Monthly Archives: November 2015

Je ne suis pas un Salaud (I’m not a Bastard)

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Helen Van Kruyssen

White working-class malaise holds Eddie’s ambition (Nicolas Duvauchelle) in a vice in this tense contemporary thriller set on a Paris council estate. Gripped by swelling low self-esteem, Eddie has tried various jobs, hates them all and finds it difficult to … Continue reading →

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Un Plus Une

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Helen Van Kruyssen

Claude Lelouch flings opens the doors, shows us heightened-colours of India, and lets love happen Continue reading →

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Mon Roi (My King)

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Helen Van Kruyssen

Maïwenn proves the fragility of liberated and moneyed romance by throwing it against a wall and letting it bleed. Continue reading →

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Grenouille d’Hiver (Winter Frog)

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Helen Van Kruyssen

Gérard Depardieu is a grey, sad viticulturist, and Eriko Takeda disturbs the tombs in his eyes … Continue reading →

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37°2 le Matin (Betty Blue)

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Helen Van Kruyssen

“… a travelling circus of events, holding the trauma of romance, and the joys of desire as something more vital to life than work.” Continue reading →

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