Tag Archives: French cinema

a gem (Film: L’homme du train – Patrice Leconte, 2002)

Posted on February 8, 2018 by admin

Destiny decided that Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday, the two wonderful lead actors of “L’homme du train” (“Man on the Train“) died a couple of months apart, at the end of 2017. Destiny or coincidence? This question is actually one … Continue reading →

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another perspective of the end (Film: Happy End – Michael Haneke, 2017)

Posted on February 7, 2018 by admin

If anybody thought after seeing ‘Amour‘ and especially its ending that Michael Haneke turned to be a little bit softer towards its characters and show them some mercy, than his or her expectations will be definitely be contradicted by his most … Continue reading →

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Godard – father of inventions (Film: Vivre sa vie – Jean-Luc Godard, 1962)

Posted on January 26, 2018 by admin

I usually try to form my opinion about films based on how entertaining or interesting or enriching or none of these I felt that they were during the time spent watching them. Only afterwards I try to understand why I … Continue reading →

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the family troubles of the winemakers (film: Ce qui nous lie – Cédric Klapisch, 2017)

Posted on December 30, 2017 by admin

People who love wine will have a lot of reasons to like Cédric Klapisch‘ film ‘Ce qui nou lie‘ (the English title is ‘Back to Burgundy‘). The landscape of Burgundy beautifully filmed during all the seasons of the year is … Continue reading →

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the great puppeteer (Film: La double vie de Véronique – Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1991)

Posted on October 7, 2017 by admin

Seeing the films of Krzysztof Kieslowski is a special experience, now, more than two decades since he stopped making films, and died soon after. The Polish director’s relative short life (he died at the age of 54) and career (less … Continue reading →

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solid war drama (Film: The Man with the Iron Heart – Cédric Jimenez, 2017)

Posted on August 26, 2017 by admin

The assassination in Prague in 1942 of Reinhardt Heydrich – ‘protector’ of Bohemia and Moravia and one of the planners of the ‘final solution’ – was one of the most spectacular events of WWII. Although it did not change dramatically … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Cédric Jimenez, Czech cinema, French cinema, HHhH, Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Stephen Graham, The Man with the Iron Heart | Leave a comment

mirror games (film: L’amant double – Francois Ozon, 2017)

Posted on August 17, 2017 by admin

After having seen last week the 2016 “Frantz” I continued yesterday my (François) Ozon cure with “The Double Lover” (or “L’amant double” in original) the latest film of the French director, a film that was present also in the 2017 … Continue reading →

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victims of war (Film: Frantz – Francois Ozon, 2016)

Posted on August 12, 2017 by admin

‘Frantz‘ is one of those films that follows you long after the screening is over. What I and maybe many other viewers of François Ozon‘s 2016 film will remember years from now will be the silhouettes of the two principal … Continue reading →

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La Grande Nostalgie (Film: La Grande Vadrouille – Louis de Funes, Bourvil, 1966)

Posted on July 29, 2017 by admin

Comedies age. All things age actually, films included, comedies included. Seeing 50 years later a film that you remember having laughed at until falling under the chair (this is a Romanian expression, I hope it’s clear what it means) is … Continue reading →

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an early different approach to ww2 stories (Film: La vingt-cinquième heure – Anthony Quinn, 1967)

Posted on June 8, 2017 by admin

It’s only now that I had the occasion to see ‘La vingt-cinquième heure’ (The 25th Hour, or ‘Ora 25’ in Romanian) a film made exactly 50 years ago. In 1967, Anthony Quinn was at the peak of his acting career … Continue reading →

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