An often desperately slow French drama hampered by its pace and unsympathetic central character, the junky and pregnant Mousse (a riveting performance nevertheless from Carre) whose ill-temper makes her hard to like.

Faced with only a handful of months to live, fashion-photographer Romain (Poupaud) examines his life, his friends, his family.

Francois Ozon’s 5x2 (Pathé) is an unconventional love story which starts at the end and then works its way back.

Irish short film ‘Undressing My Mother’ has been selected to screen during International Critics Week at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, it emerged today.

OK, so not all French films are worth getting excited over ... as here.

HOLLYWOOD rolled out its big guns at the Venice International Film Festival yesterday as John Travolta and Denzel Washington showed off their latest movies.

From France comes this compellingly enjoyable tale in which the excellent Rampling plays a crime novelist who is lent the Provence holiday home of her publisher (Dance).

Charlotte Rampling delved into the works of women crime novelists as part of her research for her latest film The Swimming Pool.

With such a wonderful cast in such a wonderful film, you can forget the eggs and bunnies and wallow in delight.