Tag Archives: Gerard Depardieu

Citoyen Stavisky (film: Stavisky – Alain Resnais, 1974)

‘Stavisky‘ (1974) is Alain Resnais‘ most successful film with the public, which may be partly due to the fact that it’s one of his most accessible films, but mostly to the exceptional cast led including Jean-Paul Belmondo. For him, the … Continue reading

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testing the limits (film: La dernière femme – Marco Ferreri, 1976)

Before Lars von Trier (the ‘bad’ one – the one who directed ‘Antichrist’ and ‘Nymphomaniac’) there was Marco Ferreri. In 1976, when he made ‘La dernière femme‘, the Italian screenwriter and director had wowed bourgeois audiences (and the members of … Continue reading

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Marion & Edith (film: La Môme – Olivier Dahan, 2007)

The 2007 biopic Olivier Dahan directed (and co-wrote) about Edith Piaf has two titles, both in French. In the original version it is called ‘La Môme‘ (which would roughly translate as ‘the kid girl’), an allusion to the singer’s first … Continue reading

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Depardieu and Baye meet at the peak (film: Rive droite, rive gauche – Philippe Labro, 1984)

‘Rive droite, rive gauche‘ (1984) is the last of the 9 films in the career of director Philippe Labro. I don’t know exactly why Labro, who had been a friend and film disciple of Jean-Pierre Melville, concluded his directing career … Continue reading

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Isabelle and Gerard (film: Valley of Love – Guillome Nicloux, 2015)

‘Valley of Love‘, the film written and made in 2015 by Guillaume Nicloux brings Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert together on screen. These two formidable French actors had never acted together for 35 years in a film. In the meantime … Continue reading

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Bertolucci’s Communist Manifesto (Film: Novecento / 1900 – Bernardo Bertolucci, 1976)

‘1900‘ is a historical film that has a history of its own, one that probably hasn’t ended yet. The perception of critics and the public about this film seems to have changed several times already during its hectic launch in … Continue reading

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first in bed and then in love … maybe (Film: The Singer / Quand j’étais chanteur – Gérard Depardieu, 2006)

Alain and Marion, the heroes of ‘Quand j’etais chanteur‘ (the English title is ‘The Singer‘) directed by Xavier Giannoliand released on screens in 2006, meet, feel attracted to each other, and spend together what could have remained a one-night stand. … Continue reading

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generation wars (Film: Choice of Arms/ Le choix des armes – Alain Corneau, 1981)

‘Choice of Arms‘ (the French title is ‘Le choix des armes‘) made in 1981 is a very typical film for the genre of film noir in the French cinema of the 70s and 80s. The master of the genre was … Continue reading

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dream or absurd or both? (Film: Buffet Froid – Gérard Depardieu, 1979)

‘Buffet Froid‘ made in 1979 by Bertrand Blier can be seen as an almost perfect antithesis of the films of the French New Wave that had burst into the cinema world two decades ago. If the New Wave was a … Continue reading

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French fun (Film: La Chevre – Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu, 1981)

I spent a fun evening at the movies watching the 1981 comedy ‘La Chevre‘ written and directed by Francis Veber and starring Pierre Richard and Gérard Depardieu. It’s quite interesting to see the two French actors at a moment when … Continue reading

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