Tag Archives: Claude Brasseur

Kafka at the Bank (film: L’argent des autres – Christian de Chalonges, 1978)

‘L’argent des autres’, Christian de Chalonge‘s movie, was one of the best films of 1978 in France, enjoying box-office success and receiving the two most important Cesar awards – for the best film and for the best direction. It is … Continue reading

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history lesson (film: Le souper – Edouard Molinaro, 1992)

Who makes the history? How, when and where are made the great decisions that decide the fate of countries, nations, individuals? These questions, which historians and philosophers have asked and debated fiercely for centuries, are elegantly answered in ‘Le souper‘, … Continue reading

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unskilled robbers (Film: Bande à part – Jean-Luc Godard, 1964)

Jean-Luc Godard‘s films belong to a category of movies that are more interesting to talk about than to see. I do not want this statement to sound too pejorative, that’s not the intention, especially because I love the discussions about … Continue reading

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