Tag Archives: Kristin Scott Thomas

another movie about the Boleyn sisters (film: The Other Boleyn Girl – Justin Chadwick, 2008)

Posted on July 11, 2024 by admin

One does not learn the history of Verona from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ – neither from Shakespeare’s play, nor from Zeffirelli’s film, nor from Prokofiev’s ballet. This is what historical treatises are written and read for. Likewise, the story of the … Continue reading →

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the price of love (film: Partir – Catherine Corsini, 2009)

Posted on December 1, 2023 by admin

‘Partir‘ (2009) is my first encounter with a film by the French director Catherine Corsini. The impression is mostly positive. Corsini (who is also the main author of the film’s script) seems to me to be a mature filmmaker, master … Continue reading →

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a West End show on screen (Film: The Party – Sally Potter, 2017)

Posted on February 10, 2018 by admin

The format of the British film “The Party” directed by Sally Potter is quite unusual. It’s total screen time is just over one hour, which places the film in the class of mid-sized features, not very popular nowadays. It is … Continue reading →

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roots of leadership (Film: Darkest Hour – Gary Oldman, 2017)

Posted on January 31, 2018 by admin

This season of the Academy Awards has two strong contenders in movies that deal with the events that took place in May and early June 1940. While Christopher Nolan‘s Dunkirk used the power of the computer effects to retrace the … Continue reading →

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love in times of war (Film: Suite francaise – Michelle Williams, 2014)

Posted on December 30, 2015 by admin

The life and death of Irène Némirovsky and the fate of the cycle of novels that inspired ‘Suite francaise‘ could be the subject of a thrilling movie, a different one. Born in 1903 in an Ukrainian Jewish family, she took … Continue reading →

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French thriller a l’americaine (Film: Ne le dis à personne – François Cluzet, 2006)

Posted on May 2, 2015 by admin

The music in the opening scene of this French movie should give a strong hint to the viewer about what to expect. It’s a soul song which combines oddly with the first shots of an apparently idyllic gathering in the … Continue reading →

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the power of literature (Film: Dans la maison – Francois Ozon, 2012)

Posted on March 3, 2013 by admin

Dans la maison (In the House) directed by Francois Ozon is one of the the most surprising films i have seen lately. Adaptation of a play, the screen is so smart that my major question is how is it that … Continue reading →

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