Tag Archives: original script

identity games (film: Hit Man – Richard Linklater, 2023)

Posted on May 29, 2024 by admin

I always look forward to the films of Richard Linklater, whom I consider one of the most interesting American filmmakers. His films manage to bring to the screens novel landscapes of American reality and characters that involve their viewers. His … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 28, 2024 by admin

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 →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, Claude Chabrol, French cinema, Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, La Nouvelle Vague, movies filmed in Paris, original script, social drama, Stéphane Audran, uliette Mayniel | Leave a comment

rotten cops satire (film: Les ripoux – Claude Zidi, 1984)

Posted on May 25, 2024 by admin

Not all successes of yesteryear stand the test of time. ‘Les Ripoux‘ (‘My New Partner‘ in English distribution) is one of the successful films of Claude Zidi, a director who was very popular in the 70s and 80s, especially with … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Claude Zidi, French cinema, Les ripoux, original script, Philippe Noiret, police comedy, social comedy, Thierry Lhermitte | Leave a comment

passions at all ages (film: Hemda – Shemi Zarhin, 2024)

Posted on May 24, 2024 by admin

Israeli early viewing: ‘Hemda’ – written and directed by Shemi Zahrin. The film will be released in the commercial network of cinemas in Israel, starting on June 6. ‘Hemda’ is only the 8th feature film made in almost 30 years … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Assi Levy, author cinema, family drama, Hemda, Israeli cinema, original script, Sasson Gabai, Shemi Zarhin, social drama | Leave a comment

the beautiful Serge and the good François (film: Le Beau Serge – Claude Chabrol, 1958)

Posted on May 23, 2024 by admin

‘Le beau Serge’ (1958) is Claude Chabrol‘s first film, considered by many film historians to be the first film of the French New Wave. There are enough arguments in favor of this categorization. Chabrol was the first of the directors … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, Claude Chabrol, Émile Delpierre, French cinema, Gérard Blain, Henri Decaë, Jean-Claude Brialy, La Nouvelle Vague, Le Beau Serge, original script, social drama | 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

war and love (film: I girasoli – Vittorio De Sica, 1970)

Posted on May 20, 2024 by admin

‘I girasoli‘ (‘Sunflower‘ in the English release), Vittorio De Sica‘s 1970 film, is a film that is impossible to judge outside of its historical context. Actually I should say its historical contexts. The film is a war melodrama, the story … Continue reading →

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second tier (film: Challengers – Luca Guadagnino, 2024)

Posted on April 24, 2024 by admin

I am a big fan of tennis and of a few other sports. I also love the art of film. Their meeting should be one in heaven for me, and yet, so far, I haven’t seen a sports fiction movie … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Challengers, coming to age movies, Hollywood movies, Josh O'Connor, Justin Kuritzkes, Luca Guadagnino, Mike Faist, movies about sport, original script, romantic comedy, Zendaya | Leave a comment

from Casablanca to Vienna (film: The Third Man – Carol Reed, 1949)

Posted on April 21, 2024 by admin

Were the 1940s the best years in cinema history? The top three films on my personal list were made at the beginning of that decade. One of them is – you guessed it! – ‘Casablanca’. If we can say that … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alida Valli, Anton Karas, British cinema, Carol Reed, Graham Greene, Joseph Cotten, original script, Orson Welles, Robert Krasker, The Third Man, thriller movies, Trevor Howard | Leave a comment

evil movie (film: When Evil Lurks – Demián Rugna, 2023)

Posted on April 20, 2024 by admin

It’s rare for me to recommend a movie not to be seen, but with ‘When Evil Lurks‘ (original title is ‘Cuando acecha la mandad‘) by Argentinian director and screenwriter Demián Rugna, I’m very close to doing so. I think this … Continue reading →

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