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ALAIN RESNAIS Associated with both the Left Bank Group and the Nouvelle Vague, his preoccupation with the themes of time, memory and history, and his dazzling exploration of... [read more]
Already seen the classics and ready for more? we break down the best of the best, by director, actor, style, and content [read more]
New Review! Chabrol's Les Noces Rouges
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Based loosely on a real murder case that took place in the town of Bourganeuf, Les Noces rouges is a compelling study of an extramarital relationship that escalates into murder as its two participants strive for freedom in... [read more]
New Review! Jean Rouch's 'Les Maitres Fous'
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1954. In the bustling African port city of Accra, a burgeoning outpost of the British Empire, young men from the surrounding area find work in a variety of occupations. This is a place of contradictions, symbolized by... [read more]
New Review! 'Les Mistons'
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Les Mistons is an accessible and rewarding film, suffused with nostalgia and romantic longing. Bernadette's breezy bicycle rides along sun-dappled lanes are charming and... [read more]
Jean-Daniel Pollet's 'Mediterranee'
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Rarely in the history of cinema has a film approximated the impact of a great poem, but Jean-Daniel Pollet's mesmeric 'Mediterranee' is one of the few exceptions. Drawing on mythology, history and a rhythmic montage of evocative imagery, the film calls to mind such works as Shelley's Ozymandias and T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land.
Nothing had anything like the impact of Brigitte's appearance at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. The beach at Cannes was already crowded with stars when Bardot showed up in a bathing suit. Immediately, the photographers... [read more]
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