La fille française

I caught this cute film at a festival in 2006, which is likely where most people will view it. It's story is one of a French exchange student played by Natalie Avital who is befriended by a young man eager to help her out in her time in America. There's a twist ending I won't give away.

The film is in black and white, and the style does a good job of imitating great French directors of the past, such as Jean-Luc Goddard and Francois Truffaut, in the way it's shot, edited, and scored. Fans of that age of film-making will likely admire this film more than the general viewer and perhaps give this film a higher rating.

As a disclaimer, I actually met the filmmaker, Shawn Dawes, and worked with him one day many years ago. I have not seen him since that time, and did not know that he had directed this film until the credits rolled.