NormanH Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 For those who can access Film4oDhttp://film4od.film4.com/Films/L/Love-Like-Poison/Anna is a 14-year-old girl from a devout Catholic family. She returns home for a holiday to find that her father has left them. Her mother Jeanne and sick grandfather remain in the house. Jeanne starts a relationship with the local priest, which fills her with conflict. At the same time Anna starts to feel attracted to one of the choir boys. Anna explores her sexuality and is filled with conflict between religion and her feelings of passion. Subtitled.Galabru is superb, and Brittany is beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frecossais Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 I saw La tete en Friche last year in a local village hall in French. Really enjoyed it though many of the nuances of the story were lost on me. This year I'm going to see Le Gamin au velo. I think it may be an older film, but even the name makes it sound charming.Your recommendations, lAiffricaine are noted but think I will wait and get a DVD with Eng. sub-titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 5, 2011 Author Share Posted November 5, 2011 I watched le Gamin au Vélo a few days ago.It is extremely distessing to watch, not because of difficulty of meaning , nor because of the acting which is superb (I adore Cécile de France, and the gamin of the title plays his rôle with ferocious energy) but because of the hard reality of the boy's situation, (rejected, craving attention and affection) and the fact that unlike in American version if there were one he has absolutely no charm.His behaviour is infuriating, but understandable given the position he is in. He is all hard grit, which makes the one moment of tenderness absolutely heart breaking.A superb film, but not at all charming I'm afraid despite the photo on the poster.If you have an .avi version of a French film you can often find English subtitles (they are .srt files) on the net (search for 'Title subtitles English'You have to make sure that both the .avi file and the .srt file have exactly the same name (rename them if necessary) and are both in the same folder, then open with AVC player and you should see the film with subtitles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Those who can watch BBC iPlayer have the opportunity to seeWhite Material this week.http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b017ndqj/White_Material/It's an uncompromising film, not an easy watch, but the performance of Isabel Huppert is breathtaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 [quote user="Frecossais"]I saw La tete en Friche last year in a local village hall in French. Really enjoyed it though many of the nuances of the story were lost on me. This year I'm going to see Le Gamin au velo. I think it may be an older film, but even the name makes it sound charming.Your recommendations, lAiffricaine are noted but think I will wait and get a DVD with Eng. sub-titles. [/quote] I wouldn't get anything with english subtitles. Often they are not quite right and you will get there without them, if I can anyone can. I find them very distracting even now, as I watch french films in the Uk with english subtitles. The only subtitled thing I would watch when I first got to France was the odd english film with french sub titles, that did help me in the early days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 I actually think that French films with French subtitles are a help at the beginning as you can put the sounds together with words you recognise from print.I remember the first time I heard 'Mulhouse' pronounced on screen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I agree, french films with french sub titles are good too. I have been much surprised to how things are written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frecossais Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Thank you Norman for the advice about how to get subtitles on French films on TV. I really wouldn't get much out of a film without them. Like you, I notice how things are said from the subtitles, and feel that this helps me. It's true that they aren't always faithful to the script, but of course there's a limit to what you can read as the conversation in a film flows. I have watched French films with French subtitles too and feel very pleased with myself when I can understand both the speech and the writing. To be honest, being hard of hearing, I have difficulty understanding the speech even in films that are in English, so always grateful for extra help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted May 19, 2012 Author Share Posted May 19, 2012 The Cannes Film Festival is in full flow, and this year brings a new film from Jacques Audiard whose previous films I have adored (particularly Sur mes lèvres, and Un prophète)The latest (Un goût de rouille et d'os) one looks to be rather melodramatic with a potentially cheesy love story between a fighter and a woman crippled in unlikely circumstances, but from what I have seen of the trailer it will be very watch-able as were the others, and the central performances have been very well reviewed, especially that of Marion Cotillardhttp://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured/posts/review-marion-cottilard-and-matthias-schoenaerts-devastate-in-audiards-rust-and-bonehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/17/rust-and-bone-review?newsfeed=trueThe trailer is herehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRQyuzcg_PkAnd the film is already released and in cinemas around France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Les Hommes Libres / Free Men (IMDB)Good article in the Guardian on the film itself and French film-makers in general during and after WW2:Another painful perspective on the Nazi occupation of France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 "Un Prophète" will be shown on FR.2 tomorrow Sunday 20 mai, at 20.45http://www.programme-tv.net/videos/vu-a-la-tv/5380-un-prophete-france-2-bande-annonce-20-mai/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Thank you Clair, for the article on "Les Hommes Libres" - one that I do want to see.I was all set up to watch "Un prophète" last night. I could see it was (is) an excellent movie, but I just couldn't stick the atmosphere, so heavy, brutal, oppressive, so I switched off the TV halfway through the film (especially since I could see where it was going). It was quite a relief to get away from that kind of reality, for me it is enough to know that it exists, I didn't want to have to witness it firsthand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 It is very unforgiving, but what I find so interesting is the portrayal of the various stages in the evolution of a 'caid' from a sad almost innocent youngster.Another film which will be hard to watch, but will be unmissable for me is "Amour" by Michael Hanekehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/20/amour-haneke-film-review , so close to aspects of my life, (classical music, paralysis, ageing, slow death,insensitive youth ) and made I am sure with the superb skill that was seen in Das weiße Band and La PianisteTrailerhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Hr3eJc88w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5-element Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I agree that "Amour" seems unmissable (Trintignant, Riva, Huppert) and the theme! Hard to watch too, but a different register from Le Prophète's universe of men. "La Pianiste" was so good, Isabelle Huppert such a great actress. But then I realised that it is the same Michael Haneke who made one of the most terrifying, traumatic and haunting movies I have ever seen: "Funny Games", the 1997 version (there was a remake in 2007, which I haven't seen). What a film-maker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 [quote user="NormanH"]Another film which will be hard to watch, but will be unmissable for me is "Amour" by Michael Haneke... [/quote]I saw the pics of JL Trintignant on the Cannes website and I was dismayed by how old he is.I know it's irrational, but in my mind, he does not age, and looks as beautiful as he was when he was when he played BB's husband in "Et Dieu Créa La Femme".I think I'll pass on "Amour". Too close to what may be and I don't want to see it.Such great reviews for it everywhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 [quote user="5-element"]I was all set up to watch "Un prophète" last night. I could see it was (is) an excellent movie, but I just couldn't stick the atmosphere, so heavy, brutal, oppressive, so I switched off the TV halfway through the film (especially since I could see where it was going). It was quite a relief to get away from that kind of reality, for me it is enough to know that it exists, I didn't want to have to witness it firsthand. [/quote]Yes, it is very intense and unrelenting.A childhood friend of mine was sentenced to 20 years when he was barely 20 himself... That's partly why I found it compulsive viewing (even if behind barely-open fingers at times). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 [quote user="Clair"]Les Hommes Libres / Free Men (IMDB)Good article in the Guardian on the film itself and French film-makers in general during and after WW2:Another painful perspective on the Nazi occupation of France[/quote]A review: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/27/free-men-french-review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Amour has won the Palme d'Or, and Ken Loach has also won an award for 'the Angel's Share' which sounds as if it will be a great tonic to watch after the seriousness of the Haneke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 If you can see iPlayer there is a charming film with Cécile de France on at the moment:http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00hk9mr/Orchestra_Seats/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 The Last Mitterrand / Le promeneur du champ de Mars (2005) Semi-fictional biopic of long-serving French President Francois Mitterrand. While the world-renowned figure battles with cancer, a journalist attempts to document his career, charting the success of the politician's socialist ideals and the ups and downs of his personal life.Starring Michel Bouquet, Jalil Lespert, Philippe Fretun and Anne Cantineau. In French. Thu 25 Oct - Film4 - 11:00am-1:15pm and Film4 +1 - 12:00pm-2:15pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Have you ever seen "L'été meurtrier", with Isabelle Adjani when she was young ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I saw "L’Été Meurtrier" a while back... a long while back [Www]I have a copy of the book the film was based on, but I must admit I have not read it yet...At the time, the most notable point of the film was the appearance of Alain Souchon as an actor, as he had been known only as a singer-songwriter until then.I remember watching Adjani a few years before that film, in a TV version of Ondine. She was unforgettable. The next role I remember seeing her in was her gripping interpretation of Adèle H., and as a French pupil in a French school, I was taught about Hugo and his love for his dead daughter, so that film left a very strong impression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 She is tremendous in both films, and I would add her rôles in Les Sœurs Brontë ,Camille Claudel (and part 2 Camille Claudel) and La Reine Margot even if the last film is a bit of a bodice-ripper[:)]Adèle H is here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Norman, you are very fond of the bioscope, so I was wondering if you could post more often about what is showing. But please, not Len Roach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Oh and here is a brief moment of Adjani https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDjM9DfMI8g&feature=relmfu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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