Tag Archives: film noir

the killer and the suicidal (film: L’emmerdeur – Édouard Molinaro, 1973)

Posted on January 14, 2024 by admin

What a gem is ‘L’emmerdeur‘ (distributed in the Anglophone market as ‘A Pain in the Ass‘), the 85-minute film made in 1973 by Édouard Molinaro. It is a ‘noir’ comedy that catches Lino Ventura at the peak of his popularity … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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night in the city (film: Un témoin dans la ville – Édouard Molinaro, 1959)

Posted on September 5, 2023 by admin

‘Un témoin dans la ville‘, the third feature film made in 1959 by Édouard Molinaro, begins with a scene of a murder on a train that seems taken from an Alfred Hitchcock film and ends with an anthological and original … Continue reading →

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an Israeli film noir / rap opera (film: The City / HaYir haZot – Amit Ulman, 2023)

Posted on July 12, 2023 by admin

‘The City‘ (the Hebrew title better translates into ‘This City’) has a good chance of being one of the hits of the summer film season in Israel. The film is written and directed by debutant filmmaker Amit Ulman, and was … Continue reading →

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crime without punishment (film: Juste avant la nuit – Chaude Chabrol, 1971)

Posted on April 12, 2023 by admin

Made in 1971, ‘Juste avant la nuit‘ (translated to English as ‘Just Before Nightfall’) was made towards the end of a very productive period in the career of French director Claude Chabrol. Since 1969 he had directed at least two … Continue reading →

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a gem in black and white (film: Hunted – Charles Chrichton, 1952)

Posted on March 23, 2023 by admin

The name of the English director Charles Crichton is almost automatically associated by many with ‘A Fish Called Wanda’, the sparkling comedy from 1988. However, that was practically the last fiction film made by the director who was then 78 … Continue reading →

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the last Melville (film: Un flic – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1972)

Posted on February 6, 2023 by admin

The ‘noir’ films made by Jean-Pierre Melville before ‘Un flic‘ have some visual elements that make them easily recognizable in the landscape of French cinema and many of them share a common theme – friendship. Many of his characters are … Continue reading →

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crime and politics (film: Tueurs – Jean-François Hensgens, François Troukens, 2017)

Posted on November 19, 2022 by admin

The Belgian film ‘Tueurs’ (‘Killers‘) made in 2017 has two directors. One of them, who is also the author of the story and co-screenwriter, is called Francois François Troukens and is a former bank robber who spent some time behind … Continue reading →

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the vice villa (film: Des femmes disparaissent – Edouard Molinaro, 1959)

Posted on November 10, 2022 by admin

I am fascinated by the French films made in the last years of the sixth decade of the 20th century. The revolution in the art of cinema that was to be the Nouvelle Vague was about to break out, and … Continue reading →

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