"The French film industry is on a roll. Last year saw the massive international success of such high-profile, award-winning French co-productions as Flow and Emilia Perez, and domestic box office giants like comic thriller How to Make a Killing and the animated crowd-pleaser Pets on a Train. Then 2026 opened strong with the theatrical release of the goofy comic murder mystery A Private Life, directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, in which Jodie Foster wowed American audiences with her flawless French (and crackling chemistry with Daniel Auteuil)."
"The brilliant directing team Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne began making documentaries in the 1970s, before turning to raw, socially driven narrative film in 1996 with the brutal La Promesse, and the 1999 Palme d'Or-winner Rosetta. (They won Cannes's top prize again in 2005 for L'Enfant, and the Grand Prix for The Kid with the Bike in 2011.) The Belgian brothers' unvarnished, compassionate, often devastating portraits of working-class Belgians rip open the socioeconomic fabric of society, revealing profound, often unsettling truths."
French films achieved major international success and domestic box-office hits in the prior year, and 2026 opened with a strong theatrical release. A Private Life showcased Jodie Foster's flawless French and on-screen chemistry with Daniel Auteuil. French films are up 6% in international markets, and many notable releases are scheduled for 2026. The Dardenne brothers transitioned from 1970s documentaries to socially driven narrative cinema, earning top prizes at Cannes and other festivals. Young Mothers, awarded Cannes Best Screenplay, follows four teenage mothers and mothers-to-be in a Liège group shelter, portraying complex personal struggles and socioeconomic pressures.
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