Tag Archives: Kristin Scott Thomas

the price of love (film: Partir – Catherine Corsini, 2009)

‘Partir‘ (2009) is my first encounter with a film by the French director Catherine Corsini. The impression is mostly positive. Corsini (who is also the main author of the film’s script) seems to me to be a mature filmmaker, master … Continue reading

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a West End show on screen (Film: The Party – Sally Potter, 2017)

The format of the British film “The Party” directed by Sally Potter is quite unusual. It’s total screen time is just over one hour, which places the film in the class of mid-sized features, not very popular nowadays. It is … Continue reading

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roots of leadership (Film: Darkest Hour – Gary Oldman, 2017)

This season of the Academy Awards has two strong contenders in movies that deal with the events that took place in May and early June 1940. While Christopher Nolan‘s Dunkirk used the power of the computer effects to retrace the … Continue reading

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love in times of war (Film: Suite francaise – Michelle Williams, 2014)

The life and death of Irène Némirovsky and the fate of the cycle of novels that inspired ‘Suite francaise‘ could be the subject of a thrilling movie, a different one. Born in 1903 in an Ukrainian Jewish family, she took … Continue reading

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French thriller a l’americaine (Film: Ne le dis à personne – François Cluzet, 2006)

The music in the opening scene of this French movie should give a strong hint to the viewer about what to expect. It’s a soul song which combines oddly with the first shots of an apparently idyllic gathering in the … 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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