Tag Archives: French cinema

Breton Revenge Thriller (film: Que la bete meure / This Man Must Die – Claude Chabrol, 1969)

Posted on July 7, 2020 by admin

With ‘Que la bete meure‘ (The English title is ‘This Man Must Die‘ and is inspired by a novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, yes, the father of … ) Claude Chabrol ends the decade of his consecration as one of the … Continue reading →

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conversations with the world of the dead (film: Personal Shopper – Olivier Assayas, 2016)

Posted on July 3, 2020 by admin

‘Personal Shopper‘ (Best Director award at Cannes in 2016 tied with Cristian Mungiu‘s ‘Graduation‘) is the second collaboration between the French director Olivier Assayas and American actress Kristen Stewart after the excellent ‘Clouds of Sils Maria‘ released in 2014. I … Continue reading →

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sitcom with Amelie / Emilie (film: De vrais mensonges – Audrey Tautou, 2010)

Posted on June 25, 2020 by admin

What could the director of a romantic comedy in 2010 wish more than to have in the cast Nathalie Baye and Audrey Tautou in the roles of a mother and a daughter entangled in a love intrigue that has as … Continue reading →

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much more than a crime drama (Film: Garde a vue – Lino Ventura, Romy Schneider, 1981)

Posted on June 16, 2020 by admin

‘Garde a vue‘, made in 1981, brings together on screen two of the super-stars of French cinema from the ’60s and’ 70s, each of them in one of their last films, although neither their age nor their artistic form indicates … Continue reading →

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a night affair in the Paris of the 50s (film: Le desordre et la nuit – Jean Gabin, 1958)

Posted on June 13, 2020 by admin

It is rare for a translated title of a film to be more inspired than the original title. I think this is the case with ‘Le desordre et la nuit‘ directed in 1958 by Gilles Grangier, one of the most … Continue reading →

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code of honor (film: Classe Tous Risques – Claude Sautet, 1960)

Posted on June 12, 2020 by admin

A discovery. Made in 1960, at the peak of the French New Wave, ‘Classe Tous Risques‘ is a classic gangsters movie, directed by Claude Sautet, the screen adaptation of a novel by José Giovanni. Like many other filmmakers who began … Continue reading →

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Hitchcock in a French village (Film: Le boucher – Claude Chabrol, 1970)

Posted on June 9, 2020 by admin

If Alfred Hitchcock had made a mystery thriller film set in a French village, I think it would have been ‘Le Boucher‘. Hitchcock, as we all know, did not make such a film, but maybe he got to see Claude … Continue reading →

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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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