François Ozon

Kristin Scott Thomas on how French cinema has better roles for women, playing Churchill's wife – and Brexit

A remake of Ernst Lubitsch’s 1932 anti-war classic ‘Broken Lullaby’

The French director’s new film ‘Frantz’ has much to say about the dangers of nationalism

François Ozon uses all his subtlety as a director in this Ruth Rendell adaptation

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

François Truffaut’s famous Dark Lady may be a little more auburn these days, but Ardant’s passion for life and cinema is undimmed: ‘You must follow your instincts, your pleasures, your love. And you will be a winner’

Charlotte Rampling has wandered the international cinema scene for a half a century, forever seeking challenges and shrugging off controversy. She talks about her new Irish film, an adaptation of John Banville’s ‘The Sea’, as well as projects both famous and notorious over the years

French film festival shows no signs of being Cannes’d

Baz Luhrmann’s blend of bombast and camp spectacle not well-suited to an adaptation of the American classic

From its all-star cast and super-yacht backdrops, to the grit and grime of its underground market, Cannes is still the world’s most important film festival