Tag Archives: Male bonding
Amitiés Sincères (True Friends)
Friendship between three middle-aged men sits as solid and fragile as their egos, glowing with all the sunshine and shade of a weekend break. Walter (Gérard Lanvin) owns a successful restaurant, Jacques (Wladimir Yordanoff) a bookshop and Paul (Jean-Hugues Anglade) … Continue reading
Posted in French Cinema, French Film Reviews, French Movie Reviews
Tagged Amitiés Sincères, Ana Girardot, Films set in the Poitou-Charentes, French comedy-drama, Gérard Lanvin, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Male bonding, Male friendship in French cinema, Stephan Archinard, True Friends, Wladimir Yordanoff
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Vincent, François, Paul et les Autres (the Others)
Mid-life unease is worn as light as a 1970s sports jacket in Claude Sautet’s expose of friendship and floundering between three men. Energetic entrepreneur, Vincent (Yves Montand), the uptight doctor, François (Michel Piccoli) and disillusioned writer, Paul (Serge Reggiani) all … Continue reading
Posted in 1970s French cinema, French Cinema, French Film Reviews, French Movie Reviews
Tagged Auteur, Claude Sautet, Gérard Depardieu, Male bonding, Male friendship in French cinema, Michel Piccoli, Mid-life crisis in French cinema, Serge Reggiani, Stéphane Audran, Vincent, François, Paul et les Autres, Yves Montand
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