Tag Archives: Belle Epoque

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

‘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

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the happy interlude (film: Belle Epoque – Fernando Trueba, 1992)

‘Belle epoque‘, the movie by director Fernando Trueba was made in 1992, towards the end of a period that radically transformed Spanish cinema. His country had awakened to freedom after decades of dictatorship and censorship, and its artists, filmmakers among … Continue reading

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