Tag Archives: French cinema

a saga in a cup of espresso (film: Comment je me suis disputé… (ma vie sexuelle) – Arnaud Desplechin, 1996)

Posted on August 4, 2021 by admin

The first thing that strikes at the 1996 film directed by Arnaud Desplechin is the title: ‘Comment je me suis dispute … (ma vie sexuelle)’ (or in English ‘My Sex Life… or How I Got Into an Argument). It is … Continue reading →

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the exceptional debut of Henri Colpi as director (film: Une aussi longue absence – Henri Colpi, 1961)

Posted on July 30, 2021 by admin

Henri Colpi‘s directorial debut film, ‘Une si longue absence‘ (the English title is ‘The Long Absence’), won the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1961 with ‘Viridiana‘ by Luis Bunuel. Such a distinction should have launched a formidable career, especially since … Continue reading →

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undoing wrongs (film: En liberté! – Pierre Salvadori, 2018)

Posted on July 15, 2021 by admin

‘En liberte!‘, The 2018 French comedy directed by Pierre Salvadori, opens with a scene that seems to be taken from an action movie with super-cops made in the 60s. The scene, in which a brave policeman neutralizes a large crowd … Continue reading →

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who are you, Therese Desqueyroux? (film: Therese Desqueyroux – Claude Miller, 2012)

Posted on June 25, 2021 by admin

Who is Therese Desqueyroux? This question remains open after watching the film made in 2012 by Claude Miller, a film bearing the name of the heroine (or simply ‘Therese‘ on the English market and in other countries where the heroine’s … Continue reading →

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the last Truffaut (film: Vivement Dimanche! – Francois Truffaut, 1983)

Posted on June 8, 2021 by admin

It is very difficult for us, those who admired and loved François Truffaut to judge the 1983 ‘Vivement Dimanche!‘ (the English title is ‘Confidentially Yours‘ without taking into account the ruthless label that fate has attached to it: his last … Continue reading →

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this film could not have been made today (film: L’homme qui aimait les femmes – Francois Truffaut, 1977)

Posted on June 3, 2021 by admin

It would be impossible to make today a movie like ‘L’homme qui aimait les femmes‘ (the English title is ‘The Man Who Loved Women‘) directed in 1977 by François Truffaut. Not the way the French filmmaker wrote and directed it, … Continue reading →

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the good education (film: L’enfant sauvage – Francois Truffaut, 1970)

Posted on May 20, 2021 by admin

‘Lenfant sauvage‘ (translated into English as ‘The Wild Child‘) made in 1970 brings to screen much of what I love in Francois Truffaut‘s films: the direct and sincere approach, the pleasure of telling viewers an exciting story, the fascination for … Continue reading →

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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 →

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top of the wave (film: A bout de souffle – Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)

Posted on April 29, 2021 by admin

MyBelmondo cure this week concludes with ‘A bout de souffle‘, Godard‘s 1960 film, a film I love so much that I unhesitatingly gave it a very rare 10/10 on IMDB. Why do I really like this movie? In my opinion, … Continue reading →

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love, fraud, death, and … love (Film: La sirene du Mississipi – Francois Truffaut, 1969)

Posted on April 28, 2021 by admin

In 1969, when François Truffaut directed ‘La sirene du Mississipi‘ (the spelling mistake appears in the original French title, the English title is ‘Mississippi Mermaid‘) he already had ten years of cinematic experience as a feature film director. Some of … Continue reading →

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