Damien Chazelle discusses how he created the look, sound and texture of his latest film, which stars Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling and, yes, Los Angeles.
Source: L.A. Transcendental: How ‘La La Land’ Chases the Sublime – The New York Times
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REVIEW: The Ardennes – A Biblical showdown to a Belgian Christmas
The name of director Robin Pront film for non French speakers can trick them into imagining a gang film of two brothers whose last names is Ardennes. Fortunately it is not.
Two brothers plan and execute the robbery. Kenny (Kevin Janssens) takes the fall for it, and spends years in jail, while , Dave (Jeroen Perceval) makes a run for it, begins a fresh start, and falls in love with his brother’s ex-girlfriend Sylvie (Veerle Baetens). The camera forwards four years later, sober and clean, Dave and Sylive are having a child, while vowing to live a 9-5 “dull” life, away from their past.
READ THE FULL FILM REVIEW AT source: REVIEW: The Ardennes – A Biblical showdown to a Belgian Christmas – 9th Euro Film Panorama – Arts & Culture – Ahram Online
Film Review: Baden, Baden
Due out later this November is Rachel Lang’s debut film about a dejected young Frenchwoman co-opted to help with some bathroom remodeling for her grandma. The “Baden, Baden”movie trailer looks very funny. Check out the FrenchCulture.org review below [ – Pas De Merde – ]
Like many in her generation, 26 year-old, free-spirited Ana lives a life teetering on the edge of comedy and melodrama. After a failed experience working on a film set, she returns to her hometown and decides to focus her energy on renovating the bathroom of her spunky, aging grandmother. Over the course of a scorching summer, Ana finds herself connecting and reconnecting with lovers and friends, as her (self-)improvement project gradually becomes more than she bargained for.
BADEN BADEN is a deceptively low-key feature debut from French filmmaker Rachel Lang, anchored by a slyly compelling, effortlessly confident lead performance by Salomé Richard, Lang’s alter ego and star of her two previous short films. Equally adept at narrative minimalism, psychological portraiture, and deadpan comedy, BADEN BADEN is a character study of great penetration and charm.
Source: BADEN BADEN | French Culture
Marion Cotillard: the chameleon of French cinema
Marion Cotillard incarne Gabrielle dans le film de Nicole Garcia “Mal de pierres”. Elle a incarné de nombreux personnages qui ont marqué les Français, à chacun son souvenir préféré.
READ FULL STORY: Marion Cotillard: the chameleon of French cinema
Chanson Du Jour “Les Feuilles Mortes”
Chanson Du Jour 10/30/2016 Yves Montand – Les Feuilles Mortes
Looking outside the cafe window on Blackstone Boulevard, multi-colored leaves are swirling about Lippit Park. Autumn seems fully arrived, and this beautiful melody came to mind.
“The Autumn Leaves” is a jazz standard covered by Harry James, Doris Day, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Erroll Garner and many others.
The song originated in France in 1941 as “Les Feuilles Mortes.” It was composed by Hungarian-French composer Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet French Jacques Prévert.
The song and was made popular by the cool singing Yves Montand. This clip appears to be from a film – if you know the title, please leave a comment.
Things to Come review – Isabelle Huppert is note-perfect
Due in American movie theaters in December, Things to Come gets four stars from The Guardian
Huppert’s warm, wry performance as an academic facing a crisis at home powers Mia Hansen-Løve’s intimate, intellectual film
READ FULL REVIEW from the Source: Things to Come review – Isabelle Huppert is note-perfect | Film | The Guardian
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