A Man and a Woman: Romance for the Ages

Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant. Photo: Les Films 13 ”Claude Lelouch, remember this name well, because you will not hear it again”. That was the cruel verdict of the classic…

Is Paris Burning?

The book is a classic, dramatized account of the liberation of Paris in 1944, creating a mosaic of exciting individual stories in the shadow of great historical events. The movie…

Last Tango in Paris: Dark Moments Together

Maria Schneider and Marlon Brando. Photo: United Artists The scene in Last Tango in Paris where Marlon Brando anally rapes Maria Schneider was controversial at the time of the release…

Red: Listening and Judging

Samuel Le Bihan and Irène Jacob. Photo: Canal+ We already knew this would be Krzysztof Kieslowski’s last film, because he had said as much after its premiere. Two years later,…

Amour: In Sickness and in Health

Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva. Photo: Les Films du Losange Welcome to the ever-fascinating journey of the cinema of Michael Haneke. When I started writing this review I began by…