Tag Archives: Jean-Paul Belmondo

Super-Belmondo (film: Les mariés de l’an deux – Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1971)

Posted on February 1, 2024 by admin

‘Les mariés de l’an deux‘ made in 1971 and directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau is an example of what in the 60s and 70s was a combination of period films and crowd-pleasers. They say that ‘they don’t make movies like this … Continue reading →

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Citoyen Stavisky (film: Stavisky – Alain Resnais, 1974)

Posted on December 5, 2023 by admin

‘Stavisky‘ (1974) is Alain Resnais‘ most successful film with the public, which may be partly due to the fact that it’s one of his most accessible films, but mostly to the exceptional cast led including Jean-Paul Belmondo. For him, the … 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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two legends (film: Un singe en hiver – Henri Verneuil, 1962)

Posted on October 9, 2021 by admin

In 1962, the year when Henri Verneuil made ‘Un singe en hiver‘, Jean Gabin was 58 years old (younger than Tom Cruise is today!), He was already considered a ‘sacred monster’ of the French screen and had entered the final … Continue reading →

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the eye of Godard (film: Pierrot le Fou – Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)

Posted on September 23, 2021 by admin

The departure of Jean-Paul Belmondo gave us, the cinema lovers, the opportunity to see for the first time or to watch again some of the remarkable films that marked his career which started over 60 years ago. ‘Pierrot le fou’ … Continue reading →

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top of the wave (film: A bout de souffle – Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)

Posted on April 29, 2021 by admin

MyBelmondo cure this week concludes with ‘A bout de souffle‘, Godard‘s 1960 film, a film I love so much that I unhesitatingly gave it a very rare 10/10 on IMDB. Why do I really like this movie? In my opinion, … Continue reading →

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love, fraud, death, and … love (Film: La sirene du Mississipi – Francois Truffaut, 1969)

Posted on April 28, 2021 by admin

In 1969, when François Truffaut directed ‘La sirene du Mississipi‘ (the spelling mistake appears in the original French title, the English title is ‘Mississippi Mermaid‘) he already had ten years of cinematic experience as a feature film director. Some of … Continue reading →

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Belmondo and Friends (film: Flic ou voyou – Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1979)

Posted on April 26, 2021 by admin

‘Flic ou voyou‘ (English title is ‘Cop or Hood‘) made in 1979 by Georges Lautner is first and foremost a Belmondo movie. The screenplay (adaptation of a novel, with dialogues written by Michel Audiard) is written with the goal to … Continue reading →

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the charm of Belmondo (film: L’as des as – Gerard Oury, 1982)

Posted on December 25, 2020 by admin

In 1982, when he made ‘L’as des as‘ (the English title is ‘Ace of Aces‘) Gérard Oury was a highly regarded director in France and had also gained an international reputation with action comedy films, including the best known of … Continue reading →

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a classic of the French ‘film noir’ (film: Le doulos – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1962)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by admin

Made in 1962, ‘Le doulos‘ is probably the most characteristic ‘film noir’ of Jean-Pierre Melville‘s career. It is also the film in which the French director expresses openly on screen, with cinematographic means, his total devotion to the American cinematography … Continue reading →

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