Gone Girl.There is a mania to the way we talk about female characters and their complexity. Born out of the necessary work of adding depth to flat, underwritten protagonists, the "complex female character" has now become a trope of its own, epitomized in the last decade by Gone Girl's Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike). After faking her death, framing her husband for her murder, and adopting a new identity, Amy delivers the now infamous “cool girl” monologue, soliloquizing about the traps of making yourself in the image of a man's desire. "I drank canned beer watching Adam Sandler movies," she says. "I ate cold pizza and remained a size two." Her admission of effort culminates in an articulation of the scope of her wrath: "You think I'd let him destroy me and end up happier than ever? No fucking way."Amy's storyline—from spoiled rich New Yorker to bored...
- 12/19/2022
- MUBI
Alban Ivanov and Sabrina Ouazani lead the cast of the filmmaker’s latest opus, an Escazal Films production set to be sold worldwide by TF1 Studio. The French department of Cantal has seen the first clapperboard slammed on Jean-Pierre Améris’ 13th fiction feature film: Les folies fermières. Starring in the cast are Alban Ivanov, Sabrina Ouazani, Michèle Bernier (of the series The Intern), Guy Marchand (recently seen in season 3 of Call My Agent!) and Bérangère Krief. Written by Jean-Pierre Améris, Marion Michau and Jean-Luc Gaget (the winner of 2017’s Best Original Screenplay César for The Together Project who was also...
• Bill Stamets and Roger Ebert
The 46th Chicago International Film Festival will play this year at one central location, on the many screens of the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois. A festivalgoers and filmmakers' lounge will be open during festival hours at the Lucky Strike on the second level. Tickets can be ordered online at Ciff's website, which also organizes the films by title, director and country. Tickets also at AMC; sold out films have Rush Lines. More capsules will be added here.
"127 Hours" (USA)A tour de force by James Franco and Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"). Many are familiar with the true story, and just as many probably thought it could never be filmed. Boyle succeeds. A climber named Aron Ralston went climbing by himself in remote canyons, and was trapped deep in a crevice when a falling rock pinned his arm. He had limited food and water, no...
The 46th Chicago International Film Festival will play this year at one central location, on the many screens of the AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois. A festivalgoers and filmmakers' lounge will be open during festival hours at the Lucky Strike on the second level. Tickets can be ordered online at Ciff's website, which also organizes the films by title, director and country. Tickets also at AMC; sold out films have Rush Lines. More capsules will be added here.
"127 Hours" (USA)A tour de force by James Franco and Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"). Many are familiar with the true story, and just as many probably thought it could never be filmed. Boyle succeeds. A climber named Aron Ralston went climbing by himself in remote canyons, and was trapped deep in a crevice when a falling rock pinned his arm. He had limited food and water, no...
- 10/16/2010
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
Andres Escobar in Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist‘s The Two Escobars (top); Guy Marchand in Jacques Martineau and Olivier Ducastel‘s Family Tree (middle); Elsa Daniel in Leopoldo Torre Nilsson‘s The House of the Angel (bottom) Below are a few highlights at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Friday, June 18: Following a screening of Pink Floyd: The Wall, The Dark Knight‘s and the upcoming Inception‘s filmmaker Christopher Nolan will talk with film critic Elvis Mitchell about the influence of Alan Parker‘s 1982 feature/music video on his work. John Kastner‘s Canadian documentary Life with Murder shows how the parents of a murdered young woman do what they can to protect their son, the accused murderer, while Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist‘s documentary The Two Escobars shows how sports, big money, and tribalism can be an explosive mix. The two Escobars in question...
- 6/18/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Dans Paris
IFC First Take
NEW YORK -- Christophe Honore's comedy drama Dans Paris plays disconcertingly like a greatest-hits collection of French cinema, particularly the new wave. Jump cuts and direct addresses to the camera ala Godard? Check. Sudden bursts into song ala Demy? Check. Endless talkathons ala Rivette? Check. Romantic complications played as life and death ala Truffaut? Check. By the time it's over, you feel as if you've taken a graduate course at UCLA film school.
This derivativeness might be more palatable if the film amounted to more than it does. This thin tale of a severely depressed photographer (Romain Duris) who moves in with his gadfly younger brother (Louis Garrel) and emotionally ineffectual father (Guy Marchand) after a breakup lacks the substance to justify its technical playfulness.
It's too bad because the director certainly has the talent to effectively ape his inspirations, and there are some fun moments amid the general tedium. The performances, too, couldn't be bettered: Duris well handles the difficult task of making his emotionally shut-down character interesting, the handsome Garrel is endlessly appealing, and Marchand movingly conveys the father's frustration at his inability to help his offspring. As an added bonus, Marie-France Pisier has a terrific cameo as the brothers' self-obsessed mother.
As with so many French films, this effort also serves as a love letter to Paris. From the apartment with a clear view of the Eiffel Tower -- is it mandatory that every flat in the city come so equipped? -- to the picturesque suicide attempt by Duris of leaping off a bridge into the Seine to the seemingly endless supply of nubile young Frenchwomen ready to jump into bed at a moment's notice, Dans Paris makes the city seem like the ideal place to be clinically depressed.
NEW YORK -- Christophe Honore's comedy drama Dans Paris plays disconcertingly like a greatest-hits collection of French cinema, particularly the new wave. Jump cuts and direct addresses to the camera ala Godard? Check. Sudden bursts into song ala Demy? Check. Endless talkathons ala Rivette? Check. Romantic complications played as life and death ala Truffaut? Check. By the time it's over, you feel as if you've taken a graduate course at UCLA film school.
This derivativeness might be more palatable if the film amounted to more than it does. This thin tale of a severely depressed photographer (Romain Duris) who moves in with his gadfly younger brother (Louis Garrel) and emotionally ineffectual father (Guy Marchand) after a breakup lacks the substance to justify its technical playfulness.
It's too bad because the director certainly has the talent to effectively ape his inspirations, and there are some fun moments amid the general tedium. The performances, too, couldn't be bettered: Duris well handles the difficult task of making his emotionally shut-down character interesting, the handsome Garrel is endlessly appealing, and Marchand movingly conveys the father's frustration at his inability to help his offspring. As an added bonus, Marie-France Pisier has a terrific cameo as the brothers' self-obsessed mother.
As with so many French films, this effort also serves as a love letter to Paris. From the apartment with a clear view of the Eiffel Tower -- is it mandatory that every flat in the city come so equipped? -- to the picturesque suicide attempt by Duris of leaping off a bridge into the Seine to the seemingly endless supply of nubile young Frenchwomen ready to jump into bed at a moment's notice, Dans Paris makes the city seem like the ideal place to be clinically depressed.
- 8/14/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Morel's 'Apres' set for Fortnight
PARIS -- French helmer Gael Morel's latest film, Apres lui (After him), will hold its world premiere May 21 as part of the Director's Fortnight sidebar at the Festival de Cannes, organizers said Tuesday.
The film, which stars Catherine Deneuve as a woman who becomes dangerously obsessed with her son's best friend after he dies in a car accident, will be released in Gallic theaters May 23.
Morel's follow-up to 2004's 3 Dancing Slaves and 2002's Under Another Sky also stars Thomas Dumerchez, Guy Marchand and Elodie Bouchez. Director's Fortnight will take place May 17-27 and the full lineup will be announced May 3.
The film, which stars Catherine Deneuve as a woman who becomes dangerously obsessed with her son's best friend after he dies in a car accident, will be released in Gallic theaters May 23.
Morel's follow-up to 2004's 3 Dancing Slaves and 2002's Under Another Sky also stars Thomas Dumerchez, Guy Marchand and Elodie Bouchez. Director's Fortnight will take place May 17-27 and the full lineup will be announced May 3.
- 4/18/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
'Glory,' 'Chatterley,' 'Tell No One' top Cesar noms
PARIS -- Rachid Bouchareb's Days of Glory, Pascale Ferran's Lady Chatterley and Guillaume Canet's Tell No One dominate the nominations for this year's Cesar Awards, France's top film honors, with each film vying for nine awards, organizers said Friday.
Alain Resnais' Coeurs and Xavier Giannoli's When I Was a Singer trail with eight and seven nominations, respectively.
Days of Glory, a harrowing portrayal of North Africans who fought to liberate France during World War II, followed up its foreign-language Oscar nomination with nine Cesar noms including best film, director and original script.
Tell No One, Guillaume Canet's adaptation of Harlan Coben's thriller, also bagged nine nominations, including best film, director and actor (Francois Cluzet).
Lady Chatterley, a critics' favorite that picked up the Louis Delluc prize in December, rounded out the trio with nominations in the best film, director and actress (Marina Hands) categories.
Philippe Lioret's adolescent drama Don't Worry, I'm Fine, also will compete in the best film category, nabbing a total of five nominations including best director and female newcomer (Melanie Laurent).
Cecile de France, who took last year's supporting actress Cesar, will compete against herself in the best actress category for her roles in When I Was a Singer and Avenue Montaigne. Catherine Frot (The Page Turner), Charlotte Gainsbourg (I Do) and Marina Hands (Lady Chatterley) also will vie for the prize.
Nominees in the best actor category include Michel Blanc, who plays a farmer in French boxoffice hit You're So Beautiful; Alain Chabat, for his hilarious portrayal of a reluctant lover in I Do; Gerard Depardieu, for his role as a worn-out ballroom singer in When I Was a Singer; Jean Dujardin, who plays the French reincarnation of James Bond in OSS 117; and Francois Cluzet, a man searching for his missing wife in Tell No One.
Singer, Glory and Beautiful will vie for best original screenplay alongside Avenue Montaigne and Jean-Philippe while No One, Chatterley, OSS 117 and Don't Worry will compete with Alain Resnais' ensemble hit Private Fears in Public Places in the best adaptation category.
Christine Citti (Singer), Mylene Demongeot (French California) and Bernadette Lafont (I Do) will compete for the best supporting actress prize with French singer Dani (Avenue Montaigne) and this year's Cesars ceremony host, Valerie Lemercier (Montaigne).
The nominees for best supporting actor are Danny Boon (The Valet), Francois Cluzet (Four Stars), Andre Dussollier (No One), Guy Marchand (Inside Paris) and Kad Merad (Don't Worry).
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Babel, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' Little Miss Sunshine, Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, Stephen Frears' The Queen and Pedro Almodovar's Volver will compete for best foreign-language film.
Alain Resnais' Coeurs and Xavier Giannoli's When I Was a Singer trail with eight and seven nominations, respectively.
Days of Glory, a harrowing portrayal of North Africans who fought to liberate France during World War II, followed up its foreign-language Oscar nomination with nine Cesar noms including best film, director and original script.
Tell No One, Guillaume Canet's adaptation of Harlan Coben's thriller, also bagged nine nominations, including best film, director and actor (Francois Cluzet).
Lady Chatterley, a critics' favorite that picked up the Louis Delluc prize in December, rounded out the trio with nominations in the best film, director and actress (Marina Hands) categories.
Philippe Lioret's adolescent drama Don't Worry, I'm Fine, also will compete in the best film category, nabbing a total of five nominations including best director and female newcomer (Melanie Laurent).
Cecile de France, who took last year's supporting actress Cesar, will compete against herself in the best actress category for her roles in When I Was a Singer and Avenue Montaigne. Catherine Frot (The Page Turner), Charlotte Gainsbourg (I Do) and Marina Hands (Lady Chatterley) also will vie for the prize.
Nominees in the best actor category include Michel Blanc, who plays a farmer in French boxoffice hit You're So Beautiful; Alain Chabat, for his hilarious portrayal of a reluctant lover in I Do; Gerard Depardieu, for his role as a worn-out ballroom singer in When I Was a Singer; Jean Dujardin, who plays the French reincarnation of James Bond in OSS 117; and Francois Cluzet, a man searching for his missing wife in Tell No One.
Singer, Glory and Beautiful will vie for best original screenplay alongside Avenue Montaigne and Jean-Philippe while No One, Chatterley, OSS 117 and Don't Worry will compete with Alain Resnais' ensemble hit Private Fears in Public Places in the best adaptation category.
Christine Citti (Singer), Mylene Demongeot (French California) and Bernadette Lafont (I Do) will compete for the best supporting actress prize with French singer Dani (Avenue Montaigne) and this year's Cesars ceremony host, Valerie Lemercier (Montaigne).
The nominees for best supporting actor are Danny Boon (The Valet), Francois Cluzet (Four Stars), Andre Dussollier (No One), Guy Marchand (Inside Paris) and Kad Merad (Don't Worry).
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Babel, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' Little Miss Sunshine, Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, Stephen Frears' The Queen and Pedro Almodovar's Volver will compete for best foreign-language film.
- 1/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cesar noms to 'Glory,' 'Chatterley,' 'No One'
PARIS -- Rachid Bouchareb's "Days of Glory", Pascale Ferran's "Lady Chatterley" and Guillaume Canet's "Tell No One" dominate the nominations for this year's Cesar Awards, France's top film honors, with each film vying for nine awards, organizers said Friday.
Alain Resnais' "Coeurs" and Xavier Giannoli's "When I Was a Singer" trail with eight and seven nominations, respectively.
"Days of Glory", a harrowing portrayal of North Africans who fought to liberate France during World War II, followed up its foreign-language Oscar nomination with nine Cesar noms including best film, director and original script.
"Tell No One", Guillaume Canet's adaptation of Harlan Coben's thriller, also bagged nine nominations, including best film, director and actor (Francois Cluzet).
"Lady Chatterley", a critics' favorite that picked up the Louis Delluc prize in December, rounded out the trio with nominations in the best film, director and actress (Marina Hands) categories.
Philippe Lioret's adolescent drama "Don't Worry, I'm Fine", also will compete in the best film category, nabbing a total of five nominations including best director and female newcomer (Melanie Laurent).
Cecile de France, who took last year's supporting actress Cesar, will compete against herself in the best actress category for her roles in "When I Was a Singer" and "Avenue Montaigne". Catherine Frot ("The Page Turner"), Charlotte Gainsbourg ("I Do") and Marina Hands ("Lady Chatterley") also will vie for the prize.
Nominees in the best actor category include Michel Blanc, who plays a farmer in French boxoffice hit "You're So Beautiful"; Alain Chabat, for his hilarious portrayal of a reluctant lover in "I Do"; Gerard Depardieu, for his role as a worn-out ballroom singer in "When I Was a Singer"; Jean Dujardin, who plays the French reincarnation of James Bond in "OSS 117"; and Francois Cluzet, a man searching for his missing wife in "Tell No One".
"Singer", "Glory" and "Beautiful" will vie for best original screenplay alongside "Avenue Montaigne" and "Jean-Philippe" while "No One", "Chatterley", "OSS 117" and "Don't Worry" will compete with Alain Resnais' ensemble hit "Private Fears in Public Places" in the best adaptation category.
Christine Citti ("Singer"), Mylene Demongeot ("French California") and Bernadette Lafont ("I Do") will compete for the best supporting actress prize with French singer Dani ("Avenue Montaigne") and this year's Cesars ceremony host, Valerie Lemercier ("Montaigne").
The nominees for best supporting actor are Danny Boon ("The Valet"), Francois Cluzet ("Four Stars"), Andre Dussollier ("No One"), Guy Marchand ("Inside Paris") and Kad Merad ("Don't Worry").
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Babel", Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' "Little Miss Sunshine", Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain", Stephen Frears' "The Queen" and Pedro Almodovar's "Volver" will compete for best foreign-language film.
Alain Resnais' "Coeurs" and Xavier Giannoli's "When I Was a Singer" trail with eight and seven nominations, respectively.
"Days of Glory", a harrowing portrayal of North Africans who fought to liberate France during World War II, followed up its foreign-language Oscar nomination with nine Cesar noms including best film, director and original script.
"Tell No One", Guillaume Canet's adaptation of Harlan Coben's thriller, also bagged nine nominations, including best film, director and actor (Francois Cluzet).
"Lady Chatterley", a critics' favorite that picked up the Louis Delluc prize in December, rounded out the trio with nominations in the best film, director and actress (Marina Hands) categories.
Philippe Lioret's adolescent drama "Don't Worry, I'm Fine", also will compete in the best film category, nabbing a total of five nominations including best director and female newcomer (Melanie Laurent).
Cecile de France, who took last year's supporting actress Cesar, will compete against herself in the best actress category for her roles in "When I Was a Singer" and "Avenue Montaigne". Catherine Frot ("The Page Turner"), Charlotte Gainsbourg ("I Do") and Marina Hands ("Lady Chatterley") also will vie for the prize.
Nominees in the best actor category include Michel Blanc, who plays a farmer in French boxoffice hit "You're So Beautiful"; Alain Chabat, for his hilarious portrayal of a reluctant lover in "I Do"; Gerard Depardieu, for his role as a worn-out ballroom singer in "When I Was a Singer"; Jean Dujardin, who plays the French reincarnation of James Bond in "OSS 117"; and Francois Cluzet, a man searching for his missing wife in "Tell No One".
"Singer", "Glory" and "Beautiful" will vie for best original screenplay alongside "Avenue Montaigne" and "Jean-Philippe" while "No One", "Chatterley", "OSS 117" and "Don't Worry" will compete with Alain Resnais' ensemble hit "Private Fears in Public Places" in the best adaptation category.
Christine Citti ("Singer"), Mylene Demongeot ("French California") and Bernadette Lafont ("I Do") will compete for the best supporting actress prize with French singer Dani ("Avenue Montaigne") and this year's Cesars ceremony host, Valerie Lemercier ("Montaigne").
The nominees for best supporting actor are Danny Boon ("The Valet"), Francois Cluzet ("Four Stars"), Andre Dussollier ("No One"), Guy Marchand ("Inside Paris") and Kad Merad ("Don't Worry").
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Babel", Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' "Little Miss Sunshine", Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain", Stephen Frears' "The Queen" and Pedro Almodovar's "Volver" will compete for best foreign-language film.
- 1/26/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ma Femme ... S'appelle Maurice
("Ma Femme ... s'appelle Maurice" screened as the Centerpiece Gala Premiere feature at the Hollywood Film Festival on Oct. 3.)
Jean-Marie Poire is the man behind one of France's biggest-ever boxoffice hits, "Les Visiteurs". With more than 114,000 admissions in its first 10 days, there seems no doubt that his latest movie, "Ma Femme ... s'appelle Maurice" (My Wife Maurice), is headed in the same direction.
The plot is pure farce. Georges (Philippe Chevallier) is having an affair with Emmanuelle (Alice Evans). When she finds out Georges is married, she is furious and decides to reveal all to his wife. While Georges is waiting for Emmanuelle to arrive at his chic Paris apartment for the showdown, he receives a visit from Maurice (Regis Laspales), who is collecting funds for a local charity. Georges persuades Maurice to dress up as his wife and head off Emmanuelle at the door. Predictably, the ruse fails and mayhem ensues as both men work themselves deeper and deeper into a web of deceit.
The two main actors give it their best shot, and the movie cracks along at a brisk pace for the first 30 minutes. Gag follows gag, and Laspales is very funny as the irritating, obsessive Maurice. But once things unravel, the movie falls back on cliche and stereotype and offers nothing new. There is too much dialogue and not enough action. Also, Poire's penchant for cutting from one scene to another in quick succession has a disorienting effect.
Poire's comedy often pushes the definition of good taste to its limit. Many of his jokes are vulgar and crass. Too often, they're downright puerile. Numerous French stars lend their services -- Anemone, Paul Belmondo, Virginie Ledoyen, Guy Marchand, Stephane Audran -- but their presence fails to lift an essentially dated concept.
MA FEMME ... S'APPELLE MAURICE
Comedie Star
Credits:
Director: Jean Marie Poire
Screenwriters: Jean-Marie Poire, Raffy Shart
Producer: Igor Sekulic
Director of photography: Robert Alazraki
Production designer: Katia Wyszkop
Costume designer: Olivier Beriot
Editors: Jean Marie Poire, Henry Revlou
Cast:
Georges Audefey: Philippe Chevallier
Maurice Lappin: Regis Laspales
Emmanuelle: Alice Evans
Johnny Zucchini: Gotz Otto
Claire Trouabal: Anemone
Running time -- 102 minutes
No MPPA rating...
Jean-Marie Poire is the man behind one of France's biggest-ever boxoffice hits, "Les Visiteurs". With more than 114,000 admissions in its first 10 days, there seems no doubt that his latest movie, "Ma Femme ... s'appelle Maurice" (My Wife Maurice), is headed in the same direction.
The plot is pure farce. Georges (Philippe Chevallier) is having an affair with Emmanuelle (Alice Evans). When she finds out Georges is married, she is furious and decides to reveal all to his wife. While Georges is waiting for Emmanuelle to arrive at his chic Paris apartment for the showdown, he receives a visit from Maurice (Regis Laspales), who is collecting funds for a local charity. Georges persuades Maurice to dress up as his wife and head off Emmanuelle at the door. Predictably, the ruse fails and mayhem ensues as both men work themselves deeper and deeper into a web of deceit.
The two main actors give it their best shot, and the movie cracks along at a brisk pace for the first 30 minutes. Gag follows gag, and Laspales is very funny as the irritating, obsessive Maurice. But once things unravel, the movie falls back on cliche and stereotype and offers nothing new. There is too much dialogue and not enough action. Also, Poire's penchant for cutting from one scene to another in quick succession has a disorienting effect.
Poire's comedy often pushes the definition of good taste to its limit. Many of his jokes are vulgar and crass. Too often, they're downright puerile. Numerous French stars lend their services -- Anemone, Paul Belmondo, Virginie Ledoyen, Guy Marchand, Stephane Audran -- but their presence fails to lift an essentially dated concept.
MA FEMME ... S'APPELLE MAURICE
Comedie Star
Credits:
Director: Jean Marie Poire
Screenwriters: Jean-Marie Poire, Raffy Shart
Producer: Igor Sekulic
Director of photography: Robert Alazraki
Production designer: Katia Wyszkop
Costume designer: Olivier Beriot
Editors: Jean Marie Poire, Henry Revlou
Cast:
Georges Audefey: Philippe Chevallier
Maurice Lappin: Regis Laspales
Emmanuelle: Alice Evans
Johnny Zucchini: Gotz Otto
Claire Trouabal: Anemone
Running time -- 102 minutes
No MPPA rating...
- 10/8/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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