Tag Archives: French cinema

Brigitte Bardot investigates (film: Voulez-vous danser avec moi? – Michel Boisrond, 1959)

Posted on July 18, 2024 by admin

Director Michel Boisrond had already secured in the mid-1950s a name for himself in the history of French cinema, being among the first to cast in leading roles Brigitte Bardot and, a little later, Alain Delon. The collaboration with Brigitte … Continue reading →

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the loneliness of the contract killer (film: Le rapace – José Giovanni, 1968)

Posted on July 9, 2024 by admin

The life of writer, screenwriter and director José Giovanni can be good material for the script of a movie waiting to be made in the future. Giovanni was far from a nice guy in his youth, and when he became … Continue reading →

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not only for gourmets (film: La passion de Dodin Bouffant – Anh Hung Tran, 2023)

Posted on June 13, 2024 by admin

From the original French title of the film ‘La passion de Dodin Bouffant‘ the essential word we must remember is passion. The 2023 film by director Anh Hung Tran (English title is ‘The Taste of Things‘) depicts a love story … Continue reading →

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an improbable love story (film: Mademoiselle Chambon – Stéphane Brizé, 2009)

Posted on June 5, 2024 by admin

‘Mademoiselle Chambon‘ is the first film from Stéphane Brizé‘s filmography that I have the opportunity to watch. It was made in 2009 and the script, on which Brizé is co-author, is an adaptation of a novel by Eric Holder. It’s … Continue reading →

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the body on the beach (film: Inspecteur Lavardin – Claude Chabrol, 1986)

Posted on June 1, 2024 by admin

With ‘Inspecteur Lavardin‘ (1986), Claude Chabrol followed in the footsteps of the success of the film ‘Cop au vin’ made the year before, bringing back to the center of the story the same character that gives the film its title. … Continue reading →

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young and angry in the city (film: Les cousins – Claude Chabrol, 1959)

Posted on May 28, 2024 by admin

After ‘Le beau Serge’, that I had watched a few days ago, I now saw ‘Les cousins‘ (1959), the other film in the diptych that launched Claude Chabrol‘s career and was one of the first successes of the French New … Continue reading →

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rotten cops satire (film: Les ripoux – Claude Zidi, 1984)

Posted on May 25, 2024 by admin

Not all successes of yesteryear stand the test of time. ‘Les Ripoux‘ (‘My New Partner‘ in English distribution) is one of the successful films of Claude Zidi, a director who was very popular in the 70s and 80s, especially with … Continue reading →

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the beautiful Serge and the good François (film: Le Beau Serge – Claude Chabrol, 1958)

Posted on May 23, 2024 by admin

‘Le beau Serge’ (1958) is Claude Chabrol‘s first film, considered by many film historians to be the first film of the French New Wave. There are enough arguments in favor of this categorization. Chabrol was the first of the directors … Continue reading →

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the impossible return (film: Les fantomes d’Ismaël – Arnaud Desplechin, 2017)

Posted on May 22, 2024 by admin

Arnaud Desplechin does not make light movies. His characters seem to have been born and live permanently among dilemmas and crises, and the director’s cinematic visions transport his viewers into the troubled worlds of his heroes. This is also the … Continue reading →

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much more than a revenge movie (film: Revenge – Coralie Fargeat, 2017)

Posted on April 19, 2024 by admin

‘Revenge‘ is the feature debut of French director Coralie Fargeat, a director who doesn’t seem to be in a hurry. She was already 40+ years in 2017 when this film was made, and only this year, as she approaches the … Continue reading →

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