CÉCILE DE FRANCE IN A TENSE MOMENT By Brad Balfour With high cheek bones and rich full lips, 30-year-old actress Cécile De France has been dubbed one of the next big things to come out of France recently. The character she plays in the just released slasher/psycho killer flick High Tension might shock people into believing that. Though … Continue reading
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
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
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
Vanessa Paradis – Au Zenith (Barclay/Universal-France) In the United States, Vanessa Paradis is probably best known as Johnny Depp’s live-in girlfriend. Other people may know her as the Chanel model or an actress. But in her native France, she is an institution. Paradis first made waves when she was only 14, with her 1987 international hit … Continue reading
Axelle Red – Alive (Virgin-France) I might have never heard of Axelle Red if I weren’t channel surfing one August night last year in the Sofitel Méditerranée in Cannes. With my admittedly rudimentary skills in the French language, I was looking for something, frankly, which I could understand. That’s when I stumbled upon an hour-long interview … Continue reading
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