Tag Archives: Charlotte Rampling

young and feelingless (film: Jeune et jolie – François Ozon, 2013)

‘Jeune et Jolie‘ (the English distribution title is ‘Young & Beautiful‘), François Ozon‘s 2013 film reminded me of Bunuel’s ‘Belle de Jour’. Both films have fascinating women as heroines. These practice the oldest profession in the world, but do not … Continue reading

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loss and denial (film: Sous le sable – François Ozon, 2000)

‘Sous le sable‘ (English title ‘Under the Sand‘), made in 2000, is one of the films that marked the rise of François Ozon and positioned him as one of the most important French directors of his generation (the new New … Continue reading

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back to the 40s (film: Farewell, My Lovely – Dick Richards, 1975)

The biography of Dick Richards, the director of ‘Farewell, My Lovely‘ (1975) is an enigma to me. This screen adaptation (the second, the first had been made in 1944) of one of Raymond Chandler‘s novels with private detective Phil Marlowe … Continue reading

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an immersive police investigation (film: On ne meurt que deux fois – Jacques Deray, 1985)

At first glance ‘On ne meurt que deux fois‘ (or ‘He Died with His Eyes Open‘ – the title of the English version) is another detective movie, with a police inspector investigating a murder. And yet this ‘whodunit’ style story … Continue reading

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twilight of a marriage (Film: 45 Years – Andrew Haigh, 2015)

I like films that give the chance to veteran actors whom I love to play in significant roles, suitable for older age. This is the case of Andrew Haigh‘s ‘45 Years‘, a movie which brings together on screen Charlotte Rampling … Continue reading

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when memories change us (Film: The Sense of an Ending – Ristesh Batra, 2017)

‘The Sense of an Ending‘ is quite a demanding film. Its target audience is the mature + age, those who have in their minds and souls enough memories that have had the time to be forgotten or intentionally buried. It … Continue reading

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the most beautiful end of the world (film: Melancholia – Lars von Trier, 2011)

When he is not making provocative statements at news conferences Lars von Trier makes movies. Some of them are shocking. Some of them are stunning. I did not like all his films (Dogville was too dry an experiment for me) and … Continue reading

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