Posted by admin on Dec 16th, 2011
As a young woman, Charlotte Rampling blatantly stole every scene in which she appeared, she couldn’t help it. The lovely smooth skin, intensely knowing eyes and soft fluid voice all added to the intelligent, sensual personality that came across on the screen. Over the past few decades Ms. Rampling has continued to extol those virtues upon her admirers. Today as an experienced actress Ms. Rampling continues to captivate audiences around the world.
Films in which small roles are turned into unforgettable moments such as “The Verdict” Continue Reading »
Posted by admin on Dec 12th, 2011
Godard and Truffaut are considered the pillars and architects of the French New Wave movement in cinema, which began in the 1960s. Godard, however, is more stylistically adventurous and avant-garde than Truffaut, and the films that he shot in the 1960s are some of the greatest examples of pop art and extreme politics ever put to celluloid.
In his early years, some of Godard’s greatest influences were American gangster films and pop art. The plot of movies like Breathless and Band of Outsiders are the straight out of the American gangster genre. Even if you
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Posted by admin on Dec 9th, 2011
Classic And Modern French Cinema: A History
The classic French film industry in the 19th and early 20th centuries was arguably the world’s most important, certainly among the most influential. Despite suffering a lack of capital after World War I, French film continued to remain prolific and became known for such styles as poetic realism and French Impressionist Cinema. Some of the greatest films to come from this era include Marcel Pagnol’s famous trilogy Marius, Fanny and Cesar, Under the Roofs of Paris by Rene Clair, Carnival in Flanders by Jacques Feyder, Jean Continue Reading »