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The Young Girls of Rochefort [Les demoiselles de Rochefort] ***** (1967, Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Dorléac, Gene Kelly, George Chakiris, Danielle Darrieux) – Classic Movie Review 1946

French movie director Jacques Demy’s 1967 musical follow-up to his 1964 Cannes Palme d’or-winning hit The Umbrellas of Cherbourg [Les parapluies de Cherbourg] is another devastatingly charming, light-hearted, carefree operetta. It is overloaded with energy, dynamism and […]

Dec, 10

Mood Indigo **** (2013, Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh) – Movie Review

Romain Duris stars as wealthy Parisian inventor Colin, who lives an idyllic bachelor life with meals coming alive on the plate and table, and good food served by his trusty in-house chef, Nicolas (Omar Sly). His dream […]

Jul, 31

The Music Box ***** (1932, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy) – Classic Movie Review 1056

‘Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy decided to re-organize and re-supervise their entire financial structure. So they took their $3.80 and went into business.’ Directed by James Parrott, this 1932 film is Stan Laurel and Oliver […]

Apr, 05

A Room with a View ***** (1985, Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Julian Sands, Simon Callow, Judi Dench, Daniel Day-Lewis, Rupert Graves) – Classic Movie Review 169

James Ivory’s 1985 triple-Oscar-winning classic film A Room with a View formed the basis of Helena Bonham Carter’s long career and is the best thing that Julian Sands ever did. James Ivory’s 1985 triple-Oscar-winning classic […]

Aug, 17

The Talented Mr Ripley ****½ (1999, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, James Rebhorn, Jack Davenport) – Classic Movie Review 41

With more subtlety, more noir, and an entirely different ending, the 1999 film The Talented Mr Ripley would be 100% brilliant. As it is, it’s still quite entrancing and mesmerising, with a dazzling cast pitch […]

Jul, 10

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