Tag Archives: André Cayatte

a love story on the stormy ocean (film: Remorques – Jean Grémillon, 1941)

There are films whose production could be a good subject for a film script. One of these cases seems to me to be ‘Remorques‘ (the English distribution title was ‘Stormy Waters‘). The director of this film was Jean Grémillon, a … Continue reading

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return from hell (film: Retour à la vie – 1949)

‘Retour à la vie‘ is a very interesting film from many points of view. Made in 1949 it is one of the first films in the history of cinema (maybe the first?) to bring together several segments made by different … Continue reading

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

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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