"I also did this dinner once for some French literary critics," he says.

American and French critics praised the film as the festival's most exciting.

It was also generally well received by French critics.

Some French critics have lately called him a forgotten man.

Not that the French critic of middle-class misconduct was mean.

The album, although now considered a masterpiece by French critics, was a commercial failure.

Highly eccentric in its time, it was much loved by French critics.

It scooped up three more awards there, including one from the French critics.

French critics have continued to priase the film since its release.

Although the work was created only in 1989, some French critics feel that new virtual-reality technology has already made it look dated.