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young and angry in the city (film: Les cousins – Claude Chabrol, 1959)

After ‘Le beau Serge’, that I had watched a few days ago, I now saw ‘Les cousins‘ (1959), the other film in the diptych that launched Claude Chabrol‘s career and was one of the first successes of the French New … Continue reading

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alone, between two worlds (film: Les fleurs amères – Olivier Meys, 2017)

‘Les fleurs amères‘ (the title in the English distribution is ‘Bitter Flowers‘) is the debut feature film of Belgian director Olivier Meys. It’s also his only film so far, but I sincerely hope there will be more, because Meys demonstrates … Continue reading

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damned be the savior (film: 125, rue Montmartre – Gilles Grangier, 1959)

The year 1959 in which Gilles Grangier‘s ‘125 rue Montmartre‘ was made was not an ordinary year in the history of French cinema. It was the year of the release of films like ‘Les quatre cent coups’ and ‘Hiroshima mon … Continue reading

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a non-family drama (film: Chronique d’une liaison passagère – Emmanuel Mouret, 2022)

‘Chronique d’une liaison passagère‘ (2022 – distributed on the English-language market under the title ‘Diary of a Fleeting Affair‘) gave me the opportunity to re-encounter the films of Emmanuel Mouret (I liked a lot ‘Lady J.’) and to discover an … Continue reading

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love, crime, punishment (film: Coup de chance – Woody Allen, 2023)

Someone counted, and if the count is correct, ‘Coup de chance‘ (2023) is the 50th feature film directed by Woody Allen. The Bronx-born director, screenwriter and actor is nearing the end of his ninth decade of life and seventh decade … Continue reading

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Paris, like any other city (film: Les Olympiades – Jacques Audiard, 2021)

‘Les Olympiades‘ is the name of one of the most non-Parisian districts of Paris, a kind of dormitory district with tall buildings and standardized architecture built in the 1970s. It is also the French name for Jacques Audiard’s latest (2021) … Continue reading

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