Bay Of Angels (1963)

From the very first shot I knew I’d made the right decision to watch Bay Of Angels (1963; La baie des anges): it’s a shot of glamorous Jeanne Moreau standing in a street near the water at Monte Carlo, the camera immediately pulling away and racing backwards down the street. Directed by Jacques Demy, his […]

Donkey Skin (1970)

Donkey Skin (1970; Peau d’âne) is directed by Jacques Demy and apparently was his most successful movie in France, a lavish fairytale starring Catherine Devenue. In contrast to modern fairytales that rely on CGI to create a world of fantasy, this is very old school in its approach, filmed exteriors at an actual castle and […]

Model Shop (1969)

Thanks to the release of Once Upon A Time In… Hollywood, SBS OnDemand have added several films from the late 1960s presented by Quentin Tarantino and film critic Kim Morgan. One that I was keen to see was Model Shop (1969), directed by Jacques Demy (of The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg) while he was in America […]