Tag Archives: Jean-Pierre Léaud

Truffaut settling down? (film: Domicile conjugal – François Truffaut, 1970)

‘Domicile conjugal‘ (‘Bed & Board‘ in the English distribution) was made by François Truffaut 11 years after ‘Les quatre cents coups’, one of the three films that launched the ‘Nouvelle Vague’ and changed the direction of French and world cinema. … Continue reading

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Generation 1965 (film: Masculin féminin – Jean-Luc Godard, 1966)

The best tribute we can pay to a filmmaker who is no longer with us is to watch his films. Discuss them with our movie-loving friends. Write about them. Jean-Luc Godard‘s death created the opportunity to watch or re-watch some … Continue reading

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mid-age crisis of the New Wave (film: Irma Vep – Olivier Assayas, 1996)

Movie about movie making are a cinematic genre that has produced many remarkable creations over time. Filmmakers like to make films about their profession. Many of them are tributes to the great creators of the past, rarer are films that … Continue reading

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