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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds

3 years, 7 months ago
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Notes: First of all, , I thought it was pretty awesome to see Catherine Deneuve at such a young age. Indeed, she is such a terrific actress, she was already awesome back then and the more movies I watch starring this actress, the more she fascinates me. What about the movie itself ? To be honest, even though I thought it was indeed pretty good with some nice songs, at the end of the day, it was obvious that it was not my thing. For example, all the dialogue in the film is sung and while the fan of the genre praised this choice, I always thought it was a rather tedious gimmick. Still even though I have never been a big fan of musicals, I liked this one. Indeed, I can't deny the fact that it was very well made and it definitely had some quirky qualities. Since this movie was a big critical success, a few years later, Jacques Demy would make another musical called ā€˜Les demoiselles de Rochefort’, also starring the lovely Catherine Deneuve but also her sister, Francoise Dorleac.
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3 years, 7 months ago
Show Me Love

3 years, 7 months ago
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Notes: Basically, it is one of those big classics from the 1930's and, to be honest, I’m not really a huge fan of this genre and I had a rather hard time to really care about the whole thing. Indeed, they just don’t make movies like this anymore, such whimsical tales taking place in some idyllic version of the USA. The lead man, this time very well played by Gary Cooper, is completely flawless and virtuous and towards the end, everything is solved and it is as if all the problems in the world have been solved at once. Basically, it is all cute and charming but I guess I’m just too cynical for this material and, on top of that, I actually first saw the really weak and underwhelming remake starring Adam Sandler and that might have ruined this story for me. Anyway, I have to admit that it was still a sweet and cute tale and, thanks to the actors involved, it was still quite entertaining.
3 years, 7 months ago
Losin

3 years, 7 months ago
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3 years, 7 months ago
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

3 years, 7 months ago
Show Me Love

3 years, 7 months ago

An average movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Harrison Ford and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I didn’t know much about this story before watching this movie and I was at first surprised that the main” read more

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The Truth
La vƩritƩ

3 years, 7 months ago
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

3 years, 7 months ago
The Magnificent Seven
Notes: I always had a weak spot for Yul Brynner and even more for Steve McQueen. James Coburn and Charles Bronson were also some fine actors so, with such a cast, I really had to see this flick at some point. Eventually, it was pretty good but I still think the original directed by Akira Kurosawa ('Seven samurai') was actually much better. It didn’t help that I saw 'Seven samurai' before so the whole thing didn’t feel really ā€˜fresh’. Still, it was definitely entertaining and it was above all rather fun to see Steve McQueen, originally just a supporting part, trying to upstage Yul Brynner who was at the time a bigger star. Anyway, even if it didn’t really blow me away, it is still a classic.
3 years, 7 months ago
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Wild Reeds

3 years, 7 months ago
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Hotel Mumbai

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Yojimbo
Notes: This flick is probably one of the most famous directed by Akira Kurosawa and therefore I was really eager to check it out. Indeed, it is above all famous because Sergio Leone made a few years later a little remake called ā€˜For a Fistful of Dollars’ and it was at the time a big mess because they didn’t give any credit to Kurosawa. Eventually, after watching ā€˜For a Fistful of Dollars’ so many times, it was rather difficult for me to really get into this flick to be honest. I think I would have enjoyed it more if it would have been the first time I saw this story but it is something you should always try to avoid : watching the remake before the original version. Still, it is definitely an entertaining samurai flick with some very good directing by Akira Kurosawa and a solid performance by the always dependable Toshiro Mifune.
3 years, 7 months ago
Underground
Notes: In the 90's, Kusturica was one of the most important directors in the world and I was a big fan of his work. Unfortunately, we haven't heard much from him during the 00's and that's too bad. Anyway, back in the 90’s, after making his only US production so far starring no one less than Johnny Depp (ā€˜Arizona Dream’ and it is indeed quite marvelous), Kusturica went back to (ex-)Yugoslavia to make what many consider his magnum opus and, for the second time around, the Serbian director won the prestigious Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. Eventually, even though I did like it at the time (I saw it in the movie theater when it was released), I wasn’t exactly blown away. I guess I was just too young at the time (I think I must have been 15-16 years old when I first saw it) and since it is a rather complex feature with many layers, quite frankly, it went a little bit over my head. Still, it is quite an impressive piece of work, basically a big epic feature about Yugoslavian history.
3 years, 7 months ago
The Magnificent Seven
Yojimbo

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A Ghost Story

3 years, 7 months ago

An average movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since I have a weak spot for Shailene Woodley and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be honest, I was actually surprised by how disappointing the damned thing actually turned out to be. I have” read more

3 years, 7 months ago
The Last Letter from Your Lover

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The Trouble with Harry (1955)

3 years, 7 months ago
Underground
Notes: In the 90's, Kusturica was one of the most important directors in the world and I was a big fan of his work. Unfortunately, we haven't heard much from him during the 00's and that's too bad. Anyway, back in the 90’s, after making his only US production so far starring no one less than Johnny Depp (ā€˜Arizona Dream’ and it is indeed quite marvelous), Kusturica went back to (ex-)Yugoslavia to make what many consider his magnum opus and, for the second time around, the Serbian director won the prestigious Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. Eventually, even though I did like it at the time (I saw it in the movie theater when it was released), I wasn’t exactly blown away. I guess I was just too young at the time (I think I must have been 15-16 years old when I first saw it) and since it is a rather complex feature with many layers, quite frankly, it went a little bit over my head. Still, it is quite an impressive piece of work, basically a big epic feature about Yugoslavian history.
3 years, 7 months ago
I Still See You

3 years, 7 months ago