Jean-Paul Belmondo, the charming bad boy of French cinema, dies aged 88
President Macron pays tribute to ‘a national treasure’
Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of Breathless, dies aged 88
French actor, nicknamed Bébel, was one of country’s biggest stars in 1960s and 1970s
Violent femme: Why Isabelle Huppert isn’t afraid of being scary
Some think she’s ‘a bit frightening’, including in Neil Jordan’s Greta, but the star couldn’t be nicer
Charles Aznavour: from derided ‘Aznovoice’ to French treasure
Paris Letter: Aznavour was determined, wise and persevering, in work as in love
‘Abused women know that danger can be lurking everywhere’
Xavier Legrand’s scintillating ‘Custody’ dramatises the horror of domestic violence
François Ozon: the new new wave
Satirical wit, freewheeling sexuality and a new wave cinematic sensibility? François Ozon, director of ‘Sitcom’, ‘Swimming Pool’ and, now, ‘The New Girlfriend’, is a most French film-maker, and despite Hollywood overtures he refuses to change his style
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