Tag Archives: French cinema

a theater love story (Film: Edmond – Alexis Michalik, 2018)

Posted on September 26, 2019 by admin

I saw the play ‘Edmond’ written and staged by Alexis Michalik in Paris almost two years ago. The show had received five Molieres prizes (the supreme distinctions of the French theater) and impressed me with the combination of modernism and … Continue reading →

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Clouzot films Picasso (Film: Le mystère Picasso – Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1956)

Posted on June 13, 2019 by admin

Pablo Picasso and a few other important artists of the 20th century (Constantin Brancusi is another example) had a love affair mixed with fascination with the photographic and film cameras. They recognized them as a means of artistic expression and … Continue reading →

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the French movie that Hitchcock would have loved to make (Film: Les diaboliques – Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955)

Posted on June 7, 2019 by admin

‘Les diaboliques‘ made in 1955 by Henri-Georges Clouzot ends with an explicit request from the viewers of not sharing the plot and especially the end of the film. Of course, I will honor this request. I will say, however, that … Continue reading →

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dream or absurd or both? (Film: Buffet Froid – Gérard Depardieu, 1979)

Posted on May 16, 2019 by admin

‘Buffet Froid‘ made in 1979 by Bertrand Blier can be seen as an almost perfect antithesis of the films of the French New Wave that had burst into the cinema world two decades ago. If the New Wave was a … Continue reading →

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unskilled robbers (Film: Bande à part – Jean-Luc Godard, 1964)

Posted on April 25, 2019 by admin

Jean-Luc Godard‘s films belong to a category of movies that are more interesting to talk about than to see. I do not want this statement to sound too pejorative, that’s not the intention, especially because I love the discussions about … Continue reading →

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a superb film about love in garbage (Film: Les amants du Pont-Neuf – Leos Carax, 1991)

Posted on April 11, 2019 by admin

I hope that you’ll excuse my enthusiasm. It is quite rare to fall on a film that I consider it deserving a 10/10 rating on IMDB. I am a demanding cinema fan, and the maximum rating is reserved on my … Continue reading →

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synonyms or false friends? (Film: Synonyms – Nadav Lapid, 2019)

Posted on March 18, 2019 by admin

Nadav Lapid‘s talent as a director and scriptwriter is visible in the excellent scenes that open and conclude his movie ‘Synonyms‘ (‘Milim Nirdafot‘ in Hebrew) Which received the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Yoav, the film’s hero, … Continue reading →

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the proof of fire (film: Sauver ou périr – Pierre Niney, 2018)

Posted on March 17, 2019 by admin

Pierre Niney is one of my favorite French actors at the moment. At age 21 he became the youngest resident actor ever at the Comedie Francaise. In the last few years he has captured the attention of cinema lovers and … Continue reading →

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men in water (Film: Le grand bain – Gilles Lellouche, 2018)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by admin

The very fact of making a movie about men in these years when women’s films are the focus of attention is a proof of originality from the director and co-scriptwriter Gilles Lellouche, better known as an actor and only at … Continue reading →

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ode to motherhood (Film: La promesse de l’aube – Eric Barbier, 2017)

Posted on March 7, 2019 by admin

I confess that I had great expectations and some emotions before seeing ‘La promesse de l’aube‘. Romain Gary was together with Boris Vian, the favorite French writer of my adolescence, and ‘La promesse de l’aube‘ was one of my beloved … Continue reading →

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