Tag Archives: miserable marriages
Happy Happy (2010)
Ok, so the Norwegian film Happy Happy (Sykt Lykkelig) from director Anne Sewistsky may not change your world, but it is an entertaining way to spend 85 minutes–especially if you’re interested to see how climate impacts personal lives. Happy Happy begins with … Continue reading
Under Capricorn (1949)
“You took part in an unsavoury debauch.” Whenever I watch a film that deals with the old convict days of Australia, I wonder how modern-day Australians feel about this part of their history, so that thought cropped up as I watched the lesser-known … Continue reading
Filed under Hitchcock, Period Piece
Thérèse Desqueyroux (1962)
“I only remember loathing my husband even more than usual.” Thérèse Desqueyroux, a 1962 black & white film from director Georges Franju, is based on the book by Francois Mauriac. The film begins with the acquittal of Thérèse Desqueyroux who’s been charged with the … Continue reading
Filed under France
Someone I Loved (Je L’Aimais) 2009
“Dealing with a Frenchman in love is too dangerous.” Someone I loved (Je L’Aimais) is based on the best-selling novel by Anna Gavalda. It’s the story of Pierre (Daniel Auteuil), who takes his daughter-in-law, Chloe (Florence Loiret Caille) and two … Continue reading
Filed under Daniel Auteuil, France
Carry On Abroad (1972)
“I say, hold on old chap, we’re British.” During the 1970s, British holidaymakers returning from abroad often had horror stories to tell of miserable holidays spent in half-finished hotels, so it’s no wonder that the Carry On team decided to take … Continue reading
Filed under British, Carry On Films
Paid in Full (1950)
“You can build a career on being beautiful but not a marriage.” If I watch a tearjerker, then I want a film that gives enough unabashed, glorious lurid melodrama that we can wallow in it. Douglas Sirk was the master … Continue reading
Filed under Drama, Lizabeth Scott
Sidewalks of New York (2001)
“We’ll put that romantic crap to bed for once and for all.” It’s impossible to watch Sidewalks of New York without realizing that the film is either a homage to, or derivative of, Woody Allen. But that doesn’t make Sidewalks … Continue reading
Filed under Drama
Husbands and Wives (1992)
“I’ve always had this penchant for what I call Kamikaze women….I call them Kamikaze because they crash their plane into you. You die with them.” The film Husbands and Wives, Woody Allen’s brilliantly funny examination of marriage, begins with married … Continue reading
Filed under Woody Allen
Nest of the Gentry (1969)
“Is it true that I’m home at last?” The Soviet film, A Nest of the Gentry (Dvoryanskoe Gnezdo) is based on the novel by Ivan Turgenev. It’s the story of the return home of disillusioned Lavretsky (Leonid Kulagin) after he separates from … Continue reading
Filed under Soviet
Coup de Torchon (1981)
“I’ve got no choice. First, I’m underpaid; second, my wife takes all my money;and third, fining you is practically a civic duty.” In the French film Coup de Torchon (Clean Slate), Jim Thompson’s noir novel Pop. 1280 is transposed from … Continue reading
Filed under France, Isabelle Huppert
