Tag Archives: film about love

a case still open (film: May December – Todd Haynes, 2023)

‘May December‘ (2023) has been compared many times to Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Persona’, and director Todd Haynes, far from denying the influence, has acknowledged and commented on it in several interviews and festivals press conferences. Personally, I think that if we … Continue reading

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love, crime, punishment (film: Coup de chance – Woody Allen, 2023)

Someone counted, and if the count is correct, ‘Coup de chance‘ (2023) is the 50th feature film directed by Woody Allen. The Bronx-born director, screenwriter and actor is nearing the end of his ninth decade of life and seventh decade … Continue reading

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life and literature (film: Gemma Bovery – Anne Fontaine, 2014)

‘Gemma Bovery‘, Anne Fontaine‘s 2014 film enchanted me. What could be the cause? The presence in the male lead role of Fabrice Luchini, one of my favorite French actors and possessor of the most perfect diction of anyone who spoke … Continue reading

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