions, a feature film that was largely financed by world soccer governing body FIFA, reads: "The saga of the World Cup and the three wholly honest and ethical men who created it." With FIFA embroiled in a growing corruption scandal — and today’s news that embattled president Sepp Blatter…
