Call My Agent film spinoff features George Clooney and Eva Longoria

Film critic Manon Kerjean of FRANCE 24 has outlined her selections among the French entries competing at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, while also surveying recent releases in French cinema. Her commentary highlights a range of narratives, from the festival‑bound titles to new domestic offerings, underscoring the breadth of contemporary French filmmaking.

Kerjean draws attention to “15/18,” a drama set within a psychiatric unit that confronts mental‑health issues, and “A Woman’s Life,” which features César‑winner Léa Drucker as a woman whose meticulously ordered existence is disrupted by an unexpected stranger. She also previews Arthur Hariri’s “The Unknown,” a speculative piece in which two strangers awaken in each other’s bodies, and offers her perspective on the highly anticipated “Call My Agent,” a continuation that resumes five years after the conclusion of the popular Netflix series. Kerjean’s selections provide a snapshot of the thematic diversity and creative vigor shaping French cinema this season.