Tag Archives: Emmanuelle Seigner

power game (film: La Vénus à la fourrure – Roman Polanski, 2013)

Roman Polanski‘s films are never simple. ‘La Vénus à la fourrure‘ (English title is ‘Venus in furs‘) is the adaptation of a Tony Award winning play by David Ives based on a novel by 19th century Austrian writer Leopold von … Continue reading

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the writer and her ghost (film: D’après une histoire vraie – Roman Polanski, 2017)

I will try the impossible, namely to write about the penultimate film of Roman Polanski, ignoring his controversial personality and biography. In writing the screenplay for ‘Based on a True Story‘ (original title in French is ‘D’apres une histoire vraie‘), … Continue reading

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nothing new about Vincent (Film: At Eternity’s Gate – Willem Dafoe, 2018)

I believe that Vincent van Gogh would have been very pleased if he could get some royalties from the films that were made about him. The “damned” artist of the generation of post-impressionists, the unrecognized genius who did not sell … Continue reading

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selective truth (Film: Essential Killing – Jerzy Skolimowski, 2010)

The US and NATO war in Afghanistan did not generate yet too many movies. Certainly, not many good movies. A few war and B-series films dealt with the conflict in a  one-sided manner, focusing on the action, demonizing or at … Continue reading

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the power of literature (Film: Dans la maison – Francois Ozon, 2012)

Dans la maison (In the House) directed by Francois Ozon is one of the the most surprising films i have seen lately. Adaptation of a play, the screen is so smart that my major question is how is it that … Continue reading

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