Tag Archives: romantic films

Love Story 2024 (film: We Live in Time – John Crowley, 2024)

Posted on October 24, 2024 by admin

Since the first scenes of ‘We Live in Time‘, the 2024 film by the Irish director John Crowley, I had a feeling of ‘déjà vu’. After about a quarter of an hour in the movie, I suddenly remembered. Of course, … Continue reading →

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Claude Berri’s elegant farewell (film: Ensemble, c’est tout – Claude Berri, 2007)

Posted on August 1, 2024 by admin

‘Ensemble, c’est tout’ (2007) is the last film that Claude Berri wrote (based on a novel by Anna Gavalda) and directed to the end. His filmography ends with another film (‘Trésor’), which he was unable to finish and see released, … Continue reading →

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not only for gourmets (film: La passion de Dodin Bouffant – Anh Hung Tran, 2023)

Posted on June 13, 2024 by admin

From the original French title of the film ‘La passion de Dodin Bouffant‘ the essential word we must remember is passion. The 2023 film by director Anh Hung Tran (English title is ‘The Taste of Things‘) depicts a love story … Continue reading →

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Casablanca 2016 (film: Allied – Robert Zemeckis, 2016)

Posted on December 7, 2023 by admin

I believe that Robert Zemeckis conceived ‘Allied‘ (2016) as sort of an homage to one of my most beloved films – Michael Curtiz’s ‘Casablanca’ (1942). The first part of the action takes place exactly in 1942 in Casablanca and the … Continue reading →

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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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love and friendship (film: Falling in Love – Ulu Grosbard, 1984)

Posted on September 16, 2022 by admin

A movie starring Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro, made during a time that represented the peak of their careers can’t be too bad. I confess that I hadn’t heard much about ‘Falling in Love‘ nor about its director Ulu … Continue reading →

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frozen heart (film: Un Coeur en Hiver – Claude Sautet, 1992)

Posted on February 5, 2022 by admin

What is happening on screen in Claude Sautet‘s 1992 film ‘Un coeur en hiver‘ is both very simple and very complicated. It is about an unconsumed and perhaps one-sided love story. We are left to guess what are the inner … Continue reading →

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love triangle (film: Chère inconnue – Moshé Mizrahi, 1980)

Posted on December 29, 2021 by admin

I’m not much of a fan of melodramas. Most movies in that genre leave me indifferent at best, and unwillingly amuse me in the worst cases. However, there are exceptions, and in those cases the effect may be the opposite. … Continue reading →

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triangular love (film: César et Rosalie – Claude Sautet, 1972)

Posted on February 10, 2021 by admin

‘Cesar et Rosalie‘, the title of the 1972 movie by French film director Claude Sautet, can easily be misleading. It is not a simple love story, or rather it is not a single love story, but two. In other words, … Continue reading →

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tender vampires (film: Only Lovers Left Alive – Jim Jarmusch, 2013)

Posted on October 15, 2020 by admin

A vampire movie directed by Jim Jarmusch? This question was asked by Jarmusch fans and vampire movie buffs in 2013, when ‘Only Lovers Left Alive‘ was released on screens. The two categories of moviegoers who apparently do not seem to … Continue reading →

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