Tag Archives: based on a book

the Beauty and the Militant (film: The Way We Were – Sydney Pollack, 1973)

Posted on October 4, 2025 by admin

The most appropriate way to honor the memory of a filmmaker or actor who is no longer with us is to see or re-watch their films. ‘The Way We Were‘ from 1973 is one of the films that consolidated Robert … Continue reading →

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the life, loves and art of Peter Sellers (film: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers – Stephen Hopkins, 2004)

Posted on July 20, 2025 by admin

‘The Life and Death of Peter Sellers‘ is a film – for me – inexplicably underrated. Made in 2004 by director Stephen Hopkins, it brings to the screen the film career and private life of Peter Sellers, one of the … Continue reading →

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literature as the inner fortress against evil (film: Reading Lolita in Tehran – Eran Riklis, 2024)

Posted on May 21, 2025 by admin

Can art in general and literature, specifically, save the world? Or at least make it better? Or at least create for those who love them – creators and consumers – an inner fortress where they can take refuge in times … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Azar Nafisi, based on a book, Eran Riklis, feminist cinema, Golshifteh Farahani, international movies production, Iran, political cinema, Reading Lolita in Tehran | Leave a comment

the magic of music (film: Boléro – Anne Fontaine, 2024)

Posted on April 30, 2025 by admin

‘Boléro‘, Anne Fontaine‘s 2024 film, is a biographical film about a great composer and his most popular creation. It is, of course, about Maurice Ravel and his ‘Boléro’, one of the great hits of classical music, a work about which … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Anne Fontaine, based on a book, biopic, Boléro, Christophe Beaucarne, Doria Tillier, Emmanuelle Devos, feminist cinema, film about music, Jeanne Balibar, Marcel Marnat, Maurice Ravel, Raphaël Personnaz | Leave a comment

the vampire as a teenager (film: Let the Right One In – Tomas Alfredson, 2008)

Posted on April 12, 2025 by admin

‘Let the Right One In‘, the 2008 film by the Swedish director Tomas Alfredson (original title is ‘Låt den rätte komma in‘) confirms that good films can be made in any genre. I am not at all a fan of … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged based on a book, coming of age, horror movies, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Kåre Hedebrant, Låt den rätte komma in, Let the Right One In, Lina Leandersson, movies about love, Swedish movies, Tomas Alfredson, vampire movies | Leave a comment

the beginning of the career of a great musician (film: A Complete Unknown – James Mangold, 2024)

Posted on March 3, 2025 by admin

Bob Dylan’s biography, person and music are a source of inspiration for interesting films. There have already been quite a few, from one of the best music documentaries ever made to experimental biographies and musical films. ‘A Complete Unknown‘ (2024), … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged A Complete Unknown, based on a book, Based on a True Story, Bob Dylan, docu-drama, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Hollywood movies, James Mangold, Monica Barbaro, musical movies, Timothée Chalamet | Leave a comment

Hitchcock as an engaged filmmaker (film: Foreign Correspondent – Alfred Hitchcock, 1940)

Posted on January 15, 2025 by admin

‘Foreign Correspondent‘ is the second film made by Alfred Hitchcock after his ‘relocation’ to the United States. It was filmed and released in the same year as his first American film, ‘Rebecca’, in 1940, and competed with it for the … Continue reading →

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the tragical story of a clown during the Belle Époque (film: Chocolat – Roschdy Zem, 2016)

Posted on December 16, 2024 by admin

‘Chocolat‘, directed in 2016 by Roschdy Zem, is one of those films that left me happy after viewing, but which later, as emotions and ideas settled, I started to consider as a missed opportunity for an exceptional creation. The film … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged a fost redescoperit de istoricul Gérard Noiriel, based on a book, Belle Epoque, biopic, Chocolat, Gérard Noiriel, historical drama, James Thierrée, Omar Sy, racism, true historical character | Leave a comment

love and Resistance (film: Lucie Aubrac – Claude Berri, 1997)

Posted on July 31, 2024 by admin

When ‘Lucie Aubrac‘, Claude Berri‘s 1997 film, was made, the story of Resistance and love at the heart of the film was already more than half a century old history, but its main characters were still alive. Lucie and Raymond … Continue reading →

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born to be wild (film: The Bikeriders – Jeff Nichols, 2023)

Posted on July 13, 2024 by admin

I have never ridden a motorcycle in my life. I have very little in common and know next to nothing about the bikers gang culture (or counter-culture). That is why I consider that the performance of ‘The Bikeriders‘, produced in … Continue reading →

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