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the godfather of heist movies and of many other (film: Du rififi chez les hommes – Jules Dassin, 1955)

Posted on February 25, 2022 by admin

Francois Truffaut called ‘Du rififi chez les hommes‘ (or simply ‘Rififi‘) the best French film noir, hastening to add that it is based on the worst French noir novel (written by August Le Breton). The film is adapted and directed … Continue reading →

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a movie about the war that started the war (film: Dombass – Sergey Loznitsa, 2018)

Posted on February 24, 2022 by admin

The political events of recent weeks have brought to the attention of the whole world a geographical area whose existence most of us ignored or had very vague notions about – eastern Ukraine with the separatist regions that have proclaimed … Continue reading →

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late loves (film: Au plus près du paradis – Tonie Marshall, 2002)

Posted on February 23, 2022 by admin

‘Au plus pres du paradis‘ is the 2002 film by Tonie Marshall that is, in my opinion, a classic case of underrating. I will give an example. In the second scene of the film, the main heroine played by Catherine … Continue reading →

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rich lover, poor lover (film: After the Wedding – Susanne Bier, 2006)

Posted on February 21, 2022 by admin

‘After the Wedding‘ (2006) is, I think, the first film by Danish director Susanne Bier that I have the opportunity to see. He recommends not only the rather high rating he receives on IMDB but also the fact that the … Continue reading →

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Romy Schneider between docu-drama and melodrama (film: 3 Days in Quiberon – Emily Atef, 2018)

Posted on February 16, 2022 by admin

Romy Schneider is nowadays a legend. Along with James Dean, Gerard Philipe, Heath Ledger, John Belushi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, she is part of that tragic gallery of actors who lived too short and died before they could perform all the … Continue reading →

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lost senses (film: Perfect Sense – David Mackenzie, 2011)

Posted on February 15, 2022 by admin

Yeah, I can hear your protests and I understand your amazement. Watching a film about a global pandemic that is causing unrest and disorder around the world and is endangering the social order and perhaps even the existence of the … Continue reading →

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balance of powers (film: The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion, 2021)

Posted on February 12, 2022 by admin

The Power of the Dog‘ is Jane Campion‘s first feature film in more than a decade, and only the third in this millennium, and these chronological landmarks in the cinematography of one of the most powerful and expressive directors we … Continue reading →

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between naturalistic and noir thriller (film: Thérèse Raquin – Marcel Carné, 1953)

Posted on February 10, 2022 by admin

‘Thérèse Raquin‘ (1953) (English title – ‘The Adultress‘) is Marcel Carné‘s third post-Prévert film. Connoisseur film fans consider it his latest remarkable film. It was produced by the famous Hakim brothers. Even though Jacques Prévert no longer wrote his screenplays … Continue reading →

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past, present, future (film: Mountains May Depart – Zhangke Jia, 2015)

Posted on February 9, 2022 by admin

‘Mountains May Depart‘ (the original title is ‘Shan he gu ren‘), from 2015, is the most ambitious of Zhangke Jia‘s films to date. To a large extent, the Chinese director abandons the minimalist and classic style of his previous films … Continue reading →

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frozen heart (film: Un Coeur en Hiver – Claude Sautet, 1992)

Posted on February 5, 2022 by admin

What is happening on screen in Claude Sautet‘s 1992 film ‘Un coeur en hiver‘ is both very simple and very complicated. It is about an unconsumed and perhaps one-sided love story. We are left to guess what are the inner … Continue reading →

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