Tag Archives: French Cinema

Saturday Matinee: The Bear

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Luther Blissett

Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Source: Spirituality & Practice The Bear is an unusually involving story about animals that will give you a fresh perspective on their world. It is not a documentary nor is it the kind … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Holy Motors

Posted on May 6, 2023 by Luther Blissett

What do limos know that we don’t? By Roger Ebert Source: RogerEbert.com We know he lives in movies because we literally find him in one. Leos Carax’s much-debated “Holy Motors” begins with a man (Carax himself) asleep in bed, then … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Alphaville

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Luther Blissett

GODARD’S SCI-FI/NOIR ALPHAVILLE’ IS WITTY AND SUBVERSIVE Alphaville‘s pulpy sci-fi plot acts as a warm coat of familiarity as Godard slyly subverts one genre trope after another. By Brian Holcomb Source: PopMatters In Oliver Stone’s The Doors (1992) Ray Manzarek (Kyle MacLachlan) … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: The City of Lost Children

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Luther Blissett

By Bill Gibron Source: Pop Matters Film has always been a visual medium. In the days before sound, the image was all we had. It told our story, established our characters, and accentuated the drama or comedy. Visual flair is … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Gregoire Moulin vs. Humanity

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Luther Blissett

“Gregoire Moulin vs. Humanity” (2001) is a French romantic comedy starring and directed by the late Artus de Penguern. The film is a spoof of Amélie, which was released the same year and also featured Artus (who played the character … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Immortal (aka Immortel, ad vitam)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Luther Blissett

“Immortal” (2004) is a French-produced live-action/animated feature directed by Enki Bilal and based on his graphic novel The Carnival of Immortals. It was one of the first major films (along with Casshern and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow) … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: La Jetée

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Luther Blissett

“La Jetée” (1962) is a short sci-fi feature directed by filmmaker, poet, novelist, photographer, editor, videographer and digital multimedia artist Chris Marker. Comprised entirely of narration over still photos (except for one crucial scene), La Jetée tells the story of a … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: La Haine

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Luther Blissett

“La Haine” (1995) is the second feature film written and directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. The plot follows 19 hours in the lives of a multi-ethnic 20-something trio of friends from the housing projects of Paris where racism, police brutality and … Continue reading →

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