Tag Archives: Pierre Niney

truth at all price (film: Boite Noire – Yann Gozlann, 2021)

Here is a movie that I beleive deserves a better fate than the one it has had so far. ‘Boite noire‘ (or ‘Black Box‘ in English) directed by Yann Gozlan, who is also co-author of the screenplay, got lost in … Continue reading

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the proof of fire (film: Sauver ou périr – Pierre Niney, 2018)

Pierre Niney is one of my favorite French actors at the moment. At age 21 he became the youngest resident actor ever at the Comedie Francaise. In the last few years he has captured the attention of cinema lovers and … Continue reading

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ode to motherhood (Film: La promesse de l’aube – Eric Barbier, 2017)

I confess that I had great expectations and some emotions before seeing ‘La promesse de l’aube‘. Romain Gary was together with Boris Vian, the favorite French writer of my adolescence, and ‘La promesse de l’aube‘ was one of my beloved … Continue reading

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victims of war (Film: Frantz – Francois Ozon, 2016)

‘Frantz‘ is one of those films that follows you long after the screening is over. What I and maybe many other viewers of François Ozon‘s 2016 film  will remember years from now will be the silhouettes of the two principal … Continue reading

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