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Some hilarious thing appear on the screen too - I saw Abbey Road, "Paul is dead", Little Red Ridinghood and the big bad wolf, & "things move too fast these days".
The tensions between following desires and traditions of community are laid out.
And the certainty of death, no matter which choices are made, is presented gently.
It's early hours yet but I'm glad I saw the movie.
#FrenchMovies
Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita, Goldeneye, dies at 72
The French actor was known for supporting roles in films that spanned nearly 40 years.
Inc:
https://piefed.social/c/action_movies/p/1432934/tcheky-karyo-star-of-nikita-goldeneye-dies-at-72
This week just gone we watched a fabulous pair of movies from 1986:
• Jean de Florette
• Manon des Sources
Truly wonderful story telling, with hope, villainy, sadness, and rabbits. Don't watch if a bit squeamish! Very strong characters, well acted.
I had recorded them from SBS some time ago, just checked and they are not on SBS On Demand any more. But if they return, watch them both, in the order listed above!
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091288/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091480/
#Movies #FrenchMovies #FilmNoir #JewelryHeists
I'm sorry I didn't save whoever posted this film earlier in the day. I found it on archive.org and it was definitely a good one! Very tight ending that had me a little worried.
FIND OUT WHAT YOU’RE MADE OF IN THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION. LEARN DISCIPLINE AND SURVIVAL SKILLS. ENTER A STARK DREAMWORLD OF MACHISMO, JEALOUSY AND SUBLIMATED DESIRE. LEARN DISCO DANCING! SIGN UP TODAY. We watched BEAU TRAVAIL (Claire Denis, 2000). #YabtM #reviews #YouTube #movies #film #cinema #FilmMastodon #Cinemastodon #worldcinema #foreigncinema #FrenchMovies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB8kkuVSbKo
Just Jaeckin’s The Last Romantic Lover (1978) may be his best film. A circus performer enters a contest to find the country's most romantic man. A strange, magical, entrancing, insanely romantic film with hints of screwball comedy.
My review: https://princeplanetmovies.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-last-romantic-lover-1978.html
#70smovie #70smovies #1970smovie #1970smovies #cultmovie #cultmovies #JustJaeckin #DayleHaddon #frenchcinema #frenchmovie #frenchmovies #screwballcomedy #screwballcomedies
Borsalino (1970), a gorgeous-looking hugely entertaining French gangster film set in the 30s with Alain Delon and Jean-Paul Belmondo oozing charisma and sexiness and coolness. Don’t overthink this movie. Just wallow in the style.
My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2024/05/borsalino-1970.html
#70smovie #70smovies #1970smovie #1970smovies #cultmovie #cultmovies #frenchcinema #frenchmovie #frenchmovies #AlainDelon #JeanPaulBelmondo #crimemovie #crimemovies #gangstermovie #gangstermovies
One Fine Morning review: Léa Seydoux in a lovely role https://oldaintdead.com/one-fine-morning-review-lea-seydoux-in-a-lovely-role/ ##eldersrock, #CamilleLebanMartins, #ForeignFilms, #LéaSeydoux, #MelvilPoupaud, #MiaHansen-Løve, #OneFineMorning, #UnBeauMatin, #WomenDirectors #Movies #FrenchMovies
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Quai des Orfèvres (1947) is a police procedural, a murder mystery, a showbiz movie (with plenty of seediness and sleaze) and has a slight film noir vibe. A singer will do whatever it takes to reach the top. Good stuff.
My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2024/01/quai-des-orfevres-1947.html
#40smovie #40smovies #1940smovie #1940smovies #classicmovie #classicmovies #frenchmovie #frenchmovies #frenchcinema #HenriGeorgesClouzot #filmnoir
Une Parisienne (1957), an early and incredibly charming Brigitte Bardot romantic comedy. She plays a girl who is really very sweet but a bit naughty in an innocent kind of way. A frothy lightweight romantic sex comedy with Bardot at her most adorable.
My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2020/03/une-parisienne-1957.html
#classicmovie #classicmovies #50smovie #50smovies #1950smovie #1950smovies #frenchcinema #frenchmovie #frenchmovies #romanticcomedy #romanticcomedies #BrigitteBardot
You might expect Claude Chabrol’s Blue Panther to be a lighthearted 1965 eurospy romp but it isn't. Chabrol is trying to deconstruct the genre and play other similar games. If that appeals to you you'll love the film. If not, you'll be bored.
#cultmovies #cultmovie #60smovie #60smovies #1960smovie #1960smovies #eurospymovies #eurospy #ClaudeChabrol #frenchcinema #frenchmovie #frenchmovies
Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville (1965), a weird disorienting dystopian sci-fi secret agent hardboiled pulp arthouse B-movie homage. The plot makes no sense but it's a strangely enjoyable oddball little movie quite unlike any other.
My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2023/04/alphaville-1965-blu-ray-review.html
#classicmovies #classicmovie #1960smovie #frenchmovie #frenchmovies #frenchcinema #artmovies #cultmovies #cultmovie #eurocult #eurocultmovies #JeanLucGodard #EddieConstantine #AnnaKarina #Paracinema #psychotronic #psychotronicmovies
Roger Vadim's Love on a Pillow (1962) is a psycho-sexual melodrama starring Brigitte Bardot. It deals with freedom versus responsibility, free love versus marriage.
This is Bardot in a more serious complex role (moving away from her early romantic comedies) and she's superb. Great movie.
My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2011/07/love-on-pillow-1962.html
#classicmovies #classicmovie #1960smovie #frenchmovie #frenchmovies #frenchcinema #artmovies #cultmovies #cultmovie #eurocult #eurocultmovies #RogerVadim #BrigitteBardot
Marcel Carné's Hôtel du Nord (1938), a perfect example of 1930s French film noir (or poetic realism). A young couple decide to spend their last night on Earth in a cheap hotel in Paris.
A superb movie that works on both an intellectual and emotional level.
My review: https://dfordoom-movieramblings.blogspot.com/2010/03/hotel-du-nord-1938.html
#MarcelCarne #classicmovies #classicmovie #1930smovie #FrenchCinema #filmnoir #poeticrealism #frenchmovie #frenchmovies
The lighter films of Eric Rhomer have the most delightfully French philosophical conversations in places such as cafeterias. I just cannot imagine overhearing anything like it in a London coffee shop.
#Philosophy #EricRhomer #FrenchMovies #BFI
