Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 4, 2011

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Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 4, 2011

1. Jules et Jim (1961) 2. Les 400 coups (1959) 3. Baisers volés (1968) 4. La nuit américaine (1973) 5. Le dernier métro (1980) 6. Tirez sur le pianiste (1960) 7. Antoine et Colette (1962) 8. Les Mistons (1957) 7. Domicile conjugal (1970) 8. L’amour en fuite (1978) 9. Vivement...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 4, 2011

Les mistons (François Truffaut, 1957) François Truffaut’s first film, a brilliant homage to Jean Vigo’s Zéro de conduite about childhood, first and impossible love. The breezy approach, the smooth narration, the comic relief of the kids, the first moments of François Truffaut’s &   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 3, 2011

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Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 3, 2011

To celebrate JLG’s 81st birthday, I’ve decided to make my Top of all his films. Since he is a living legend and one of the most influential directors of all time this list is a work in progress because I haven’t seen all his films. His final film; Film socialisme...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 2, 2011

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Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 2, 2011

1. Ma nuit chez Maud (1969) 2. Die Marquise von O… (1976) 3. L’amour l’après-midi (1972) 4. Le genou de Claire (1970) 5. La collectionneuse (1967) 6. La boulangère de Monceau (1963) 7. La carrière de Suzanne (1963) 8. La femme de l’aviateur (1981) 9. L’ami de mon amie (   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 2, 2011

Pauline à la plage (Eric Rohmer, 1983) Pauline, 15 years old, is going with her cousin Marion at Granville to spend the rest of her summer vacation at the Beach. This coming of age story is one of Rohmer’s most famous film. The fact that it depicts the summer vacation...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 1, 2011

Cléo de 5 à 7 (Agnès Varda, 1962) This post is part of the Seven days of the French New Wave event going on Le Mot du Cinephiliaque from December 1st to 7th 2011. Agnès Varda, being one of the most famous filmmaker of the Nouvelle Vague and one of...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 1, 2011

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Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on December 1, 2011

Les parapluies de Cherbourg aka The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Jacques Demy, 1963) Les parapluies de Cherbourg is the concretization of Demy’s childhood fantasy : to direct an entirely French musical. Brought into filmmaking by documentaries, Demy was the mellow part of the French New Wave. A m   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 30, 2011

On the eve of Allen's 75th birthday, I've decided to honour the man with a Top of his films and a modest presentation of the second to best filmmaker of New York city, the first being the great Martin Scorsese. In the beginning of his career, Allen was a stand-up...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 30, 2011

Starting on December 1st until the 7th, I will be presenting nine of the most important figures of the French New Wave. Alongside you'll have tops of their films and a review of a famous film or a more obscure offering. The schedule goes like that: 1. Agnès Varda &...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 28, 2011

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Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 16, 2011

Mon oncle (Jacques Tati, 1958) In this warm up through the month of November until the event of the Seven Days of French New Wave, countless French films will be explored to contextualize the French film industry of the time. This 1958 film from France, by one of the most...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 14, 2011

Les yeux sans visage aka Eyes Without A Face (Georges Franju, 1960) Entering into Les yeux sans visage wasn't very hard because I heard so much good words about it that it was just a matter of time before I actually watched it. Released by Criterion Collectin it wears the...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 11, 2011

L'argent aka Money (Robert Bresson, 1983) The final film of filmmaker Robert Bresson was shot when he was 82 years old and couldn't be fresher or more bressonian. While keeping his monotone dialogues, slow paced action of almost boring subjects the themes exploited by his story always bring deep me   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 9, 2011

Le samouraï aka The Godson (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967) In my warm up for my upcoming Seven Days of French New Wave I wanted to catch up with the French filmmakers that made films during the Nouvelle Vague years that weren't a part of it or considered as New Wavers. Jean-Pierre...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 5, 2011

Nanook of the North (Robert J.Flaherty, 1922) Having loved Flaherty's Louisiana Story, I got into Nanook of the North with some expectations of documentary style and realism. This Silent Film shot during one year in the great North of my country, Canada and even more specifically, the Province of Q   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on November 1, 2011

Dazed and Confused (Richard Linklater, 1993) Of the many films I planned to watch from the 1000 Greatest Films of All Time list from They Shoot Pictures, Dazed and Confused was one of the most anticipated. I caught it on IFC and taped it on my DVR. Well, what a...   read more