Tag Archives: Sophie Marceau

love, swords, and revolution (film: ‘Chouans!’ – Philippe de Broca, 1988)

The most memorable of the lead heroes of ‘Chouans!‘, the 1988 historical movie directed by Philippe de Broca is Count Savinien de Kerfadec played by the formidable Philippe Noiret. A man of the Enlightenment, an inventor passionate about science and … Continue reading

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the subject deserved a better movie (Film: Les femmes de l’ombre – Sophie Marceau, 2008)

Winning WWII was to a large extent the merit of women – many kept the economy and the households working, many other served in different tasks in the armed forces, and yes – a few fought in secret missions. Cinema … Continue reading

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