The luminous black-and-white cinematography is a leading attraction of François Ozon’s seductive drama The Stranger. A faithful adaptation of Albert Camus’ 1942 novella L’Étranger, the film presents ...

French filmmaker François Ozon (8 Women, Young & Beautiful) is known for portrayals of strong female characters. But for his latest, By the Grace of God, Ozon says he wanted to focus on something ...

Eroticism is nothing new in European cinema, and the French made it a fine art long ago. It is in this long line of erotic tradition that the celebrated French auteur, Francois Ozon, has come out with ...

So arch you can practically hear its back breaking, Potiche finds François Ozon following up the psychologically incisive Hideaway by reverting to his campy 8 Women ways. Ozon immediately establishes ...

Catherine Deneuve is no longer just an actress but an icon of film, each performance of her later career is informed by her legend and her history. Though a skilled and resourceful actress, her beauty ...

The immensely popular French auteur Francois Ozon came to the ongoing Venice Film Festival this year with his post-World War I romantic saga -- Frantz -- told through black and white images. The early ...

Nine years ago, when I asked director extraordinaire François Ozon about being honored regularly by critics’ groups worldwide, he replied, “Awards are like hemorrhoids. Sooner or later every asshole ...

François Ozon's By the Grace of God dramatizes the child sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church of Lyon, France. French filmmaker François Ozon (8 Women, Young & Beautiful) is known for ...