Category Archives: movies

Mata Hari and La Nouvelle Vague (film: Mata Hari, agent H21 – Jean-Louis Richard, 1964)

Posted on February 14, 2023 by admin

Cinema’s love story with the character of Mata Hari began only a few years after the execution by shooting squad of the famous spy. When Jeanne Moreau played, in 1964, her role in the film ‘Mata Hari, agent H21‘ directed … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Claude Rich, French cinema, Jean-Louis Richard, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jeanne Moreau, La Nouvelle Vague, Michel Kelber, original script, spy movies | Leave a comment

fabulous production of a very personal story (film: Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades – Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2022)

Posted on February 12, 2023 by admin

‘Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths‘ (original title is ‘Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades’), the 2022 film by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is one of those films that polarizes the opinions of both viewers and of critics. … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alejandro González Iñárritu, Bardo falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Darius Kondji, Mexican cinema, original script | Leave a comment

the folly of power (film: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes – Werner Herzog, 1972)

Posted on February 11, 2023 by admin

A masterpiece remains a masterpiece. I saw ‘Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes‘ again 50 years after its release, and the impression was just as strong. It’s one of those films that I haven’t forgotten at all in the half century that … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Aguirre der Zorn Gottes, Aguirre Wrath of God, German cinema, Klaus Kinski, original script, Werner Herzog | Leave a comment

loss and denial (film: Sous le sable – François Ozon, 2000)

Posted on February 9, 2023 by admin

‘Sous le sable‘ (English title ‘Under the Sand‘), made in 2000, is one of the films that marked the rise of François Ozon and positioned him as one of the most important French directors of his generation (the new New … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Charlotte Rampling, family drama, François Ozon, French cinema, original script, Sous le sable | Leave a comment

three stories in one good movie (film: Nocturnal Animals – Tom Ford, 2016)

Posted on February 8, 2023 by admin

‘Nocturnal Animals‘ (2016) directed and written by Tom Ford (adaptation of a novel by Austin Wright) is one of the smartest, best written and well executed films of the last decade, a film that I watched with great delay. I … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American movies, Amy Adams, family drama, film based on a novel, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals, revenge movie, revenge thriller, Tom Ford | Leave a comment

between Hitchcock and James Bond (film: Arabesque – Stanley Donen, 1966)

Posted on February 7, 2023 by admin

‘Arabesque‘ (1966) was produced and directed by Stanley Donen for Universal studios, but it belongs to the director’s ‘English period’, i.e. the decade in which Donen crossed the Atlantic the opposite way to that of Hitchcock and settled in England … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Arabesque, Christopher Challis, film based on a novel, Gordon Cotler, Gregory Peck, Henry Mancini, international movies production, Sophia Loren, Stanley Donen | Leave a comment

the last Melville (film: Un flic – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1972)

Posted on February 6, 2023 by admin

The ‘noir’ films made by Jean-Pierre Melville before ‘Un flic‘ have some visual elements that make them easily recognizable in the landscape of French cinema and many of them share a common theme – friendship. Many of his characters are … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, film noir, French cinema, Jean-Pierre Melville, La Nouvelle Vague, Michael Conrad, original script, Riccardo Cucciolla, Richard Crenna | Leave a comment

power games (film: Tár – Todd Field, 2022)

Posted on February 5, 2023 by admin

‘Tár‘, one of the most talked about films of 2022 and a serious contender for the Academy Awards, with six nominations, is written and directed by Todd Field – a filmmaker who does not seem at all rushed or prone … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Cate Blanchett, film about music, Hollywood movies, original script, Tár, Todd Field | Leave a comment

two brothers on a boat (film: Cassandra’s Dream – Woody Allen, 2007)

Posted on February 3, 2023 by admin

Woody Allen‘s films are simple and accessible. Or at least they seem so. This is also the case with the 2007 ‘Cassandra’s Dream‘, which is part of an English series of three films by Allen, which in turn is part … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Cassandra's Dream, Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, international movies production, Tom Wilkinson, Woody Allen | Leave a comment