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Aurore Broutin in Dumont’s “Hors Satan” [2011 France]

Bruno Dumont’s reflections on the esoteric continues with another beautifully crafted film, “Hors Satan” [DVD Eng. Title: Out Satan]. Storyline: A village loner, almost a vagabond, lives and sleeps in the marshes. The ranger wants him out of the land, … Continue reading

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Kristin Scott Thomas in “Un Été Inoubliable” [1994 Romania, France]

The sojourn into eastern European cinema continues with a film from renowned Romanian director Lucian Pintilie, the Franco-Romanian production, “Un Été Inoubliable” [Romanian Title: O Vara de Neuitat, English Title: An Unforgettable Summer]. Multifaceted Pintilie started making films in communist … Continue reading

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Reymonde Amsalem in “Lebanon” [2009 Israel, France, Germany]

Israeli director Samuel Moz used his personal experiences as soldier during the First Lebanon War to make the drama “Lebanon”, a Franco-German-Israeli co-production. For a feature-film debut, this wasn’t a bad effort at all, quite commendable as a matter of … Continue reading

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Emmanuelle Béart in “Les Égarés” [2003 France]

For all its originality and haunting imagery, the wartime drama “Les Égarés” [Eng. Title: Strayed] from André Téchiné remains one of his most underrated films. Much like a summer storm – it is idyllic one moment and nasty another, we … Continue reading

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Emmanuelle Béart in “Histoire de Marie et Julien” [2003 France, Italy]

Jacques Rivette is definitely one of the influential directors of the Nouvelle Vague, even if he’s probably lesser known than the likes of Godard and Chabrol outside of France. His style is telling a story through observation – you get … Continue reading

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