The ceremony’s emcee, French actor Jean-Pascal Zadi, tried to break the ice right from the start as he joked about Gascon’s social media posts in his opening speech. “Emilia Perez,” he said, “is ...

The battle to represent France in the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards just heated up as the country’s Oscar selection committee unveiled its shortlist of five ...

Virginie Despentes is pivoting to theater. Playgoers “really show up, even for demanding or radical works,” she says. By Laura Cappelle Reporting from Paris Over the past three decades, Virginie ...

Jacques Audiard’s crime musical “Emilia Perez” won a raft of prizes, including best film and director, at the 50th edition of the Cesar Awards, France’s equivalent to the Oscars, on Friday in Paris.