Tag Archives: Alain Delon

twilight of an epoch (film: Un amour de Swann – Volker Schlöndorff, 1984)

Posted on October 26, 2024 by admin

One of the most useless intellectual exercises, in my opinion, is to compare a book and a movie, even if the movie is inspired by the book or is an adaptation. Literature and cinema are as different arts as dance … Continue reading →

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the first Gabin-Delon (film: Mélodie en sous-sol – Henri Verneuil, 1963)

Posted on December 21, 2023 by admin

‘Mélodie en sous-sol‘ (1963) is an excellent heist film, one of the best of director Henri Verneuil‘s heyday and the first screen collaboration between Jean Gabin and Alain Delon. The great French star and the conqueror of hearts in the … Continue reading →

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a stellar triangle (film: Les félins – René Clément, 1964)

Posted on November 21, 2023 by admin

‘Les félins‘, René Clément‘s 1964 film released in the English-language market under the title ‘Joy House‘ – proposes a stellar encounter. Alain Delon was already established as one of the superstars of French cinema and had gained international fame after … Continue reading →

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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 →

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mistaken identity (film: Mr. Klein – Joseph Losey, 1976)

Posted on November 25, 2021 by admin

Somehow, I succeed to see only now, 45 years after its release, ‘Mr. Klein‘, Joseph Losey‘s 1976 film, one of the most interesting movies about the Holocaust and Paris during the Nazi occupation. The film is produced by Alain Delon, … Continue reading →

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Alain Delon between social and existentialist drama (film: La prima notte di quiete – Valerio Zurlini, 1972)

Posted on August 20, 2021 by admin

‘La prima notte di quiete‘, the 1972 film by Valerio Zurlini , has three different titles. It was released on the English speaking market as ‘Indian Summer‘, a title that has an explanation somewhere in the film, but has little … Continue reading →

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before The Godfather was The Clan (film: Le clan des siciliens – Henri Verneuil, 1969)

Posted on June 3, 2020 by admin

Half a century after its making of ‘Le clan des siciliens‘ (English title – ‘The Sicilian Clan’ – a 1969 production) remains in my opinion one of the best mob films ever made. Of course, the casting of Jean Gabin, … Continue reading →

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gangs of Marseilles (Film: Borsalino – Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, 1970)

Posted on April 11, 2020 by admin

Half a century after the premiere, ‘Borsalino‘ directed by Jacques Deray has all the features, charm and humor of French films of the 1970s and at the same time is alert, modern and has a good chance that if relaunched … Continue reading →

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aging beautifully (Film: Le samourai – Alain Delon, 1967)

Posted on May 24, 2017 by admin

What a delight! I remember having seen Le Samouraï as a teenager 50 years ago, during the short few years of ideological and artistic de-icing of the Romanian communist regime between 1964 and 1968, when some of the world cinema crossed … Continue reading →

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Film: Le Cercle Rouge (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970)

Posted on August 8, 2010 by admin

(video source nwatts88) Uri Klein, the film critic of Ha’Aretz chose to open yesterday his short presentation of Jean-Pierre Melville‘s Le Circle Rouge (The Red Circle) with a short appearance of the director in Godard‘s Au Bout de Souffle. Melville … Continue reading →

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