Tag Archives: Jean-Louis Trintignant

Les Biches (The Does)

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Helen Van Kruyssen

Claude Chabrol’s take on sexual ambiguity in 1968 is mischievous. Stéphane Audran plays the resplendent Frédérique, nouvelle vague’s colonialist of female lust and control. She’s the wealthy dominatrix who wants power over those she desires, and she pursues them with … Continue reading →

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Les Biches (The Does)

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Helen Van Kruyssen

Claude Chabrol’s take on sexual ambiguity in 1968 is mischievous. Stéphane Audran plays the resplendent Frédérique, nouvelle vague’s colonialist of female lust and control. She’s the wealthy dominatrix who wants power over those she desires, and she pursues them with … Continue reading →

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Ma Nuit Chez Maud (My Night at Maud’s)

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Helen Van Kruyssen

Jean-Louis (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is the modern prince of the nouvelle vague. He is a disturbingly handsome man, boyish yet stoic, and has a voice so plutonic, it could sear a woman’s soul. He is steadfast in his Catholicism, world-view and … Continue reading →

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