Tag Archives: French cinema

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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a back-to-the-roots vacation (film: Lune de miel – Élise Otzenberger, 2018)

Posted on June 18, 2022 by admin

‘Lune de miel‘ (distributed on the English language market as ‘My Polish Honeymoon‘), the 2018 film made by Élise Otzenberger (her only film as a director so far) addresses two interesting and significant themes. The first is well-known and has … Continue reading →

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local politics (film: Les promesses – Thomas Kruithof, 2021)

Posted on May 30, 2022 by admin

Two main narrative threads combine in ‘Les Promesses‘ (‘Promises‘), the 2021 film by French director Thomas Kruithof. One of them, related to the precarious condition of the Paris suburbs, is centered around an urban project involving political parties (we are … Continue reading →

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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 →

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crime comedy with a French sauce (film: Cop au vin – Claude Chabrol, 1985)

Posted on May 9, 2022 by admin

‘Cop au vin‘ (an inspired translation of the original title ‘Poulet au vinaigre‘) is one of those films by Claude Chabrol which, when viewed, I have the impression that they were made with Alfred Hitchcock looking approvingly over the French … Continue reading →

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history lesson (film: Le souper – Edouard Molinaro, 1992)

Posted on April 15, 2022 by admin

Who makes the history? How, when and where are made the great decisions that decide the fate of countries, nations, individuals? These questions, which historians and philosophers have asked and debated fiercely for centuries, are elegantly answered in ‘Le souper‘, … Continue reading →

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an erotic thriller that aged badly (film: ‘Péril en la demeure’ – Michel Deville, 1985)

Posted on March 12, 2022 by admin

I decided to watch ‘Péril en la demeure‘ (English title is ‘Death in a French Garden‘) mainly for Michel Piccoli, an actor I really like. But his is a supporting role and he appears in only a few scenes. This … Continue reading →

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more Cronenberg than David Cronenberg (film: Titane – Julia Ducournau, 2021)

Posted on March 11, 2022 by admin

‘Titane’, the film written and made in 2021 by Julia Ducournau is a shocking movie. While writing this sentence, I am also surprised to think if anything can still be considered shocking compared to what we see in the news … Continue reading →

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the right to love (film: Mal de pierres – Nicole Garcia, 2016)

Posted on March 10, 2022 by admin

Nicole Garcias is one of the French directors who excels at bringing female and feminist themes to the attention of viewers, while offering the opportunity for consistent leading roles to the actresses who appear in her films. In fact, she … Continue reading →

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Paris, like any other city (film: Les Olympiades – Jacques Audiard, 2021)

Posted on March 7, 2022 by admin

‘Les Olympiades‘ is the name of one of the most non-Parisian districts of Paris, a kind of dormitory district with tall buildings and standardized architecture built in the 1970s. It is also the French name for Jacques Audiard’s latest (2021) … Continue reading →

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