Category: French Cinema

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  Beau Travail (1999)

  September 25, 2019

  1990s, Drama, French Cinema

  Finally followed through on Kenta McGrath’s recommendation and watched Beau Travail (1999). I’d already seen the ending multiple times with its use of Corona’s ‘Rhythm Of The Night’ but I was still surprised by the elliptical way the film unfolded. Even though it is told through Galoup’s narration (Denis Lavant, amazing) of his time in… Read.

• Le Cercle Rouge (1970)

  September 19, 2019

  1970s, Crime, French Cinema, Noir

  Being a huge fan of the stylish classic Le Samourai, I’ve been very remiss in not seeking more of director Jean-Pierre Melville’s other films. When I saw a DVD copy of Le Cercle Rouge (1970) available for cheap, I snapped it up and settled in. Now if you thought Alain Delon was impeccably handsome in… Read.

• One Sings, The Other Doesn’t (1977)

  September 9, 2019

  1970s, Arthouse Cinema, Feminist, French Cinema

  When Agnès Varda passed away, shamefully I’d not seen any of her films. Seeking to correct such an oversight, I sought out One Sings, The Other Doesn’t (1977; L’une chante, l’autre pas), a narrative that follows the friendship between two women, which comes to symbolise feminist movements of the 60s and 70s. As teenagers, Pauline… Read.