The French Connection: For Global Auteurs, All Roads Lead to Gaul

The twin triumphs of Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” at Cannes and Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” at Venice made 2025 a banner year for international auteurs embracing the French film showbiz ecosystem — though that’s hardly surprising for a production partner fluent in every language of cinema. “You make electric cars […]