Tag Archives: Audrey Tautou

love, mourning & love again (film: La délicatesse – David & Stéphane Foenkinos, 2011)

‘La délicatesse‘ (2011) is a kind of experiment. It is very rare for a novelist to fully take on the screen adaptation of his own novel, writing the script and also directing the film. David Foenkinos, one of the most … Continue reading

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Claude Berri’s elegant farewell (film: Ensemble, c’est tout – Claude Berri, 2007)

‘Ensemble, c’est tout’ (2007) is the last film that Claude Berri wrote (based on a novel by Anna Gavalda) and directed to the end. His filmography ends with another film (‘Trésor’), which he was unable to finish and see released, … Continue reading

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undoing wrongs (film: En liberté! – Pierre Salvadori, 2018)

‘En liberte!‘, The 2018 French comedy directed by Pierre Salvadori, opens with a scene that seems to be taken from an action movie with super-cops made in the 60s. The scene, in which a brave policeman neutralizes a large crowd … Continue reading

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who are you, Therese Desqueyroux? (film: Therese Desqueyroux – Claude Miller, 2012)

Who is Therese Desqueyroux? This question remains open after watching the film made in 2012 by Claude Miller, a film bearing the name of the heroine (or simply ‘Therese‘ on the English market and in other countries where the heroine’s … Continue reading

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sitcom with Amelie / Emilie (film: De vrais mensonges – Audrey Tautou, 2010)

What could the director of a romantic comedy in 2010 wish more than to have in the cast Nathalie Baye and Audrey Tautou in the roles of a mother and a daughter entangled in a love intrigue that has as … Continue reading

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Film: Casse-tete chinois (Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou – 2013)

Writing the review of a movie two weeks later is an exercise that I should try more often. ‘Casee-tete Chinois’ is one of the two movies I have seen before I went to a vacation where other priorities pushed aside … Continue reading

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Film: Un long dimanche de fiançailles (Audrey Tautou, 2004)

‘Amelie’ is one of my preferred movies of all times. It brought to my attention the fabulous actress who is Audrey Tautou and also director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. To a large extent ‘Un long dimanche de fiancailles’ plays on the same … Continue reading

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