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'New' fest saved by old story; Mystery remake stands out in subpar AFI France fete.(SHOW)(MOVIES)

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From: The Washington Times
Date: 20040213
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Byline: Gary Arnold, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Judging from five of the seven movies scheduled for this weekend's "New From France" series, it would appear that the older the material, the better the picture. The pick of the quintet, part of the American Film Institute's salute to French movies, is a new version of the vintage Gaston Leroux detective novel "The Mystery of the Yellow Room," originally published in 1907 and first filmed during the silent period. The director and screenwriter, Bruno Podalydes, has cast his brother Denis Podalydes in the leading role, as an awesomely ...

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