Tag Archives: Jacques Audiard

from narco-thriller to musical soap opera and back (film: Emilia Pérez – Jacques Audiard, 2024)

Jacques Audiard has never disappointed me before. Many of his films have as their main theme (or one of the main themes) the search for identity and changes of identity. Many of the memorable characters in his films search for … Continue reading

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postponed love (film: Sur mes lèvres – Jacques Audiard, 2001)

Thrillers attract audiences and sell well. Producers love them and many script writers and directors aspire to make good thrillers. Some succeed, others less so. Jacques Audiard, the director and co-writer of the 2001 film ‘Sur mes lèvres‘ (the English … Continue reading

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Paris, like any other city (film: Les Olympiades – Jacques Audiard, 2021)

‘Les Olympiades‘ is the name of one of the most non-Parisian districts of Paris, a kind of dormitory district with tall buildings and standardized architecture built in the 1970s. It is also the French name for Jacques Audiard’s latest (2021) … Continue reading

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the story of a fake hero (Film: Un héros très discret – Jacques Audiard, 1996)

Successful revolutions and liberation movements that succeed often suffer from an interesting syndrome. Several weeks, months, years after the events, there are more and more “heroes” claiming deeds of bravery. In Romanian, the proverb that characterizes this syndrome is ‘Many … Continue reading

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a boring western (Film: The Sisters Brothers – Jacques Audiard, 2018)

I find rather funny the debates about ‘what was better – the book or the film inspired by the book?’. It’s like comparing apples and oranges in my opinion. Literature and cinema are different arts, they use different means to … Continue reading

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rust and bone, flesh and soul (Film: De rouille et d’os – Jacques Audiard, 2012)

This is the second film that I see directed by Jacques Audiard, a cinema personality who seems to have written many more scripts than movies that he had made. I am yet to see Un prophete which is considered his best, … Continue reading

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Film: De battre mon coeur s’est arrêté (Jacques Audiard – 2005)

I did not see yet the last film of Jacques Audiard Un Prophete which enjoyed great success in Europe and was brought to Israel a few weeks ago. I did however have the opportunity to see now (from the ARTE … Continue reading

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