Tag Archives: family comedy

non-conventional families (film: Broker – Kore-eda Hirokazu, 2022)

Posted on July 11, 2023 by admin

Families are the main theme of most of the films of the Japanese master director Kore-eda Hirokazu, but these are no ordinary families. Traditional families do not work well in his films, and are never happy, as Tolstoy had observed. … Continue reading →

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winter by the sea (film: Basse saison – Laurent Herbiet, 2021)

Posted on March 31, 2023 by admin

I decided to see ‘Basse saison‘ primarily because of the presence in the cast of Emmanuelle Devos, an actress I admire enormously. I don’t think I’ve ever seen before a film directed by Laurent Herbiet, but he has a good … Continue reading →

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The Temptation of Gad (film: Reste un peu – Gad Elmaleh, 2022)

Posted on March 29, 2023 by admin

I’ve been looking forward to watching ‘Reste un peu‘, Gad Elmaleh’s semi-documentary and semi-autobiographical film ever since I saw some interviews and debates on the francophone televisions on the occasion of its release on screens in France a few months … Continue reading →

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jail, theatre and life (film: L’innocent – Louis Garrel, 2022)

Posted on March 18, 2023 by admin

There is a scene in ‘L’innocent‘, the 2022 film directed by Louis Garrel, that I found extremely strong. Garrel plays the title role and his hero is named Abel, as in all four films written and directed by him so … Continue reading →

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