Tag Archives: French cinema

love and crime in the countryside (film: Les noces rouges – Claude Chabrol, 1973)

Posted on June 6, 2020 by admin

A few years after being one of the French New Wave four aces, Claude Chabrol said goodbye to film experiments and embarked on a very active commercial directorial career. For over 30 years he has produced films at a rate … Continue reading →

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before The Godfather was The Clan (film: Le clan des siciliens – Henri Verneuil, 1969)

Posted on June 3, 2020 by admin

Half a century after its making of ‘Le clan des siciliens‘ (English title – ‘The Sicilian Clan’ – a 1969 production) remains in my opinion one of the best mob films ever made. Of course, the casting of Jean Gabin, … Continue reading →

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mid-age crisis of the New Wave (film: Irma Vep – Olivier Assayas, 1996)

Posted on May 29, 2020 by admin

Movie about movie making are a cinematic genre that has produced many remarkable creations over time. Filmmakers like to make films about their profession. Many of them are tributes to the great creators of the past, rarer are films that … Continue reading →

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the discrete horror of the bourgeoisie (Film: La Fleur du Mal – Claude Chabrol, 2003)

Posted on May 27, 2020 by admin

‘La fleur du mal‘ (English title ‘The Flower of Evil‘) made in 2003 by Claude Chabrol opens with a fairly long frame in which the camera takes us from the ground floor to the second floor of a bourgeois villa … Continue reading →

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a rediscovered jewel from the French cinema of the 60s (film: La fiancée du pirate / A Very Curious Girl – Nelly Kaplan, 1969)

Posted on May 26, 2020 by admin

The life of a cinephile holds surprises and sometimes these surprises are very pleasant. This is the case with the discovery of a film made in 1969 – ‘La fiancée du pirate‘ (in English it was distributed under the title … Continue reading →

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a minuet on the seashore (film: Lola – Jacques Demy, 1961)

Posted on May 19, 2020 by admin

There are afew love stories in the movie ‘Lola‘ made in 1961 by Jacques Demy, but also around this movie. Made in 1961, it was the director’s first feature film, which a few years later would direct ‘Les parapluies de … Continue reading →

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heists in style (film: Le Voleur – Louis Malle, 1967)

Posted on May 14, 2020 by admin

Recovered and digitized versions of old movies are often a joy for movies fans. We have the opportunity to see films made 40, 50, 60 years ago in conditions similar to those at the premiere and sometimes even in better … Continue reading →

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on the two shores of the lake (Film: Moka – Emmanuelle Devos, 2016)

Posted on May 13, 2020 by admin

Lake Lehman and the surrounding mountains are an extremely suitable landscape for the genre of psychological thrillers. The calm and glacial beauty of the places always seems to hide a threatening subtext, just as the impeccable politeness of the locals … Continue reading →

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fresh and natural (film: Conte d’été – Éric Rohmer, 1996)

Posted on May 9, 2020 by admin

‘Conte d’été‘ (the English title is ‘A Summer Tale‘) made by Éric Rohmer in 1996 belongs to a genre of movies that I rarely watch – a romantic story with young people just out of adolescence. And yet, this seemingly … Continue reading →

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astral signs (Film: Il y a des jours… et des lunes – Claude Lelouch, 1990)

Posted on May 7, 2020 by admin

I confess that I am not a big fan of Claude Lelouch. The cinematic aesthetic of his movies from the 70’s were reminding me of illustrated magazines with glossy pages and photos of celebrities on the covers, beautifully printed and … Continue reading →

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