Category Archives: Catherine Deneuve
Love Songs (1984)
“I wish they’d leave it to me. I would fill the world with joy. A safer place for girls and boys.” I rented Love Songs (AKA Paroles et Musique) a 1984 film from director Elie Chouraqui based on the fact … Continue reading
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Hotel des Ameriques (1981)
Catherine Deneuve is always worth watching, and she’s certainly the best thing in Andre Techine’s 1981 film Hotel des Ameriques. Helene (Catherine Deneuve) is a stressed-out anesthesiologist when she (literally) runs into Gilles Tisserand (Patrick Dewaere) one evening. Exhausted, but … Continue reading
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The Scene of the Crime (1986)
Nothing ignites in this dull drama As a fan of Catherine Deneuve, I finally got my hands on a copy of The Scene of the Crime, a film by Andre Techine. Techine films are hit-and-miss for me, but since the … Continue reading
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Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
Mississippi Mermaid is an early Francois Truffaut film, and if it looks familiar–it may be that you’ve seen Original Sin–the Angelina Jolie/Antonio Banderas remake of the film. Louis Mahe (Jean-Paul Belmondo) plays a wealthy factory owner who lives on the … Continue reading
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Changing Times (2004)
“You can’t possess someone without hurting him or her.” Thirty-one years ago, Cecile (Catherine Deneuve) and Antoine (Gerard Depardieu) were madly in love and swore that they would spend the rest of their lives together. But things didn’t work out, … Continue reading
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