Now in Theaters:
Potiche
There’s an old and all-too-true joke that asks: if the French are funny, and sex is funny, why are French sex comedies never funny? Maybe it’s a question of translation. Happily, François Ozon’s latest, a sublimely goofy (and apparently loose) adaptation of the popular (in France) 1970s play Potiche, blasts that rule right out of the water. That it does so under the direction of a man better known for serious arthouse fare like Under the Sand and while starring two of France’s most awards-encrusted stars — neither of whom have ever been known for bringing the silly — is all the more enjoyably unexpected…
Potiche is now playing in limited release. You can read the full review at filmcritic.com.
