Tag Archives: Jean-Claude Brialy

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

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)

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

‘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 world as a madhouse (film: Le roi de coeur – Philippe de Broca, 1966)

‘Le roi de coeur‘ starts from a formidable idea and ends up betting too much on it. In the filmography of director Philippe de Broca, the film occupies a special place, being considered one of his most ‘serious’ films in … Continue reading

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underrated movie and film director (film: Éducation sentimentale – Alexandre Astruc, 1962)

The funniest nickname I found in the biographies of Alexandre Astruc, the director of ‘Sentimental Education’ (1962) is ‘Uncle of the New French Wave’. This characterization is based on the theoretical writings that Astruc left behind. One of the most … Continue reading

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