With the 2022 Cannes Film Festival fast approaching, there’s plenty of reasons to get excited, one of which is the latest drama from French director Arnaud Desplechin (Ismael’s Ghosts, Deception), which stars Marion Cotillard (Rust and Bone) and Melvil Poupaud (Summer of 85) as the titular Brother and Sister, who haven’t spoken to one another […]
Movie Review – Ismael’s Ghosts (2017)
Ismael’s Ghosts, 2017. Directed by Arnaud Desplechin. Starring Matthieu Amalric, Marion Cotillard, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Louis Garrel. SYNOPSIS: Film maker, Ismael, is immersed in making his latest movie, based on the life of his brother Ivan. And, after the disappearance of his partner 20 years ago, he’s found happiness with Sylvie. His first love, Carlotta, […]
Movie Review – Hitchcock/Truffaut (2016)
Hitchcock/Truffaut, 2016. Directed by Kent Jones. Starring Mathieu Amalric, Wes Anderson, Olivier Assayas, Peter Bogdanovich, Arnaud Desplechin, David Fincher, James Gray, Alfred Hitchcock, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Richard Linklater, Paul Schrader, Martin Scorsese, Francois Truffaut. SYNOPSIS: Filmmakers look at the impact Francois Truffaut’s 1966 book ‘Cinema According to Hitchcock’ had on Hitchcock’s reputation, and their own films. […]
