Category Archives: Cinéma Français

Parlez Vous Farts?

Posted on 05/05/2013 by

The first YouTube video Sarah Silverman posted under the Jash umbrella was a short, one scene skit set in a clothing store, co-starring her sister Laura… but her latest release is a far more lavish and ambitious affair! Fête des Pets … Continue reading →

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“Death Is Whimsical Today”

Posted on 10/04/2012 by

[Contains silent and deadly SPOILERS!!!] This year, in place of a chocolate egg, the Easter Bunny left me the “Director’s Cut” of Léon (aka The Professional) (1994). For those who don’t know (shame on you!), this darkly comic thriller stars … Continue reading →

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The Revolution Will Not Be Motorised

Posted on 19/03/2012 by

[Contains avant-garde SPOILERS!!!] As research for a zombie flick I’m writing (ka-ching!), I decided to re-watch Jean-Luc Godard’s Week End (1967)… which is basically an arty French zombie-flick-without-zombies, in the sense that everyone ends up shooting and eating each other … Continue reading →

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Crazy Like A Girl

Posted on 12/03/2012 by

[Contains potentially rabid, flea-infested SPOILERS!!!] I’ve seen quite a bit of genre-bending over the last couple of days, but I was still thrown off-balance by The Fox and the Child (2007) (aka Le renard et l’enfant), which seems to be … Continue reading →

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A Dry White

Posted on 25/01/2012 by

As a card-carrying Francophile and Philogynist, who frequently kvetches about the dearth of strong female leads in genre flicks, you’d think a film described by one critic as “Amélie meets Indiana Jones” would be right up my ruelle… so when … Continue reading →

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Vive le Cinéma!

Posted on 25/08/2011 by

I wrote about Sandrine Voillet’s BBC2 programme Paris: An Insider’s Guide when it first aired back in 2007… but I was lucky enough to find the DVD in a charity shop recently, and decided to give it another spin. The … Continue reading →

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Quasi-GothWatch: Monica Bellucci

Posted on 30/07/2011 by

I recently discovered that Monica Bellucci is one of my longest-standing crushes. Obviously I was familiar with her recent roles in movies like Shoot ‘Em Up and The Matrix sequels, but I didn’t realise she also played one of the … Continue reading →

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The Danish Double-Take

Posted on 10/02/2011 by

Flipping through my TV listings magazine, I was pleasantly surprised to spot a photo of French auteur/actress Marina de Van in the “Highlights” section, and a slew of questions immediately raced through my mind, before my eyes could latch onto … Continue reading →

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Lying and Crying: Chapter Six

Posted on 20/11/2010 by

[This post is part of a series, inspired by the book Why Men Lie and Women Cry (2003) by Allan & Barbara Pease. Previous entry: Chapter Five] Chapter Six: The Other Woman This chapter is all about mothers-in-law… and frankly, … Continue reading →

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Elmire et Moi

Posted on 05/09/2010 by

For the most part, I’ve managed to curb my compulsion to indiscriminately buy every French film I find on the second-hand shelf, but how could I resist a costume rom-com, co-starring Ludivine Sagnier? Molière (2007) stars Romain Duris in a … Continue reading →

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