Tag Archives: film noir

not only for Romy and Jean-Louis (film: Le combat dans l’île – Alain Cavalier, 1962)

Posted on July 14, 2022 by admin

The long goodbye that we are taking from Jean-Louis Trintignant gave us the opportunity to see some of his most famous films but also a few lesser known ones. The latter category includes ‘Le Combat dans l’île‘, the feature film … Continue reading →

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early Coen brothers’ great ‘noir’ movie (film: Miller’s Crossing – Joel Coen, 1990)

Posted on June 4, 2022 by admin

A black hat rolls pushed by the wind into a forest in the scene that opens ‘Miller’s Crossing‘, the 1990 film by the Coen brothers (officially only Joel is credited with directing). It is the first of several hats to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Albert Finney, American movies, Coen brothers, film noir, Gabriel Byrne, gangster movies, Hollywood movies, Joel Coen, John Turturo, Jon Polito, Marcia Gay Harden, Miller's Crossing | Leave a comment

film noir and dark politics (film: Un condé – Yves Boisset, 1970)

Posted on May 10, 2022 by admin

Yves Boisset is not one of the famous French directors, which amplifies for me the (pleasant) surprise of watching his 1970 film ‘Un condé‘ (‘The Cop‘). The director, who had been Jean-Pierre Melville‘s assistant, among others, demonstrates here that he … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged film noir, French cinema, Michel Bouquet, Michel Constantin, political cinema, The Cop, Un condé, Yves Boisset | Leave a comment

magic and quackery (film: Nightmare Alley – Guillermo del Torro, 2021)

Posted on March 19, 2022 by admin

Bradley Cooper is fascinating in ‘Nightmare Alley‘, Guillermo del Toro‘s film, a screen adaptation of a 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham and a remake of a 1947 film. The actor who made his name in roles in good-feeling movies … Continue reading →

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the godfather of heist movies and of many other (film: Du rififi chez les hommes – Jules Dassin, 1955)

Posted on February 25, 2022 by admin

Francois Truffaut called ‘Du rififi chez les hommes‘ (or simply ‘Rififi‘) the best French film noir, hastening to add that it is based on the worst French noir novel (written by August Le Breton). The film is adapted and directed … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Auguste Le Breton, Du rififi chez les hommes, film noir, French cinema, Jean Servais, Jules Dassin, Rififi, Robert Hossein | Leave a comment

between naturalistic and noir thriller (film: Thérèse Raquin – Marcel Carné, 1953)

Posted on February 10, 2022 by admin

‘Thérèse Raquin‘ (1953) (English title – ‘The Adultress‘) is Marcel Carné‘s third post-Prévert film. Connoisseur film fans consider it his latest remarkable film. It was produced by the famous Hakim brothers. Even though Jacques Prévert no longer wrote his screenplays … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged film based on a novel, film noir, French cinema, Marcel Carné, SImone Signoret, Sylvie, Thérèse Raquin, thriller | Leave a comment

a one room real-time film noir classic (film: Sorry, Wrong Number – Anatole Litvak, 1948)

Posted on January 26, 2022 by admin

‘Sorry, Wrong Number‘, made in 1948, was originally written by Lucille Fletcher as a radio play script, and successfully broadcast on this medium, which was very popular at the time. Orson Welles, also a master of the genre, considered it … Continue reading →

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a mother searching for her son (film: Changeling – Clint Eastwood, 2008)

Posted on July 29, 2021 by admin

I hesitated quite a bit before deciding to dedicate 2 hours and 20 minutes of my time to watching Clint Eastwood‘s 2008 movie ‘Changeling‘. One of the reasons is Clint himself, I’m not one of his enthusiastic fans, and every … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, American movies, Angelina Jolie, Changeling, Clint Eastwood, family drama, film noir, Hollywood movies, J. Michael Straczynski, Jason Butler Harner, John Malkovich, Tom Stern | Leave a comment

on the tracks of The Godfather (film: 22 Bullets – Richard Berry, 2010)

Posted on May 15, 2021 by admin

22 bullets were fired in a parking lot in Marseille in the body of Charly Mattei, a retired gangster. And yet, he survived. Revenge seems inevitable. This is the starting point of the film ‘22 Bullets‘ (the original French title … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged 22 Bullets, film noir, French cinema, Jean Reno, Kad Merad, L'immortel, Marina Fois, Richard Berry | Leave a comment

the loves of the pianist (film: Tirez sur le pianiste – François Truffaut, 1960)

Posted on March 29, 2021 by admin

Made in 1960, ‘Tirez sur le pianiste‘ (the English title is ‘Shoot the Piano Player‘) is François Truffaut‘s second film, released after his formidable debut with ‘Les quatre cent coups‘. The main source of inspiration here is the genre of … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Charles Aznavour, film noir, Francois Truffaut, French cinema, La Nouvelle Vague, Marie Dubois | Leave a comment