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...school, this is a documentary-style study of French minorities in an enclosed environment that sets its own rules. The main tension - and there's plenty in the schemings of rival ethnic gangs - comes from the relationship of a young Arab (Tahar Rahim) and his aged Corsican mentor (Niels Arestrup). When asked at the post-show press conference if he was disappointed at getting second place, Audiard replied, "What's the problem? Isn't this a good prize?" It is, and honorably merited. Both of the big winners will be distributed in the U.S. by Sony Classic Pictures, which...
MEETING VENUS. A Hungarian guest conductor (Niels Arestrup) meets a Swedish diva (Glenn Close) while rehearsing Wagner's Tannhauser with a motley and disputatious band of emigre musicians in Paris. Result: a funny, satirical, romantic and -- above all -- intelligent film about backstage intrigues and onstage triumphs...
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