NormanH Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 Does anyone know Un Coeur en Hiver?http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=63553Looks like it could be my sort of film... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 [quote user="NormanH"]Does anyone know Un Coeur en Hiver?http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=63553Looks like it could be my sort of film...[/quote]A favourite of mine. Quite contemplative, slow-paced and full of unspoken undercurrents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 A French friend whose taste I respect has just recommended Un Secret shown on France2 this evening:http://www.programme-tv.net/cinema/1167936-un-secret/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I have just switched it on but its on Fr3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted April 8, 2010 Author Share Posted April 8, 2010 Yes I made a silly mistake.I found it very strong.http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2230050.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Twas beyond my attention span. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Just saw "Liberté" by Tony Gatlif. Rather topical in view of the "Romanians thread" on this forum!http://culturebox.france3.fr/all/6814/la-liberte-selon-tony-gatlif#/all/6814/la-liberte-selon-tony-gatlif/ Tony Gatlif is of mixed parentage himself (gypsy father and Maghrebin mother). It is the story of a large family of "Bohemians"/ Roms/gypsies, persecuted during WW2 in France (during the Vichy government, it was illegal to be a nomad). They are being helped to relative safety by a couple of French resistants, but France itself being divided, a French collaborator is intent on their destruction (wanting to get rid of "vermin" in France) etc...In spite of some weaknesses, the film is eminently watchable, gripping and informative. It came from a real life story of a particular extended family who were later successfully caught, deported, and died in Auschwitz - just like some 250,000 or 500,000 other gypsies who were murdered in concentration camps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 I too enjoyed this film, definitely worth seeing . The part played by teacher in the story was based on a resistance worker I think she was Melle Lundy).I saw the film at St Georges de Didonne (17) some of the local travelling families were invited to come and watch and afterwards they took part in some interesting discussion about the film and their life as it is lived today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonraker Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 I haven't read the whole thread but tonight on Arte is Au Revoir, les Enfants; well worth watching in my opinion.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_Revoir,_les_Enfants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolass Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Ah well this is the thread - I haven't seen all of the films mentioned something to look out for- we are lucky to have a local cinema which helps a bit. Otherwise it's usually Arte or other channels on TV. Who saw La Môme ? There was a lot of criticism about it saying it dwelt on the negative aspects of Piaf's life but I actually enjoyed it: I thought Marion Cotillard was superb ! Have you already discussed this ? I've come in a bit late probably.Moonraker;was the film about the children taken by the Gestapo ?I missed it - was it good ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted May 10, 2010 Author Share Posted May 10, 2010 Nice to see you posting here [:D]I think that moonraker's linkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_Revoir,_les_Enfantsis a very good account.you could also look at http://filmsdefrance.com/FDF_Au_revoir_les_enfants_rev.htmlAs for Cottilard, she won loads of awards for her astonishing performance, including an Oscar.I think that some of the criticism was of the structure if the film which was a bit confusing, as much as over the grimness.http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/lavieenrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolass Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Yes I did read some of the critiques of La Môme, thanks for the link, and watched the interview with Michel Drucker on TV - she is quite a tall lassie isn't she ? she explained how she 'got inside' the role. Did you see ?The Au revoir film was the one I saw advertised - pity I missed it.They've recently brought out a film about the raid on Jews in Paris in 1942 -'Le Rafle' - which a friend of mine saw and said there wasn't a dry eye in the house - and how he had felt so ashamed - as it was the French Police who did this - the man in charge never paid the price for his crimes.It was one reason I did watch the film on TV I mentioned Le Vieux fusil with Philippe Noiret - he got a Caesar for it. More war.But they had another of his (what a good actor) on a few weeks ago. Don't know if you saw that, called 'Le Juge et l'Assassin' based on a true history about a Jack the Ripper character who was roaming across France at about the same time - killing shepherdesses mainly. Noiret was the judge - but the assassin chap was played really well - it always makes you wonder when people get inside a role so well if there isn't just a bit of them in there.I'm going to have to note down some of these films and see if I can get them on Amazon.fr.Look forward to reading some more write ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 Philippe Noiret was also wonderful in one of my favorite films about the repercussions on collaborateurs just after the end of the war:Uranusan extract where a son confronts his black marketeer father...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_syFLGIaFyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolass Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Hi again - busy week - I watched the clip of Uranus you sent also another couple - sounds like a film worth watching - thanks. I am also a fan of Daniel Auteuil - great in the Pagnol films of course but have you seen La fille sur le pont - a bit of an 'art' type film about a girl who tries to commit suicide by -guess- jumping off a bridge - he is a knife thrower and they sort of get together.TV has busted following the change over so not seen anything on there since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 I have to admit that I don't know that at all.There is a reasonable account onhttp://homecinema.thedigitalfix.co.uk/content.php?contentid=5073so I will look out for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 13, 2010 Author Share Posted June 13, 2010 Several people have recommended La tête en Friche to me, as a warm gentle comedy doing the rounds at the moment:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJCUBOs_36E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 [quote user="Clair"]Jacques Audiard, who directed Un prophète, also directed De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté (The Beat That My Heart Skipped), which won a BAFTA [/quote]The Guardian has a good article on Romain Duris, the French actor who plays the lead in the above film: Romain Duris: Hero or antihero?His latest movie Heartbreaker (L'arnacoeur), where he plays opposite Vanessa Paradis, has garnered good reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 NormanH wrote the following post at 13/06/2010 16:03: Several people have recommended La tête en Friche to me, as a warm gentle comedy doing the rounds at the moment:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJCUBOs_36EAA good film, well worth seeing. It was mostly filmed in Pons (17) last Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Yes, Cendrillon, I watched the film crew last summer when they were filming it.So, I'm going to be looking out for it to be in a cinema near me! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Sweet 17This film is definitely doing the rounds in the Charente-Maritime at present and other parts of France as well. So do try and get to see it, I am sure you'll recognise quite a few of the locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon OBrien Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I hope it's OK to post a query in this thread. It seemed like the logical place and the answer, if any, might be of interest to anyone that loves French films.I'm trying to find a French film I saw on UK television quite a few years ago and would appreciate any help I can get in identifying it. The story revolves around a white company boss and the black woman (a single mother or divorcée) who cleans his company's offices. It's a superb piece of cinema: beautifully written, wonderfully acted and one of those films which builds an entrancing story out of next to nothing. One of those films the French do so well. I've never forgotten the film, just its title!Many thanks in advance for any suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Romuald et Juliette? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon OBrien Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 [quote user="cooperlola"]Romuald et Juliette?[/quote]Yes, that's it!According to IMDB it was Firmine Richard's first film, too. Whoever cast her in the role deserves a big pat on the back. She was superb.Many thanks for your help. Nowto try and find the DVD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Here you go:http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B000RWDYCC/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=471061593&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000056D06&pf_rd_m=A1X6FK5RDHNB96&pf_rd_r=0PFC7M2JZNSS3J38X6YZandhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Romuald-Juliette-DVD-Daniel-Auteuil/dp/B000RWDYCCLess than a tenner including p&p to France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon OBrien Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 Yes, already found and ordered.Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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