It’s that time again when the best of the best in French cinema comes to town for The Film Society of Lincoln Center’s annual superb French Film Festival and all of NYC gets the chance to see the amazing selections being showcased during the series taking place all around town. This year’s picks chosen by FSLC and Unifrance Films include a tribute and screening of late director Alain Corneau’s final film ‘Love Crime’ (Crime D’Amour), a thriller of rivalry, seduction, humiliation and murder set against office politics and starring Kristin Scott Thomas, and critically acclaimed box office hit in France ‘Potiche,’ a comedy about a submissive trophy wife starring the legendary Catherine Deneuve (pictured) and acclaimed French actor Gerard Depardieu selected for opening night. This year’s festival is not too be missed for French cinema fans looking for rich, forceful and entertaining films. Tickets are available online for each participating venue at www.filmlinc.com, www.ifccenter.com, www.bam.org/cinematek, and www.fiaf.org, as well as directly from the box offices. For more information, call The Film Society at (212) 875-5601, the IFC Center at (212) 924-7771, or BAMcinématek at (718) 636-4100 x2 or please visit: www.rendezvouswithfrenchcinema.com.