Tag Archives: Paris
Vénus Noire (2010)
Some stories need to be told, but it doesn’t necessarily follow that those stories–transcribed to film–result in an enjoyable or entertaining experience. This of course brings up the whole question of just what we expect when we place a DVD in … Continue reading
Filed under France
Les Invités de Mon Père (2010)
“Some militant acts are easier on the eye than others.” I’m a die-hard fan of Fabrice Luchini, and I’ll watch any film in which he features. For that reason, I bought Les Invités de Mon Père, a 2010 film from … Continue reading
Filed under Fabrice Luchini, France
Full Moon in Paris (1984)
“A myriad possibilities were out there waiting.” Full Moon in Paris (Les Nuits de la Pleine Lune) is the fourth film in director Eric Rohmer’s Comedies and Proverbs series, and this film is inspired by the proverb: ‘A … Continue reading
Filed under Eric Rohmer, Fabrice Luchini, France
Les Bonnes Femmes (1960)
“I’m waiting for a special occasion.” French director, Claude Chabrol is often compared to Alfred Hitchcock–and that comparison seems justified in the 1960, early Chabrol film, Les Bonnes Femmes. This is the story of four Parisian shop girls who spend … Continue reading
Filed under Claude Chabrol, France
Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)
“They spin around their hearts.” A young, motherless Jewish boy, Moses “Momo” Schmitt lives with his dour, unpleasant father in a Parisian slum. Moses is left to his own devices for most of the time and as an ex-facto housekeeper, … Continue reading
Un Coeur en Hiver (1992)
“I don’t usually throw myself at people.” In Un Coeur en Hiver (A Heart in Winter) Maxim (Andre Dussollier) and Stephan (Daniel Auteuil) work together in Paris. Maxim (Andre Dussollier) owns and runs a business that specializes in violins. Maxim’s … Continue reading
Filed under Claude Sautet, Daniel Auteuil, France
Since Otar Left (2003)
“You’ll do anything to please your mum.” The French film Since Otar Left is set in post Soviet-rule Georgia and concerns a household of three women–the Grandmother Eka (Esther Gorintin), daughter Marina (Nino Khomassouridze), and granddaughter Ada (Dinara Droukarova). The … Continue reading
Filed under France
Tchao Pantin (1983)
“I’m a nobody.” In the gritty French crime drama, Tchao Pantin, Lambert (Coluche), an overweight, morose, middle-aged man covers the night shift at a Parisian petrol station. This solitary existence–with just the occasional disturbance by a passing customer seems to … Continue reading
Filed under Claude Berri, Crime, France
Bluebeard (1944)
“I knew I couldn’t undo the wrongs I’d done.” The film Bluebeard from cult director Edgar G. Ulmer is set in 19th Century France and begins with the police fishing yet another body out of the Seine. It seems that … Continue reading
Filed under Crime
Mr. Klein (1976)
“The subject could well be a member of the Semitic race.”, It’s WWII, and Mr. Klein (Alain Delon) is an affluent Parisian who lives–like a parasite–off the misfortunes of the Jewish population. He’s a well-heeled collector, and financially strapped Jews … Continue reading
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