Tag Archives: Jean-Louis Trintignant

a duel of giants (film: Flic Story – Jacques Deray, 1975)

‘Flic Story‘ (1975) is one of the last films in a remarkable series of films ‘noir’ inspired by the world of French gangsters, made between the 1950s and the 1970s. The master of the genre was Jean-Pierre Melville, whose last … Continue reading

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Kafka at the Bank (film: L’argent des autres – Christian de Chalonges, 1978)

‘L’argent des autres’, Christian de Chalonge‘s movie, was one of the best films of 1978 in France, enjoying box-office success and receiving the two most important Cesar awards – for the best film and for the best direction. It is … Continue reading

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hell is sometimes ‘cool’ (film: Eaux profondes – Michel Deville, 1981)

The American remake was released on screens a year ago. I did not get to watching it yet, and I’m not sure if I will soon. ‘Eaux profondes‘, the 1981 adaptation of the novel ‘Deep Water’ (this is also the … Continue reading

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a thriller to rediscover (film: Un homme à abattre – Philippe Condroyer, 1967)

‘Un homme a abattre‘ (the English distribution title is ‘A Man to Kill‘) is an unjustly forgotten film made in 1967 that deserves to be rediscovered. Its director is Philippe Condroyer, a director who has only three feature films in … Continue reading

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

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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Mata Hari and La Nouvelle Vague (film: Mata Hari, agent H21 – Jean-Louis Richard, 1964)

Cinema’s love story with the character of Mata Hari began only a few years after the execution by shooting squad of the famous spy. When Jeanne Moreau played, in 1964, her role in the film ‘Mata Hari, agent H21‘ directed … Continue reading

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not only for Romy and Jean-Louis (film: Le combat dans l’île – Alain Cavalier, 1962)

The long goodbye that we are taking from Jean-Louis Trintignant gave us the opportunity to see some of his most famous films but also a few lesser known ones. The latter category includes ‘Le Combat dans l’île‘, the feature film … Continue reading

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a lost letter (film: Le bon plaisir – Francis Girod, 1984)

At the end of ‘Le bon plaisir‘ (1984), the film directed by Francis Girod, before the credits, a routine disclaimer is displayed stating that the story and the characters are imaginary. In fact, the relationship between this film and reality … Continue reading

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who is on the run? (film: Le secret – Robert Enrico, 1974)

The presence in the cast of Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret and Marlene Jobert should be enough to make ‘Le secret‘, Roberto Enrico’s 1974 film a memorable one. And yet this is an almost completely forgotten film. This seems completely incomprehensible … Continue reading

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the last Truffaut (film: Vivement Dimanche! – Francois Truffaut, 1983)

It is very difficult for us, those who admired and loved François Truffaut to judge the 1983 ‘Vivement Dimanche!‘ (the English title is ‘Confidentially Yours‘ without taking into account the ruthless label that fate has attached to it: his last … Continue reading

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