Tag Archives: Jane Birkin

Poirot on a Mediterranean Island (film: Evil Under the Sun – Guy Hamilton, 1982)

Posted on January 22, 2025 by admin

‘Evil Under the Sun‘ (1982) is my favorite film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novels in which the role of Hercule Poirot is played by Peter Ustinov. The script is well written, the narrative is clear, the dialogues are humorous and … Continue reading →

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fun at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (film: Quai d’Orsay – Bertrand Tavernier, 2013)

Posted on August 2, 2023 by admin

Before all, I chose to watch ‘Quai d’Orsay‘ (distributed with the English title ‘The French Minister’) because it is the last film made by Bertrand Tavernier, a director I really appreciate. The presence of Jane Birkin in the cast was … Continue reading →

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2 x Belmondo, 1 (and only) Raquel Welch (film: L’animal – Claude Zidi, 1977)

Posted on June 9, 2023 by admin

‘L’animal‘, made in 1977, is a film shrouded in stardust. The director is Claude Zidi, one of the most famous French authors of popular comedies, who is also the co-author of the screenplay whose dialogues are written by the legendary … Continue reading →

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the improbable lover (film: Le mouton enragé – Michel Deville, 1974)

Posted on March 13, 2023 by admin

Michel Deville quietly left us and this world a few weeks ago, and his disappearance would have gone unnoticed, for me at least, if some television stations had not marked the sad event by programming some of his films. A … Continue reading →

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