Tag Archives: French cinema

debauchery and revolt (film: Que la fête commence… – Bertrand Tavernier, 1975)

Posted on January 29, 2020 by admin

If you think 2020 is a decadent historical period with dubious morality and opportunist, cynical leaders primarly concerned with satisfying their personal pleasures, then you should try to compare with the year 1719 as presented in the film ‘Que la … Continue reading →

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the mayor and the philosopher (Film: Alice et le maire – Fabrice Luchini, 2019)

Posted on January 5, 2020 by admin

Politicians and the bureaucracy around them (political parties, parliaments, governments, mayors) do not enjoy a good rating nowadays. However, films about politicians and those around them seem to be more successful than the politicians themselves. A good example in this … Continue reading →

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the ye-ye years (film: Cherchez l’idole – Michel Boisrond, 1964)

Posted on December 26, 2019 by admin

I chose ‘Cherchez l’idole‘ as my Christmas day movie. No, this is not a contest for discovering new talents but a French musical film made 55 years ago that transported me in time to the period when I was subscribed … Continue reading →

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another view of the Dreyfus case (film: J’Accuse – Roman Polanski, 2019)

Posted on December 14, 2019 by admin

More than 120 years after the events, the Dreyfus case seems to never die. The story of the Jewish officer wrongfully convicted of espionage on the basis of false accusations is reminded every time the honesty, integrity or patriotism of … Continue reading →

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a man and a woman, fifty years later (Film: Les plus belles années d’une vie – Claude Lelouch, 2019)

Posted on December 7, 2019 by admin

I confess that I have never been a big fan of Claude Lelouch. ‘A Man and a Woman‘ (‘Un homme et une femme‘) did not make a strong impression on me more than half a century ago when I first … Continue reading →

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the failing marriage of a goddess (Film: Le mépris – Jean-Luc Goddard, 1963)

Posted on November 29, 2019 by admin

‘Le Mepris‘ (‘Contempt‘) is an attempt by Jean-Luc Godard to use a ‘state-of-the-art’ format and cinema technology for the year 1963, when the film was made. What does Godard do when he has a screen format and film usually reserved … Continue reading →

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art and love in difficult times (Film: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu – Céline Sciamma, 2019)

Posted on November 20, 2019 by admin

Feminine and feminist cinema. Is there such a thing? If there is one, I think ‘Portrait de la jeune fille en feu‘, the film written and directed by Céline Sciamma, which received the best screenplay award at the Cannes Film … Continue reading →

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looking for the lost life (Film: Le silencieux – Lino Ventura, 1973)

Posted on November 19, 2019 by admin

I decided to see ‘Le Silencieux‘ especially for Lino Ventura, an actor whom I greatly admired in the 60s and 70s. Specializing in ‘rough’ characters from one side or the other of the law, Ventura played in feature films. action … Continue reading →

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crumbling of an epoch (Film: L’heure d’été – Olivier Assayas, 2008)

Posted on October 10, 2019 by admin

I chose to see ‘L’heure d’ete‘ (film released in the English space with the title ‘Summer Hours’) especially for Juliette Binoche, an actress I greatly appreciate, and for director Olivier Assayas. Binoche does not have as consistent a role in … Continue reading →

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an ambiguous thriller (Film: L’amour est un crime parfait – Mathieu Amalric, 2013)

Posted on September 28, 2019 by admin

‘Love is the Perfect Crime’ (‘L’amour est un crime parfait’ in French) is one of the most formidable movie titles I can remember. A title that promises a combination of thriller and love story, which is indeed part of what … Continue reading →

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