Writer/director Charlène Favier makes an impressive feature film debut with “Slalom,” screening at Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, March 7-12 (and available more widely on April 9). In this sports ...

Cannes: Charlène Favier’s debut is a familiar story of sexual abuse, but it snaps across your face like a blast of cold mountain air. The coldest and most unforgiving movie about skiing this side of ...

A talented 15-year-old skier is sexually exploited by her coach in Charlène Favier's exceptionally well-performed, all-too-believable debut. And so instead of following the usual dramatic rhythm of ...

Welcome to Female Filmmakers in Focus, where you will find a recommendation for films directed by women to seek out each week. This week features a look at the new film ‘Slalom’, plus an interview ...

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What the sport of skiing may lack in inherent cinematic luster, it makes up for in the captivating allure of its arena: towering pearl-colored mountain ranges, snow-blanketed slopes, the twinkling ...

This French drama from Charlène Favier presents a sensitive and discomforting view of sexual abuse within alpine sports. By Teo Bugbee When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

"I wanna see what you're made of or you go home!" Jour 2 Fete has released the official French trailer for an indie drama titled Slalom, which was originally set to premiere at the 2020 Cannes Film ...

"I told you. Hard work pays off." Kino Lorber has released a new official US trailer for a French film titled Slalom, which was supposed to premiere at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival last year before ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. And so instead of following the usual dramatic rhythm of revelation and reaction, Favier draws us deep into the psychology of her ...

The coldest and most unforgiving movie about skiing this side of “Downhill Racer” — and just as fascinated by the loneliness of bombing down the slopes with the world at your back — Charlène Favier’s ...

Noée Abita and Jérémie Renier star in French writer-director Charlène Favier's first feature, 'Slalom,' which was included in the Cannes 2020 official selection. By Jordan Mintzer For a debut feature, ...