Tag Archives: Claude Sautet

another kind of love (film: Nelly & Monsieur Arnaud – Claude Sautet, 1995)

‘Nelly & Mr. Arnaud‘ released in 1995 is the last film directed by Claude Sautet. Reading about it I found it many times compared to his previous film, ‘Un Coeur en Hiver‘ from 1992 and the result of the comparison … Continue reading

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love and real estate (film: Mado – Claude Sautet, 1976)

The most memorable scene in ‘Mado‘, the 1976 film made by Claude Sautet stars Michel Piccoli and Romy Schneider. Piccoli is Simon Leotard, the main hero of the film, a real estate businessman past his early youth and after two … Continue reading

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frozen heart (film: Un Coeur en Hiver – Claude Sautet, 1992)

What is happening on screen in Claude Sautet‘s 1992 film ‘Un coeur en hiver‘ is both very simple and very complicated. It is about an unconsumed and perhaps one-sided love story. We are left to guess what are the inner … Continue reading

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triangular love (film: César et Rosalie – Claude Sautet, 1972)

‘Cesar et Rosalie‘, the title of the 1972 movie by French film director Claude Sautet, can easily be misleading. It is not a simple love story, or rather it is not a single love story, but two. In other words, … Continue reading

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code of honor (film: Classe Tous Risques – Claude Sautet, 1960)

A discovery. Made in 1960, at the peak of the French New Wave, ‘Classe Tous Risques‘ is a classic gangsters movie, directed by Claude Sautet, the screen adaptation of a novel by José Giovanni. Like many other filmmakers who began … Continue reading

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