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the last movie of Yes Montand, the last but one feature movie of Jean-Jacques Beineix – film: ‘IP5:L’île aux pachydermes’

Posted on January 28, 2022 by admin

A discovery. The disappearance of Jean-Jacques Beineix gave us the opportunity to review some of the films of this French director who leaves behind an undeservedly short filmography. His most famous films were made in the 1980’s – ‘Diva‘, ‘Betty … Continue reading →

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a one room real-time film noir classic (film: Sorry, Wrong Number – Anatole Litvak, 1948)

Posted on January 26, 2022 by admin

‘Sorry, Wrong Number‘, made in 1948, was originally written by Lucille Fletcher as a radio play script, and successfully broadcast on this medium, which was very popular at the time. Orson Welles, also a master of the genre, considered it … Continue reading →

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Hitchcock’s British thriller made in Hollywood (film: Suspicion – Alfred Hitchcock, 1941)

Posted on January 22, 2022 by admin

Released in 1941, ‘Suspicion‘ is one of the first films made by Hitchcock after crossing the ocean and relocating in the United States. The cast includes two of the biggest Hollywood stars of the day, but Cary Grant was also … Continue reading →

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there is always a future (film: L’avenir – Mia Hansen-Løve, 2016)

Posted on January 21, 2022 by admin

This is one of the rare cases in which the translation of the title of a movie from the original version into English (or another language) has been extremely inspired. ‘L’avenir’, the 2016 film by director Mia Hansen-Løve, was released … Continue reading →

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a horror movie that fails to scare (film: Suburbicon – George Clooney, 2017)

Posted on January 20, 2022 by admin

I have a problem with George Clooney. I may be to blame, I may not be the only one to blame. I was never excited about his acting performances. All the less so as the director, and this lack of … Continue reading →

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forgetting and forgiving (film: Coming Home – Yimou Zhang, 2014)

Posted on January 8, 2022 by admin

Yimou Zhang is one of the most famous and prolific Chinese directors. Some of his films, historical blockbusters based on traditional legends and stories, sprinkled with spectacular martial arts scenes, have gained international fame and circulation. It is possible that … Continue reading →

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Netflix Looks Up (film: Don’t Look Up – Adam McKay, 2021)

Posted on January 7, 2022 by admin

It’s rare for a film to radically divide opinions like ‘Don’t Look Up‘, the political-apocalyptic satire written and directed by Adam McKay that ended the year 2021, succeeded to do. Fame preceded it in my mailbox and in the news … Continue reading →

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multi-layered history (film: The Assassin – Hsiao-Hsien Hou, 2015)

Posted on January 6, 2022 by admin

‘The Assassin‘ is a cinematic event. The film made in 2015 by Taiwanese director Hsiao-Hsien Hou came after eight years of silence, in which he had not directed any feature film. Another seven years have passed without a new feature … Continue reading →

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the terror of silence (film: A Quiet Place – John Krasinski, 2018)

Posted on January 1, 2022 by admin

John Krasinski, the director of the horror films in the ‘A Quite Place‘ series, learned an important lesson from the classics of the genre, and especially, I believe, from Alfred Hitchcock. If you have a good idea in hand, focus … Continue reading →

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galant revenge (film: Mademoiselle de Joncquières – Emmanuel Mouret, 2018)

Posted on December 30, 2021 by admin

‘Mademoiselle de Joncquières‘ (or ‘Lady J.‘ as sounds the title under which it was distributed in English, avoiding the difficulties of French spelling), the film made in 2018 by Emmanuel Mouret was a pleasant surprise. I confess that I had … Continue reading →

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