Tag Archives: Michel Constantin

three spies and one blonde (film: La valise – Georges Lautner, 1973)

Posted on December 25, 2023 by admin

Mireille Darc is the main reason why I chose to see Georges Lautner‘s ‘La valise‘ (distributed on English-speaking markets under the title ‘Man in the Trunk‘). A film like this shouldn’t be taken too seriously, but that doesn’t mean it … Continue reading →

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film noir and dark politics (film: Un condé – Yves Boisset, 1970)

Posted on May 10, 2022 by admin

Yves Boisset is not one of the famous French directors, which amplifies for me the (pleasant) surprise of watching his 1970 film ‘Un condé‘ (‘The Cop‘). The director, who had been Jean-Pierre Melville‘s assistant, among others, demonstrates here that he … Continue reading →

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a rediscovered jewel from the French cinema of the 60s (film: La fiancée du pirate / A Very Curious Girl – Nelly Kaplan, 1969)

Posted on May 26, 2020 by admin

The life of a cinephile holds surprises and sometimes these surprises are very pleasant. This is the case with the discovery of a film made in 1969 – ‘La fiancée du pirate‘ (in English it was distributed under the title … Continue reading →

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film noir in Paris and Marseille (film: Le Deuxième Souffle – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1966)

Posted on March 31, 2020 by admin

Nowadays, films that last more than two hours or even two and a half hours are no longer a rarity, on the contrary, they have become almost the norm. This was not the case in 1966, when Jean-Pierre Melville directed … Continue reading →

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