French New Wave, 1981 – Adventure/Thriller/Comedy Note: for the desired effect, read this with this song on loop There is a definition I read some time back about the Nouvelle Vague, or the French New Wave of cinema, that I really liked: Truffaut, Godard, Resnais and friends decided at some point to create cheap, mould-breaking… Continue reading Le Pont du Nord
Tag: France
Love Life
Japan, France, 2022 Drama, Slice of Life Low-key Mainstream Trailer It is always a pleasure to me to return to the screening rooms for one of these charming made in Japan domestic stories. The friend that came with me -mostly acquainted with more “mainstream” authors, historic dramas, action flicks or manganime-, pointed at the particular… Continue reading Love Life
The French Dispatch
USA-France, 2021 Comedy/Post-modern Author Work Trailer Wes Anderson. Everybody has, at least, heard this name before. Eventhough some may not have watched any of his works, it’s undoubtely clear that everybody with a bit of cultural interest has a fixed image of his usual style. Not being this enough reason to be interested to watch… Continue reading The French Dispatch
Annette
USA-France, 2021 Musical/Postmodern Author Work Trailer Annette is oddly-named frenchman Leos Carax’s latest work, ever since Holy Motors was rehearsed 9 years ago. When I was asked by my usual group of friends and readers for my top movies of all time, the latter was among the best 10 for me, even if it was… Continue reading Annette
Zombi Child
France-Haiti, 2019 Drama/Horror Independent Trailer Zombi Child (yes, “zombi” without an “e”, since it’s French). I remember having read a text about this one some months ago, probably before the pandemic-related stuff, and while I didn’t remember anything concrete about it, it was an enough reason for me to try it out. Besides, the poster… Continue reading Zombi Child