Tag Archives: Catherine Deneuve

DVD review | The Big Picture – Would-be photographer Romain Duris’s snap decision to change his life

Posted on 17 January 2012 by Jason Best

Played by charismatic French actor Romain Duris, the hero of stylish psychological thriller The Big Picture (original title: L’Homme Qui Voulait Vivre Sa Vie – The Man Who Wanted to Live His Life) is one of those restless cinematic protagonists … Continue reading →

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French Film Festival opens across the UK

Posted on 9 November 2011 by Movie Talk

Kick back with a nice beaujolais and celebrate the best of French cinema in 2011 Continue reading →

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Black Swan – Art Deco posters strike a pose

Posted on 4 January 2011 by Jason Best

Darren Aronofsky’s psycho ballerina thriller Black Swan is one of Movie Talk’s hot tips for 2011. Imagine The Red Shoes remade by Repulsion-era Polanski (with Natalie Portman in the Moira Shearer/Catherine Deneuve role) and you’ll have some inkling of the … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Time Regained – Raul Ruiz’s masterly screen version of Proust: as delicious as a Madeleine dipped in tea

Posted on 7 September 2009 by Jason Best

For years, the cognoscenti have agreed on two things about Marcel Proust’s epic 2,500-page, seven-volume semi-autobiographical novel A la recherché du temps perdu – it’s the greatest novel ever written and it’s un-filmable. Over the decades, the challenge of putting … Continue reading →

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Couch Pumpkin Pickings: Today’s Halloween Movies

Posted on 31 October 2008 by Beth Williams

I’m actually not going to watch any Halloween movies today as I’ll be heading out in my seasonal costume to celebrate this spooky date. And, to be honest, it’s just as well. There are plenty of scary films showing today, … Continue reading →

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