Tag Archives: Gerard Depardieu

French fun (Film: La Chevre – Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu, 1981)

Posted on December 6, 2018 by admin

I spent a fun evening at the movies watching the 1981 comedy ‘La Chevre‘ written and directed by Francis Veber and starring Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu. It’s quite interesting to see the two French actors at a moment when … Continue reading →

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tragedy of a woman artist (film: Camille Claudel – Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, 1988),

Posted on May 6, 2017 by admin

The year is 2017, Camille Claudel is back in town and she seems to go through a revival and reevaluation of her work and short artistic career. A museum dedicated to her life and art opened in March in the … Continue reading →

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Adieu, Monsieur Chabrol! (Film: Bellamy – Claude Chabrol, 2009)

Posted on April 12, 2013 by admin

Bellamy (or Inspector Bellamy) is the final film in the career that spreads over half a century of director Claude Chabrol, a career started within the cinematic revolution of the French Nouvelle Vague at the end of the 50s in which Chabrol … Continue reading →

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Theater in Time of War (Film: Le Dernier Metro – Truffaut, 1980)

Posted on May 30, 2012 by admin

‘Le Dernier Metro’ is one of the last films Truffaut made, and I believe was the last that premiered during his life time. His period of innovating and revolutionizing the French cinema, breaking conventions and pushing ahead a new way … Continue reading →

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