Derek Winnert

Maria Chapdelaine *** (1934, Madeleine Renaud, Jean Gabin, Suzanne Desprès, Gaby Triquet) – Classic Movie Review 10,928

Director Julien Duvivier’s 1934 classic romance Maria Chapdelaine [The Naked Heart] is based on the classic French-Canadian novel by Louis Hémon, and stars Madeleine Renaud and Jean Gabin. It is a compelling love story set […]

Feb, 17 · in Reviews

The Lady in Question *** (1940, Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, Irene Rich, Evelyn Keyes) – Classic Movie Review 10,927

The amusing 1940 American black and white comedy drama film The Lady in Question, starring Brian Aherne, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford, is a remake of the 1937 French film classic Gribouille. Director Charles Vidor’s […]

Feb, 16 · in Reviews

Grievous Bodily Harm *** (1988, Colin Friels, John Waters, Bruno Lawrence, Shane Briant) – Classic Movie Review 10,926

Director Mark Joffe’s 1988 Grievous Bodily Harm is an intriguing, tough-edged Aussie mystery crime thriller with a satisfactorily labyrinthine plot about a teacher (John Waters) who uncovers a connection between his missing wife (Joy Bell) […]

Feb, 16

Gribouille [Heart of Paris] **** (1937, Raimu, Michèle Morgan, Gilbert Gil, Jeanne Provost, Julien Carette, Jean Worms, Andrex) – Classic Movie Review 10,925

Marc Allégret’s 1937 film Gribouille [Heart of Paris] is a minor classic from the French golden age, with Raimu starring as Camille Morestan, the juror who takes pity on a woe-begone innocent acquitted of murder. […]

Feb, 16

Thursday *** (1998, Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova, Paula Marshall, Mickey Rourke, James Le Gros) – Classic Movie Review 10,924

Writer-director Skip Woods’s 1998 action comedy crime film Thursday is a nasty, dark but exciting Tarantino-style crime thriller. Thomas Jane stars as Casey Wells, a reformed LA drug dealer, who has started a new life as […]

Feb, 16

Pickpocket ***** (1959, Martin LaSalle, Marika Green, Jean Pélégri) – Classic Movie Review 10,923

Writer-director Robert Bresson’s spare, stark and enigmatic 1959 French film Pickpocket is rightly considered to be one of the great film-maker’s greatest films. The young Uruguayan non-professional actor Martin LaSalle stars as the Pickpocket, with […]

Feb, 16

Une femme douce [A Gentle Woman] [A Gentle Creature] **** (1969, Dominique Sanda, Guy Frangin, Jeanne Lobre) – Classic Movie Review 10,922

Director Robert Bresson’s austere and contemplative 1969 French tragic film Une femme douce [A Gentle Woman] is adapted from Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1876 short story A Gentle Creature. The film is Bresson’s first in colour, and set […]

Feb, 16

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