'A Prophet' Heralds a New Wave of French Auteurs

Published Jan. 22, 2010 at 8:09 p.m.
Now Jacques Audiard is poised to become the next native director to move into the global spotlight. His latest film, —a heart-pounding gangster movie set in a French prison—has already raked in $10 million at the French box office, won last year's Jury Prize at Cannes, and took best film at the recent British Film Festival. It will be France's nominee for best foreign film at this year's Oscars. And as it opens across Europe and America this month, Audiard is bound to win comparisons to the giants of French cinema.

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