Category Archives: France

Isabelle Adjani & co in “L’Été Meurtrier” [1983 France]

I’m not sufficiently acquainted with the work of Jean Becker to comment here yet, but of the ones I’ve seen, his relatively recent film “Dialogue avec mon Jardinier” remains my favourite. His 1983 film, “L’Été Meurtrier” [Eng. Title: One Deadly … Continue reading

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Alexandra Stewart & Cathryn Harrison in Louis Malle’s “Black Moon” [1975 France, W.Germany]

During the time when Nouvelle Vague was in full flow, there was a French director who wasn’t formally part of it, and yet explored cinema in his own unique way. Louis Malle started in film as a cameraman, and his … Continue reading

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Béatrice Romand in Rohmer’s “Le Beau Mariage” [1982 France]

Here’s your typical Eric Rohmer. “Le Beau Mariage” [Eng. Title: A Good Marriage] is a charming little comedy about a young woman’s desperate quest for social mobility. Rohmer gently pokes fun at society’s obsession with idealised myths, a perfect marriage … Continue reading

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Brigitte Bardot in Jean-Luc Godard’s “Le Mépris” BR720 [1963, France, Italy]

It’s Nouvelle Vague time..! Jean-Luc Godard had wanted to do a film with Brigitte Bardot for a while, and when his first choice actress Kim Novak turned down the role for his new Franco-Italian production “Le Mépris” [Eng. Title: Contempt], … Continue reading

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Arielle Dombasle & co in “Pauline à la Plage” [1983 France]

The great Eric Rohmer took a while getting into directing films, and has since been a bit of an enigma. He finds himself in the pantheon of the Nouvelle Vague, but is quite unlike his peers in terms of defining … Continue reading

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