02/12/2008

Public Enemy Number One (Part 1) [+see also:
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The box office is dominated by domestic productions with Olivier Mégaton’s Transporter 3 [+see also:
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The comedy Vilaine [+see also:
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In seventh position is Jean-Michel Ribes’ Musée haut, musée bas [+see also:
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Among the European films, UK co-production Quantum of Solace [+see also:
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Finally, the presence of several of the above-mentioned titles – which are monopolising a great number of screens – as well as the current gridlock of releases, is halting the progress of many quality films, including With a Little Help From Myself [+see also:
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(Translated from French)