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more Cronenberg than David Cronenberg (film: Titane – Julia Ducournau, 2021)

Posted on March 11, 2022 by admin

‘Titane’, the film written and made in 2021 by Julia Ducournau is a shocking movie. While writing this sentence, I am also surprised to think if anything can still be considered shocking compared to what we see in the news … Continue reading →

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the right to love (film: Mal de pierres – Nicole Garcia, 2016)

Posted on March 10, 2022 by admin

Nicole Garcias is one of the French directors who excels at bringing female and feminist themes to the attention of viewers, while offering the opportunity for consistent leading roles to the actresses who appear in her films. In fact, she … Continue reading →

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Paris, like any other city (film: Les Olympiades – Jacques Audiard, 2021)

Posted on March 7, 2022 by admin

‘Les Olympiades‘ is the name of one of the most non-Parisian districts of Paris, a kind of dormitory district with tall buildings and standardized architecture built in the 1970s. It is also the French name for Jacques Audiard’s latest (2021) … Continue reading →

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love and books (film: The Guernsay Literary and Potato Pie Society – Mike Newell, 2018)

Posted on March 5, 2022 by admin

One of my dreams is to visit Guersnay and the other islands that the Brits call the Channel Islands. I am fascinated by the history, landscapes and stories of those who visited them. Now another reason has been added – … Continue reading →

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this is not a game (film: Mikado – Emanuel Parvu, 2021)

Posted on March 4, 2022 by admin

I confess that had to use Google after watching the Romanian film ‘Mikado‘ (2021) directed by Emanuel Parvu to decipher its title. I found out that mikado is a game that I knew as a child under the name ‘Marocco‘ … Continue reading →

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the most beautiful film title (film: Mourir d’aimer – André Cayatte, 1971)

Posted on March 1, 2022 by admin

More than 50 years have passed since the film ‘Mourir d’aimer‘ was made and released on screen, one of the blockbusters of French cinema in 1971. Watching or rewatching it today is a good opportunity to appreciate how approaches have … Continue reading →

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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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