Tag Archives: Catherine Deneuve

love, fraud, death, and … love (Film: La sirene du Mississipi – Francois Truffaut, 1969)

Posted on April 28, 2021 by admin

In 1969, when François Truffaut directed ‘La sirene du Mississipi‘ (the spelling mistake appears in the original French title, the English title is ‘Mississippi Mermaid‘) he already had ten years of cinematic experience as a feature film director. Some of … Continue reading →

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Deneuve and Binoche at their best in a smart and sensible movie by Hirokazu Koreeda (film: La vérité – Hirokazu Koreeda, 2019)

Posted on January 30, 2021 by admin

The presence of Catherine Deneuve or Juliette Binoche in the cast would be reason enough to make me run to see a movie. ‘La vérité‘ (the title in English is ‘The Truth‘) made in 2010 gave me the double opportunity … Continue reading →

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generation wars (Film: Choice of Arms/ Le choix des armes – Alain Corneau, 1981)

Posted on February 29, 2020 by admin

‘Choice of Arms‘ (the French title is ‘Le choix des armes‘) made in 1981 is a very typical film for the genre of film noir in the French cinema of the 70s and 80s. The master of the genre was … Continue reading →

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games of hazard (Film: 3 coeurs – Benoît Jacquot, 2014)

Posted on February 22, 2018 by admin

Director Benoît Jacquot‘s “3 coeurs” (“3 Hearts”) gathers on screen a stellar cast. The three lead feminine roles are trusted to Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Gainsbourg, the daughter of …,  and  Chiara Mastroianni, also the daughter of … and also the daughter of … Continue reading →

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the merry Reformation (Film: Le tout nouveau testament – Jaco Van Dormael, 2015)

Posted on October 5, 2015 by admin

You can hardly get a better set of premises for a film than the ones of Le tout nouveau testament or The Brand New Testament by Belge director Jaco Van Dormael. Bored being, one day, God created Bruxelles (quite a … Continue reading →

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the dawn of the French empire (Film: Indochine – Catherine Deneuve, 1992)

Posted on October 4, 2013 by admin

‘Indochine’ was released to the big screens in France by the time of my first visit in Paris in 1992, the city was then full of posters about it, I remember them even on the Champs Elysees. Going to the … Continue reading →

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breaking the frames (Film: L’homme qui voulait vivre sa vie – Eric Lartigau, 2010)

Posted on April 1, 2013 by admin

At the beginning of the story in this film the hero seems to be at the peak of his life. He has it all: a comfortable life, a wife and two kids, he lives in a villa in the province … Continue reading →

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Theater in Time of War (Film: Le Dernier Metro – Truffaut, 1980)

Posted on May 30, 2012 by admin

‘Le Dernier Metro’ is one of the last films Truffaut made, and I believe was the last that premiered during his life time. His period of innovating and revolutionizing the French cinema, breaking conventions and pushing ahead a new way … Continue reading →

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