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VENICE FILM REVIEW: Patrice Chereau’s ‘Persecution’

By Ray Bennett VENICE – Everybody persecutes everybody else and they all feel persecuted in Patrice Chereau’s talkative roundelay “Persecution”, which stars Romain Duris and Charlotte Gainsbourg as a Parisian couple who spend more time talking about their relationship than … Continue reading

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FILM REVIEW: Laurent Tirard’s ‘Moliere’

By Ray Bennett Laurent Tirard’s splendid “Moliere” starring Romain Duris (pictured), just released by Pathe in the U.K., is for everyone who loved “Shakespeare in Love,” but those who found that Oscar-winning picture smarmy, smug and overrated will enjoy it … Continue reading

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FILM REVIEW: Christophe Honore’s ‘Inside Paris’

By Ray Bennett LONDON — Christophe Honore’s “Inside Paris,” which opened in the United Kingdom May 4, is a pretentious, talkative and mercifully short discourse on self-absorption. An attempt at a throwback to the New Wave, the film follows two … Continue reading

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