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a gem in horror (film: Les yeux sans visage – Georges Franju, 1960)

Posted on September 23, 2022 by admin

The 1960 ‘Les yeux sans visage‘ is the most famous film by filmmaker Georges Franju, a remarkable and slightly contradictory figure in the history of French and international cinema. He made very few films in his career, but his influence … Continue reading →

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fantasy on the Nile (film: Death on the Nile – Kenneth Branagh, 2022)

Posted on September 19, 2022 by admin

I think that Kenneth Branagh understood something important about Agatha Christie when he started the series of films with Hercule Poirot as the hero, in which ‘Death on the Nile‘ (a much delayed 2022 release) is the second film. Agatha … Continue reading →

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a very special tale of survival (film: Persian Lessons – Vadim Perelman, 2020)

Posted on September 17, 2022 by admin

‘Persian Lessons‘ is one of the most surprising films I’ve seen lately. It is an international co-production made by studios in Russia, Germany and Belarus. Director Vadim Perelman was born in Ukraine and lives and works in Canada and the … Continue reading →

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love and friendship (film: Falling in Love – Ulu Grosbard, 1984)

Posted on September 16, 2022 by admin

A movie starring Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro, made during a time that represented the peak of their careers can’t be too bad. I confess that I hadn’t heard much about ‘Falling in Love‘ nor about its director Ulu … Continue reading →

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the original Italian Job (film: Italian Job – Peter Collinson, 1969)

Posted on September 11, 2022 by admin

I watched the original 1969 Peter Collinson-directed version of ‘The Italian Job‘ 19 years after seeing the 2003 remake. I don’t remember much about the remake and the 5/10 rate that I gave it then on IMDB probably explains the … Continue reading →

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a festival of screaming dinosaurs (film: Jurassic World Dominion – Colin Trevorrow, 2022)

Posted on September 9, 2022 by admin

If my count is correct, ‘Jurassic World Dominion‘ (2022 – directed by Colin Trevorrow) is the sixth major studio film to develop the world and characters invented byMichael Crichton and first brought to the screen in 1993 by Steven Spielberg. … Continue reading →

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Luc Besson – Deja Vu (film: Anna – Luc Besson, 2019)

Posted on August 11, 2022 by admin

When Luc Besson made ‘Nikita‘ in 1990, he unleashed a veritable avalanche of films whose heroines (or maybe we should say super-heroines) are young and beautiful women who, in extreme and hopeless situations, are recruited by espionage services to be … Continue reading →

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history in a court of law (film: Denial – Mick Jackson, 2016)

Posted on August 7, 2022 by admin

Most of British director Mick Jackson‘s films are TV productions. However, those who look at his filmography will find that among his few films for the big screen are two big Hollywood blockbusters: ‘The Bodyguard‘ (1992) and ‘Volcano‘ (1997). But … Continue reading →

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the revenge of an ordinary man (film: Le vieux fusil – Robert Enrico, 1975)

Posted on August 6, 2022 by admin

‘Le vieux fusil‘, Robert Enrico‘s 1975 film has a glorious history, at least from the point of view of the Cesar awards that reward the best French films. It won the award for the best film of the year it … Continue reading →

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best film about the life of Jesus? (film: Il vangelo secondo Matteo – Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1964)

Posted on August 4, 2022 by admin

Movies inspired by the life, trial, death (and sometimes resurrection) of Jesus Christ are a difficult cinematic genre. The events that took place in Judea in the year 30 (or 33 according to other historians) are described by the most … Continue reading →

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