Tag Archives: film based on a novel

cinema of the uncles (film: Les tontons flingueurs – Georges Lautner, 1963)

Posted on April 11, 2024 by admin

Almost every reference to ‘Les tontons flinguers‘ includes the phrase ‘cult film’. To be honest, I don’t know exactly what this expression means, but I suspect that what is meant in this case is that director Georges Lautner‘s film has … Continue reading →

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a twisted, wonderful, disturbing fairy tale (film: Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2023)

Posted on February 29, 2024 by admin

I confess that after watching Yorgos Lanthimos‘ previous film – ‘The Favourite’ – I was a bit worried. It was a period film and seemed like evidence of an unwanted (by me) cinematic maturity. I loved in that movie attention … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alasdair Gray, comedy, Emma Stone, epoch movie, fairy tale, film based on a novel, Hanna Schygulla, international movies production, Kathryn Hunter, Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things, Willem Dafoe, Yorgos Lanthimos | Leave a comment

the trivialization of evil (film: The Zone of Interest – Jonathan Glazer, 2023)

Posted on February 26, 2024 by admin

Jonathan Glazer‘s Holocaust film The Zone of Interest (2023) is one of the most anticipated and talked about films of the season. The film is interesting and this is not a surprise. Glazer is a director and screenwriter who proposes … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Christian Friedel, film based on a novel, Holocaust, Holocaust movies, Jonathan Glazer, Martin Amis, Mica Levi, Sandra Hüller, The Zone of Interest | Leave a comment

the last great swashbuckler? (film: Le bossu – Philippe de Broca, 1997

Posted on February 17, 2024 by admin

French literature of the middle and second half of the 19th century offered its readers a treasure trove of mystery and adventure novels with themes inspired by the history of France from the Middle Ages to the period of the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged action movies, Daniel Auteuil, epoch movie, Fabrice Luchini, film based on a novel, French cinema, historical action film, historical films, Le bossu, On Guard, Paul Féval, Philippe de Broca, Philippe Noiret, swashbuckler | Leave a comment

a tale with spies and corruption (film: The Tailor of Panama – John Boorman, 2001)

Posted on February 15, 2024 by admin

I miss John le Carré so much. I had gotten used to his novels coming out once every 2 or 3 years and would look forward to the release of the first paperback edition which I could afford to buy … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Brendan Gleeson, Daniel Radcliffe, film based on a novel, Geoffrey Rush, Harold Pinter, Hollywood movies, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Boorman, John Le Carre, Pierce Brosnan, spy movies | Leave a comment

Indiana Lang (film: Der Tiger von Eschnapur / The Tiger of Eschnapur & Das Indische Grabmal / The Indian Tomb – Fritz Lang, 1958)

Posted on February 9, 2024 by admin

The diptych consisting of ‘Der Tiger von Eschnapur‘ (in English distribution ‘The Tiger of Eschnapur‘) and ‘Das Indische Grabmal‘ (‘The Indian Tomb‘) opens the last and shortest stage of Fritz Lang‘s career. The credits of the films indicate 1958 as … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Das Indische Grabmal, Debra Paget, Der Tiger von Eschnapur, epoch movie, film based on a novel, film taking place in India, Fritz Lang, German cinema, historical drama, The Indian Tomb, The Tiger of Eschnapur, Thea von Harbou | Leave a comment

Scorsese, again, on the streets of New York (film: Bringing Out the Dead – Martin Scorsese, 1999)

Posted on February 3, 2024 by admin

I can’t remember why I missed seeing ‘Bringing Out the Dead‘ (1999). I’ve been a fan of Martin Scorsese since ‘Taxi Driver’ and I thought I hadn’t missed any of his movies since then. And yet, it’s the first time … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged based on a book, crime film, film based on a novel, Hollywood movies, John Goodman, Martin Scorsese, movies filmed in New York, Nicholas Cage, Patricia Arquette, Paul Schrader, psychological drama | Leave a comment

revenge in the cold (film: Cold Pursuit – Hans Petter Moland, 2019)

Posted on January 12, 2024 by admin

‘Cold Pursuit‘ (2019) is an American remake of a European film – Norwegian in this case – which was called ‘Kraftidioten’ or ‘In Order of Disappearance’ in the English version. In 90% of cases, American remakes are resounding cinematic failures, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, crime comedy, Domenic Lombardozzi, film based on a novel, film noir, Hans Petter Moland, Laura Dern, Liam Neeson, Philip Remy Øgaard, remake, revenge movie | Leave a comment

an uneven and unsettling Hitchcock (film: Marnie – Alfred Hitchcock, 1964)

Posted on December 19, 2023 by admin

In Hitchcock‘s filmography, ‘Marnie‘ (1964) comes after four masterpieces, probably among the best if not the best films of the master of suspense films: ‘Vertigo’, ‘North by Northwest’, ‘Psycho’ and ‘The Birds’ ‘. The last two also represented real cinematic … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Bernard Herrmann, film based on a novel, Hollywood movies, Marnie, Sean Connery, thriller, Tippi Hedren, Winston Graham | Leave a comment

a stellar triangle (film: Les félins – René Clément, 1964)

Posted on November 21, 2023 by admin

‘Les félins‘, René Clément‘s 1964 film released in the English-language market under the title ‘Joy House‘ – proposes a stellar encounter. Alain Delon was already established as one of the superstars of French cinema and had gained international fame after … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alain Delon, comedy, film based on a novel, film noir, French cinema, Henri Decaë, Jane Fonda, Joy House, Lalo Schifrin, Les félins, Lola Albright, René Clément | Leave a comment