Tag Archives: Mathieu Amalric

love and crime in a small French town (film: La chambre bleue – Mathieu Amalric, 2014)

Posted on August 21, 2024 by admin

Mathieu Amalric is one of my favorite actors and his presence on the credits of a movie is reason enough to want to see him. From time to time he is also behind the camera as a film director. This … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged French cinema, Georges Simenon, inspired by a novel, La chambre bleue, Léa Drucker, Mathieu Amalric, psychological thriller, Stéphanie Cléau | Leave a comment

the impossible return (film: Les fantomes d’Ismaël – Arnaud Desplechin, 2017)

Posted on May 22, 2024 by admin

Arnaud Desplechin does not make light movies. His characters seem to have been born and live permanently among dilemmas and crises, and the director’s cinematic visions transport his viewers into the troubled worlds of his heroes. This is also the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Arnaud Desplechin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, French cinema, Hippolyte Girardot, László Szabó, Les fantomes d'Ismaël, love triangle, Mathieu Amalric, original script, romantic drama | Leave a comment

time capsule (film: Fin août, début septembre – Olivier Assayas, 1998)

Posted on August 7, 2023 by admin

25 years have passed since the release of ‘Fin août, début septembre‘. Watching it a generation later was a very interesting experience for me. In 1998, Olivier Assayas had just enjoyed success with ‘Irma Vep’, until today considered one of … Continue reading →

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power game (film: La Vénus à la fourrure – Roman Polanski, 2013)

Posted on February 2, 2023 by admin

Roman Polanski‘s films are never simple. ‘La Vénus à la fourrure‘ (English title is ‘Venus in furs‘) is the adaptation of a Tony Award winning play by David Ives based on a novel by 19th century Austrian writer Leopold von … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Emmanuelle Seigner, erotic drama, international movies production, La Vénus à la fourrure, Mathieu Amalric, men - women relations, Roman Polanski, theater in film, Venus in Fur | Leave a comment

Apocalypse will come on the 14th of July (film: Les derniers jours du monde – Larrieu brothers, 2009)

Posted on December 8, 2022 by admin

‘Les derniers jour du monde‘ (the title of the English version is ‘Happy End‘), the film by brothers Jean-Marie and Arnaud Larrieu, was made in 2009, at a time when films with apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic themes – anyway among the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged apocalypse movies, Arnaud Larrieu, Catherine Frot, erotic drama, French cinema, Jean-Marie Larrieu, Karin Viard, Larrieu brothers, Les derners jours du monde, Mathieu Amalric, relationship drama, Sergi Lopez | Leave a comment

a reverence to printed journalism (film: The French Dispatch – Wes Anderson, 2021)

Posted on December 8, 2021 by admin

Wes Anderson planned to launch ‘The French Dispatch‘, his latest extravagant fantasy, at Cannes, with the red carpet deployed for his stars, and when Corona canceled the 2020 film festival, the director along with the film’s producers decided to postpone … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Adrien Brody, Benicio del Toro, Frances McDormand, Hollywood movies, Lea Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric, Steve Park, The French Dispatch, Tilda Swinton, Timothee Chalamet, Wes Anderson | Leave a comment

first in bed and then in love … maybe (Film: The Singer / Quand j’étais chanteur – Gérard Depardieu, 2006)

Posted on March 24, 2020 by admin

Alain and Marion, the heroes of ‘Quand j’etais chanteur‘ (the English title is ‘The Singer‘) directed by Xavier Giannoliand released on screens in 2006, meet, feel attracted to each other, and spend together what could have remained a one-night stand. … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Cecile de France, Christine Citti, French cinema, Gerard Depardieu, Mathieu Amalric, The Singer, Xavier Giannoli | Leave a comment

magic in the 19th arrondissement (TV series: L’agent immobilier – Etgar Keret, Shira Geffen, 2019)

Posted on February 7, 2020 by admin

The local cinematheque gave us last night the opportunity to see the Franco-Belgian mini-series ‘L’Agent immobilier‘ written and directed by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen. The four episodes with a total duration of three hours could very well be a … Continue reading →

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another view of the Dreyfus case (film: J’Accuse – Roman Polanski, 2019)

Posted on December 14, 2019 by admin

More than 120 years after the events, the Dreyfus case seems to never die. The story of the Jewish officer wrongfully convicted of espionage on the basis of false accusations is reminded every time the honesty, integrity or patriotism of … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged An Officer and a Spy, French cinema, Jean Dujardin, Mathieu Amalric, Robert Harris, Roman Polanski | Leave a comment

an ambiguous thriller (Film: L’amour est un crime parfait – Mathieu Amalric, 2013)

Posted on September 28, 2019 by admin

‘Love is the Perfect Crime’ (‘L’amour est un crime parfait’ in French) is one of the most formidable movie titles I can remember. A title that promises a combination of thriller and love story, which is indeed part of what … Continue reading →

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