Tag Archives: French cinema

the last movie of Yes Montand, the last but one feature movie of Jean-Jacques Beineix – film: ‘IP5:L’île aux pachydermes’

Posted on January 28, 2022 by admin

A discovery. The disappearance of Jean-Jacques Beineix gave us the opportunity to review some of the films of this French director who leaves behind an undeservedly short filmography. His most famous films were made in the 1980’s – ‘Diva‘, ‘Betty … Continue reading →

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there is always a future (film: L’avenir – Mia Hansen-Løve, 2016)

Posted on January 21, 2022 by admin

This is one of the rare cases in which the translation of the title of a movie from the original version into English (or another language) has been extremely inspired. ‘L’avenir’, the 2016 film by director Mia Hansen-Løve, was released … Continue reading →

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galant revenge (film: Mademoiselle de Joncquières – Emmanuel Mouret, 2018)

Posted on December 30, 2021 by admin

‘Mademoiselle de Joncquières‘ (or ‘Lady J.‘ as sounds the title under which it was distributed in English, avoiding the difficulties of French spelling), the film made in 2018 by Emmanuel Mouret was a pleasant surprise. I confess that I had … Continue reading →

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love triangle (film: Chère inconnue – Moshé Mizrahi, 1980)

Posted on December 29, 2021 by admin

I’m not much of a fan of melodramas. Most movies in that genre leave me indifferent at best, and unwillingly amuse me in the worst cases. However, there are exceptions, and in those cases the effect may be the opposite. … Continue reading →

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a lost letter (film: Le bon plaisir – Francis Girod, 1984)

Posted on December 24, 2021 by admin

At the end of ‘Le bon plaisir‘ (1984), the film directed by Francis Girod, before the credits, a routine disclaimer is displayed stating that the story and the characters are imaginary. In fact, the relationship between this film and reality … Continue reading →

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Truffaut after Truffaut (film: La petite voleuse – Claude Miller, 1988)

Posted on December 21, 2021 by admin

We can look at ‘La petite voleuse‘ (1988) in several ways. First of all, the film contains a few landmarks worth being studied in film schools: the last screenplay written by François Truffaut before his death in 1984, entrusted when … Continue reading →

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Depardieu and Baye meet at the peak (film: Rive droite, rive gauche – Philippe Labro, 1984)

Posted on December 18, 2021 by admin

‘Rive droite, rive gauche‘ (1984) is the last of the 9 films in the career of director Philippe Labro. I don’t know exactly why Labro, who had been a friend and film disciple of Jean-Pierre Melville, concluded his directing career … Continue reading →

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father and daughter (film: Tout feu tout flamme – Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1982)

Posted on December 2, 2021 by admin

‘Tout feu tout flamme‘ (1982) is one of only eight films directed in his career by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, an interesting but not very prolific French film director. This is one of his least appreciated films today, although at the time … Continue reading →

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mistaken identity (film: Mr. Klein – Joseph Losey, 1976)

Posted on November 25, 2021 by admin

Somehow, I succeed to see only now, 45 years after its release, ‘Mr. Klein‘, Joseph Losey‘s 1976 film, one of the most interesting movies about the Holocaust and Paris during the Nazi occupation. The film is produced by Alain Delon, … Continue reading →

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strong political docu-drama about the Communist show trials (film: L’aveu – Costa-Gravras, 1970)

Posted on November 23, 2021 by admin

‘L’aveu‘ (the English title is ‘The Confession‘), a film made in 1970 by Costa-Gavras a year after the international success of his previous film, ‘Z‘, is already an object of historical study. A year after exposing to the world in … Continue reading →

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