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Reviewed by Tim Wong

SO this is the other side of French Cinema. Given my latest post-festival hangover included the in-your-face didacticism of Catherine Breillat and Bruno Dumont – we're talking experiments with genitalia and squeal-like-a-pig rednecks, respectively – it's no surprise that the totally non-threatening Ruby & Quentin played out like a much-needed aspirin and black coffee the morning after.

Reviewed by Tim Wong

A STAR GRADUATE of Euro-arthouse provocation, Gasper Noé; propelled himself once again into the throws of widespread controversy with Irréversible, which headlined 2003's (now defunct) Incredible Film Festival with two much-debated screenings.