Tag Archives: Michel Piccoli

Romy’s farewell (film: La passante du Sans-Souci – Jacques Rouffio, 1982)

Posted on October 5, 2023 by admin

‘La passante du Sans-Souci‘ (distributed in the English language markets as ‘The Passerby‘) is the last film in which Romy Schneider appeared. It is a film that the actress really wanted to make, both for personal and professional reasons. It … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 22, 2023 by admin

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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love and real estate (film: Mado – Claude Sautet, 1976)

Posted on July 21, 2022 by admin

The most memorable scene in ‘Mado‘, the 1976 film made by Claude Sautet stars Michel Piccoli and Romy Schneider. Piccoli is Simon Leotard, the main hero of the film, a real estate businessman past his early youth and after two … Continue reading →

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an erotic thriller that aged badly (film: ‘Péril en la demeure’ – Michel Deville, 1985)

Posted on March 12, 2022 by admin

I decided to watch ‘Péril en la demeure‘ (English title is ‘Death in a French Garden‘) mainly for Michel Piccoli, an actor I really like. But his is a supporting role and he appears in only a few scenes. This … Continue reading →

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a classic of the French ‘film noir’ (film: Le doulos – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1962)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by admin

Made in 1962, ‘Le doulos‘ is probably the most characteristic ‘film noir’ of Jean-Pierre Melville‘s career. It is also the film in which the French director expresses openly on screen, with cinematographic means, his total devotion to the American cinematography … Continue reading →

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love and crime in the countryside (film: Les noces rouges – Claude Chabrol, 1973)

Posted on June 6, 2020 by admin

A few years after being one of the French New Wave four aces, Claude Chabrol said goodbye to film experiments and embarked on a very active commercial directorial career. For over 30 years he has produced films at a rate … Continue reading →

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the failing marriage of a goddess (Film: Le mépris – Jean-Luc Goddard, 1963)

Posted on November 29, 2019 by admin

‘Le Mepris‘ (‘Contempt‘) is an attempt by Jean-Luc Godard to use a ‘state-of-the-art’ format and cinema technology for the year 1963, when the film was made. What does Godard do when he has a screen format and film usually reserved … Continue reading →

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not exactly a final jewell (Film: Topaz – Alfred Hitchcock, 1969)

Posted on December 13, 2017 by admin

‘Topaz’ is quite different than most of the previous movies in the filmography of Alfred Hitchcock and also lacks the (American movie) stars in its distribution, as his fans were accustomed in the 20 or 30 years that preceded its release … Continue reading →

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undecided movie about an undecided pope (Habemus Papam – Nanni Moretti, 2011)

Posted on May 15, 2016 by admin

Papacy and its institutions have attracted film makers in many different ways. The Vatican or its clones have been used as sets and stage for many movies in genres ranging from historical movies to crazy comedies. Nanni Moretti‘s Habemus Papam … Continue reading →

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how do you say Tarantino in French? (Film: Mauvais sang – Leos Carax, 1986)

Posted on October 19, 2015 by admin

I am fascinated by Leos Carax. In more than 30 years he made just a handful of long films, but what films these are. Each of them reminds me when I get to see them why I love and I … Continue reading →

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