CLASSIC – The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org The American French Film Festival in Los Angeles Sat, 25 Jan 2025 03:38:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/cleo-from-5-to-7/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/cleo-from-5-to-7/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:52:23 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=21097

CLÉO FROM 5 TO 7

| 1962 – 89′ –  Drama, Classic.
Written by: Agnès Varda.
Directed by: Agnès Varda.
Starring: Corinne Marchand, Antoine Bourseiller, Dominique Davray, Dorothee Blank, Michel Legrand, Jose Luis de Villalonga, Loye Payen, Lucienne Marchand.
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 1962 (winner Silver Bear).
In French with English subtitles.
A Max release. |

 

Selfish pop singer Cléo (Corinne Marchand) has two hours to wait until the results of her biopsy come back. After an ominous tarot card reading, she visits her friends, all of whom fail to give her the emotional support she needs. Wandering around Paris, she finally finds comfort talking with a soldier in a park. On leave from the Algerian War, his troubles put hers in perspective. As they talk and walk, Cléo comes to terms with her selfishness, finding peace before the results come back.

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WILD TARGET

| 1993 – 87′ –  Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Crime, Classic.
Written by: Pierre Salvadori.
Directed by: Pierre Salvadori.
Starring: Jean Rochefort, Marie Trintignant, Guillaume Depardieu, Patachou, Serge Riaboukine, Wladimir Yordanoff, Olga Poliakoff.
In French with English subtitles.
A Synergetic Distribution release. |

 

Victor Meynard is a professional killer. His domineering mother rules his life as he pursues a brilliant career in the family tradition. During a hit, he comes across Antoine, a young man whom he takes under his wing and trains as his successor while working on his new contract : Renée Dandrieux, a glamourous thief who deals in fake paintings and breaks every rule.

 

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]]> https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/wild-target/feed/ 0 THE MYSTERY OF PICASSO https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/the-mystery-of-picasso/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/the-mystery-of-picasso/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:54:51 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20940

THE MYSTERY OF PICASSO

| 1956 – 78′ –  Documentary, Classic, Films & Art.
Written by: Henri-Georges Clouzot.
Directed by: Henri-Georges Clouzot.
Starring: Pablo Picasso.
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 1955 (Special Jury Prize winner).
In French with English subtitles.
A Kino Lorber release. |

In 1955 Henri-Georges Clouzot joined forces with his friend Pablo Picasso to make an entirely new kind of documentary – one that captured the moment and the mystery of creativity. For the film, Picasso created 20 artworks, ranging from playful B&W sketches to widescreen color paintings. Using inks that bled through the paper, Picasso rapidly created fanciful drawings that Clouzot was able to film from the reverse side, capturing their creation in real time. When the artist decided to paint in oils, the filmmaker switched to color film and employed the magic of stop-motion animation. By contract, almost all of these paintings were destroyed when the film was completed. The Mystery of Picasso is exhilarating, mesmerizing, and unforgettable – one of the greatest documentaries on art ever made.

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LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD

| 1961 – 93′ – Classic, Drama, Film & Literature.
Written by: Alain Robbe-Grillet.
Directed by: Alain Resnais.
Starring: Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi, Sacha Pitoëff, Francoise Bertin, Francoise Spira, Jean Lanier, Luce Garcia-Ville, Karin Toche-Mittler.
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 1961. Academy Award Nomination 1962 (Best Original Screenplay).
In French with English subtitles.
A Kino Lorber / Rialto Pictures release. |

In this unconventional French drama, a group of unnamed aristocrats interact at a palatial château, resulting in an enigmatic tale told partially in flashback. X (Giorgio Albertazzi) is convinced that he has met the beautiful A (Delphine Seyrig) before in the Czech resort town of Marienbad, and implies they had a romantic relationship. M (Sacha Pitoeff), who may be A’s husband or boyfriend, confronts her mysterious suitor, leading to conflict and questions about the truth behind his story. Elegantly enigmatic and dreamlike, this work of essential cinema features exquisite cinematography and an exploration of narrative still revisited by filmmakers today.

 

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HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

| 1960 – 92′ – Classic, Drama, Film & Literature.
Written by: Marguerite Duras.
Based on the Book by: Marguerite Duras
Directed by: Alain Resnais.
Starring: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Bernard Fresson, Stella Dassas, Pierre Barbaud.
Official Selection Cannes International Film Festival 1959.
In French with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |

Alain Resnais’ feature debut is one of the most influential films of all time.  With an innovative structure and an award-nominated script by Marguerite Duras, Hiroshima mon amour is a masterwork that weaves past and present, personal pain and public anguish. The deep conversation between a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada) and a French actress (Emmanuelle Riva) forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple — lovers turned friends — recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.

 

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NIGHT & FOG

| 1955 – 32′ – Classic, Documentary, Period & History, War.
Written by: Jean Cayrol.
Directed by: Alain Resnais.
Starring (Voice): Michel Bouquet.
In French with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |

 

Ten years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, filmmaker Alain Resnais documented the abandoned grounds of Auschwitz. One of the first cinematic reflections on the horrors of the Holocaust, Night and Fog contrasts the stillness of the abandoned camps with haunting wartime footage.

 

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DIDIER

| 1997 – 103′ –  Comedy, Classic.
Written by: Alain Chabat.
Directed by: Alain Chabat.
Starring: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Caroline Cellier, Chantal Lauby, Alain Chabat, Zinedine Soualem, Josiane Balasko, Dominique Farrugia, Constantin Alexandrov, Lionel Abelanski, Dieudonné, Isabelle Gélinas.
In French with English subtitles.
An Under The Milky Way release. |

 

When a man inherits a dog and the dog adopts the man, the man becomes a little less like a dog and the dog a little more like a man… Jean-Pierre, a frazzled sport agent, has better things to do than to look after Didier, a friend’s labrador, for a week. The next day, an amazing discovery will lead him off on an amazing adventure in which his worst nightmare could well be the lucky break he’s been waiting for.

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]]> https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/didier/feed/ 0 FRENCH TWIST (GAZON MAUDIT) https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/french-twist-gazon-maudit/ https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/french-twist-gazon-maudit/#comments Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:39:36 +0000 https://theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org/?p=20197

FRENCH TWIST (GAZON MAUDIT)

| 1995 – 103′ –  Comedy, Classic, LGBTQ+.
Written by: Josiane Balasko, Patrick Aubree, Telsche Boorman.
Directed by: Josiane Balasko.
Starring: Josiane Balasko, Alain Chabat, Victoria Abril, Ticky Holgado, Miguel Bose, Catherine Hiegel, Catherine Samie.
Golden Globe Nomination for Best Foreign Film 1996. 5 Cesar Awards Nominations 1996 (Winner Best Screenplay).
In French with English subtitles.
An Under The Milky Way release. |

 

Laurent (Alain Chabat) is married to Loli (Victoria Abril) and to all intents and purposes they are a happy couple. Laurent’s business is going well; they have two kids, and a lovely house in the South of France. Of course, Laurent is a serial adulterer, but Loli knows nothing of his philandering. Then one day this apparently idyllic situation falls apart. Marijo (Josiane Balasko), a butch lesbian wreathed in cigar smoke, breaks down her camper van outside the house.

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THE GREEN RAY (SUMMER)

| 1986 – 98′ –  ROMANCE, COMEDY, DRAMA, CLASSIC.
Written by: Eric Rohmer, Marie Rivière.
Directed by: Eric Rohmer.
Starring: Marie Rivière, Béatrice Romand, Carita, Rosette, Vincent Gauthier, Amira Chemakhi, Maria Luisa Garcia.
Winner Golden Lion, Venice International Film Festival 1986.
In  French with English subtitles.
A The Criterion Collection release. |

Delphine (Marie Rivière) is a beautiful young Parisian who is still smarting from a recent break-up. When a friend nixes their travel plans shortly before the trip, Delphine is left to decide how to spend her holiday. Soon she is dealing with various uncomfortable situations, including a beach getaway where she is the only single person. After attempting a trip to the overcrowded Alps, Delphine entertains more vacation options, but will the restless soul ever find what she’s looking for?

 

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THE MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN

| 1977 – 120′ –  Drama, ROMANCE, COMEDY, CLASSIC.
Written by: Michel Fermaud, Suzanne Schiffman, François Truffaut.
Directed by: François Truffaut.
Starring: Charles Denner, Geneviève Fontanel, Brigitte Fossey, Leslie Caron, Nathalie Baye, Nelly Borgeaud, Jean Dasté, Valérie Bonnier.
Official Selections Berlin International Film Festival 1976. 3 César Awards Nominations including Best Actor (Charles Denner).
Official Selection COLCOA 2014.
In  French with English subtitles.
A Screenpix release. |

The funeral of Bertrand is attended by a long line of women in mourning – all the sexual conquests of his life. In a flashback, Bertrand writes a scandalous memoir in which he remembers what he loved about each woman, and struggles to understand why he has never been able to settle down. Targeted by the feminist movement in full swing at the time of its release, Pariscope’s Claire Clouot called the film, “an inventory of spare parts exhibiting broads like veal scallops.” But just beneath the surface of this lighthearted and entertaining take on a charming womanizer is a slightly melancholic portrait of a complex man consumed by urges he cannot control. Even as Bertrand rifles through his numerous love affairs dispensing bits of wisdom and humor, some might think of Captain Ahab’s destructive obsession with Moby Dick. For Bertrand, every woman is potentially the white whale, but once conquered, she is just another fish in the sea.

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