Tag Archives: French cinema

the alternative underworld (Film: Subway – Luc Besson, 1995)

Posted on April 22, 2020 by admin

High-speed trains, stations lighted or in dark, crowded or deserted, underground tunnels and the mazes of the subway networks have long been an ideal space for interesting films and especially for quality thrillers, from his Larry Peerce‘s ‘The Incident‘ from … Continue reading →

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gangs of Marseilles (Film: Borsalino – Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, 1970)

Posted on April 11, 2020 by admin

Half a century after the premiere, ‘Borsalino‘ directed by Jacques Deray has all the features, charm and humor of French films of the 1970s and at the same time is alert, modern and has a good chance that if relaunched … Continue reading →

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film noir in Paris and Marseille (film: Le Deuxième Souffle – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1966)

Posted on March 31, 2020 by admin

Nowadays, films that last more than two hours or even two and a half hours are no longer a rarity, on the contrary, they have become almost the norm. This was not the case in 1966, when Jean-Pierre Melville directed … Continue reading →

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first in bed and then in love … maybe (Film: The Singer / Quand j’étais chanteur – Gérard Depardieu, 2006)

Posted on March 24, 2020 by admin

Alain and Marion, the heroes of ‘Quand j’etais chanteur‘ (the English title is ‘The Singer‘) directed by Xavier Giannoliand released on screens in 2006, meet, feel attracted to each other, and spend together what could have remained a one-night stand. … Continue reading →

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dead-end love (Film: Série noire – Alain Corneau, 1979)

Posted on March 14, 2020 by admin

‘Série noire‘ released on screen in 1979 is part of the gangster movie series that Alain Corneau made in the first decade of his directorial and screenwriting career. It is the French adaptation of a novel by Jim Thompson, co-writer … Continue reading →

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film noir pre-Nouvelle Vague (Film: Bob le Flambeur – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1956)

Posted on March 9, 2020 by admin

Crime dramas and gangster stories became one of the most successful genres of American cinema during World War II and in the years that followed. In France, American movies had been banned during the German occupation, which only accentuated the … Continue reading →

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bad people in love (Film: La Balance – Bob Swaim, 1982)

Posted on March 3, 2020 by admin

‘La Balance‘, released on screen in 1982, directed by Bob Swaim, an American with a long love affair with the French cinema, is a very modern movie. What is the secret? The story takes place on the streets of Paris, … Continue reading →

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generation wars (Film: Choice of Arms/ Le choix des armes – Alain Corneau, 1981)

Posted on February 29, 2020 by admin

‘Choice of Arms‘ (the French title is ‘Le choix des armes‘) made in 1981 is a very typical film for the genre of film noir in the French cinema of the 70s and 80s. The master of the genre was … Continue reading →

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sunset of the kingdom (Film: Les adieux à la reine / Farewell, My Queen – Benoît Jacquot, 2012)

Posted on February 26, 2020 by admin

‘Farewell, My Queen‘ (the original title in French is ‘Les adieux à la reine‘) made in 2012 by Benoît Jacquot is the story of the end of a world seen from a personal perspective. It is also a beautiful and … Continue reading →

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film noir under the African sun (film: Coup de torchon – Bertrand Tavernier, 1981)

Posted on February 1, 2020 by admin

Before the Coen brothers and Quentin Tarantino, on the other side of the Atlantic, there was Bertrand Tavernier. ‘Coup de torchon‘ (English title ‘Clean Slate‘) was made in 1981, the year Tarantino had just finished high school and three years … Continue reading →

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