AUDREY TAUTOU Survives War and Love and Becomes an International Star by Brad Balfour Once quirky French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet saw his offbeat romantic comedy, Amelie, become not just a hit in France but one throughout the world (it was even nominated for an Oscar), Audrey Tautou became a star. Now several years later, the two … Continue reading
INTIMATE STRANGERS (CONFIDENCES TROP INTIMES) (2004) Starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Fabrice Luchini, Michel Duchaussoy, Anne Brochet, Gilbert Melki, Laurent Gamelon, Helene Surgere, Urbain Cancelier, Isabel Petit-Jacques, Veronique Kapoian, Benoit Petre, Albert Simono, Claude Derepp, Aurore Auteuil, Ludovic Berthillot and Sabrina Brezzo. Screenplay by Jerome Tonnerre. Directed by Patrice Leconte. Distributed by Paramount Classics. 104 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Julie Delpy Paris Match by Jay S. Jacobs Sometimes, through a mixture of hard work, talent and sheer luck, a movie just clicks. Everything works. The 1995 romantic comedy/drama Before Sunrise was one of those films. It stood out from the pack of the Gen X films of the time, because it was smart, funny and had a serious point of view. It was light … Continue reading
BEFORE SUNSET (2004) Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torres, Rodolphe Pauly, Mariane Plasteig, Diabolo, Albert Delpy and Marie Pillet. Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment/Warner Independent Pictures. 80 minutes. Rated R. “Think of it like this. Jump ahead ten, … Continue reading
THE DREAMERS (2004) Starring Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel, Robin Renucci, Anna Chancellor, Florian Cadiou, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Jean-Pierre Léuad and archival footage of Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Anna Karina and Jean Seberg. Screenplay by Gilbert Adair. Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 115 minutes. Rated NC-17. It’s perhaps just bad timing … Continue reading
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM (2003) Starring Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Shaznay Lewis, Frank Harper, Juliet Stevenson, Shaheen Khan, Ameet Chana, Pooja Shah, Paven Virk, Trey Farley and Preeya Kalidas. Screenplay by Gurinder Chadha, Guljit Bindra and Paul Mayeda Berges. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. … Continue reading
MAN ON THE TRAIN (L’HOMME DU TRAIN) (2003) Starring Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday, Jean-Françoise Stévenin, Charlie Nelson, Pascal Parmentier, Isabelle Petit-Jacques, Edith Scob, Maurice Chevit, Riton Liebman, Olivier Fauron, Véronique Kapoyan and Elsa Duclot. Screenplay by Claude Klotz. Directed by Patrice Leconte. Distributed by Paramount Classics Pictures. 90 minutes. Rated R. It is rare that … Continue reading
THE GOOD THIEF (2003) Starring Nick Nolte, Tcheky Karyo, Nutsa Kukhianidze, Said Taghmaoui, Gérard Darmon, Marc Lavoine, Emir Kusturica, Ouassani Embarek, Michael Polish, Mark Polish, James Quattrochi, Patricia Kell, Sarah Bridges and Ralph Fiennes. Screenplay by Neil Jordan. Directed by Neil Jordan. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 109 minutes. Rated R. The full weight of … Continue reading
About A Boy Starring Hugh Grant, Rachel Weisz, Toni Collette, Nicholas Hoult, Sharon Small, Nicholas Hutchison, Nat Gastiain Tena and Isabel Brook. Screenplay by Nick Hornby & Peter Hedges.Directed by Chris Weitz & Paul Weitz.Distributed by Universal Pictures. Rated PG-13. 102 minutes. Hugh Grant has quietly, subtly become one of our best light comic … Continue reading
GOSFORD PARK (2001) Starring Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emily Watson, Alan Bates, Derek Jacobi, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Richard E. Grant, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban and Ryan Phillippe. Screenplay by Julian Fellowes. Directed by Robert Altman. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 138 minutes. Rated R. Gosford Park has been promoted as the return of the British … Continue reading
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