In his latest podcast/interview, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to filmmaker Uga Carlini about her new true-life alien abduction documentary Beyond The Light Barrier and “3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life,” which includes:
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982) The Big Blue (1988) / Betty Blue aka 37°2 Le Matin (1986) Amelie (2001) Bonus choice… Love Actually (2003)
“3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life” is about those films that made you fall in love with film. The guest selects their trio of movies and we talk for 5 minutes, against the clock. When the alarm goes off for five minutes we move on to the next film.
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E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982) The Big Blue (1988) / Betty Blue aka 37°2 Le Matin (1986) Amelie (2001) Bonus choice… Love Actually (2003)
“3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life” is about those films that made you fall in love with film. The guest selects their trio of movies and we talk for 5 minutes, against the clock. When the alarm goes off for five minutes we move on to the next film.
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- 4/24/2024
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
The General Hospital family is mourning the death of actress Robyn Bernard.
Robyn found fame on the soap opera, where she played Terry Brock, in the mid-80s. She was on the show until 1990, appearing in nearly 150 episodes.
TMZ confirmed her passing with Riverside County Coroner, and they shared additional details.
Keep reading to find out more…
The outlet reported that Robyn‘s body was discovered on March 12 in San Jacinto, Calif. She was identified by her fingerprints, and an autopsy was scheduled to take place on Wednesday (March 13).
At the moment, a cause of death has not been determined. It is unclear if her death was suspicious or if foul play was expected. We will update you as we learn more.
After her years-long tenure on General Hospital, Robyn largely left Hollywood behind. Her final acting credit is from 2002. Before joining the sudser, she appeared on an episode of The Facts of Life.
Robyn found fame on the soap opera, where she played Terry Brock, in the mid-80s. She was on the show until 1990, appearing in nearly 150 episodes.
TMZ confirmed her passing with Riverside County Coroner, and they shared additional details.
Keep reading to find out more…
The outlet reported that Robyn‘s body was discovered on March 12 in San Jacinto, Calif. She was identified by her fingerprints, and an autopsy was scheduled to take place on Wednesday (March 13).
At the moment, a cause of death has not been determined. It is unclear if her death was suspicious or if foul play was expected. We will update you as we learn more.
After her years-long tenure on General Hospital, Robyn largely left Hollywood behind. Her final acting credit is from 2002. Before joining the sudser, she appeared on an episode of The Facts of Life.
- 3/13/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Robyn Bernard, who played Terry Brock on General Hospital in more than 140 episodes from 1984-90, died March 12 in San Jacinto, CA, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. She was 64.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Bernard was found in an open field behind a business but did not reveal a cause of death (see the report here). Detectives were investigating, but sheriff’s Sgt. Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez said, “Foul play was not suspected in this death.”
Bernard was born on May 26, 1959, in Gladewater, Texas. She began performing at a young age, singing gospel songs with her younger sister, future longtime Wings star Crystal. The elder Bernard’s first screen appearance was in the 1981 film Diva, and she followed that with guest spots on such series as The Facts of Life, Simon & Simon and Whiz Kids.
Her signature role began in September 1984, playing singer Terry Brock aka Terry O’Connor. During her run on the ABC daytime drama,...
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Bernard was found in an open field behind a business but did not reveal a cause of death (see the report here). Detectives were investigating, but sheriff’s Sgt. Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez said, “Foul play was not suspected in this death.”
Bernard was born on May 26, 1959, in Gladewater, Texas. She began performing at a young age, singing gospel songs with her younger sister, future longtime Wings star Crystal. The elder Bernard’s first screen appearance was in the 1981 film Diva, and she followed that with guest spots on such series as The Facts of Life, Simon & Simon and Whiz Kids.
Her signature role began in September 1984, playing singer Terry Brock aka Terry O’Connor. During her run on the ABC daytime drama,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Dare you go Inside Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo’s ‘brutally affecting’ and deeply disturbing French feature? The film is set to strike stomach-wrenching fear into audiences once more, 15 years after its original release in 2007 as Second Sight Films have released a brand-new Inside Limited Edition Blu-ray Box set complete with a host of fantastic new special features.
Following a car accident that leaves her husband dead, expectant mother Sarah (Alysson Paradis – The Childhood of Icarus) is left to prepare for her impending birth alone while grieving her terrible loss. But when a stranger turns up at her house on Christmas Eve, things take a terrifying, unimaginably twisted turn… as the deranged intruder will stop at nothing to take her unborn baby.
The Inside Limited Edition Blu-ray Box set is presented in a stunning rigid slipcase with new artwork by James Neal and includes a 70-page book with new essays.
Following a car accident that leaves her husband dead, expectant mother Sarah (Alysson Paradis – The Childhood of Icarus) is left to prepare for her impending birth alone while grieving her terrible loss. But when a stranger turns up at her house on Christmas Eve, things take a terrifying, unimaginably twisted turn… as the deranged intruder will stop at nothing to take her unborn baby.
The Inside Limited Edition Blu-ray Box set is presented in a stunning rigid slipcase with new artwork by James Neal and includes a 70-page book with new essays.
- 3/13/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
French film producer Saïd Ben Saïd sort of resurrected the career of Paul Verhoeven with the release of Elle (2016), and he had been itching to re-team with the filmmaker and that collab gave us the thunderous Benedetta (2021). It looks like (according to Premiere) they’ll be working once again together on the book-to-film adaptation of Sans compter by author Philippe Djian of 37°2, le matin (aka Betty Blue) and …. Oh… (which turned out to be Elle) fame. Verhoeven is tipped to move onto production on The Sinner before moving onto this project (next month in Los Angeles).…...
- 8/23/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
• Advocate If you're in LA this weekend note that the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills is showing a restoration of Giant (1956) -- excellent epic with three ridiculously iconic stars and meant to be seen on the big screen
• Antidote Director Bruce Labruce interviews Betty Blue herself Béatrice Dalle. Great photoshoot
• PrimeTimer all of Jean Smart's Emmy nods, ranked: Hacks, Fargo, Frasier, Watchmen, etc
More after the jump including Kurt Russell's Elvis movie, Sadie Sink on Broadway, and, sadly, more actor deaths to report...
• Antidote Director Bruce Labruce interviews Betty Blue herself Béatrice Dalle. Great photoshoot
• PrimeTimer all of Jean Smart's Emmy nods, ranked: Hacks, Fargo, Frasier, Watchmen, etc
More after the jump including Kurt Russell's Elvis movie, Sadie Sink on Broadway, and, sadly, more actor deaths to report...
- 7/9/2022
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Bam
A series on recent restorations showcases what’s made rep-going worthwhile of late—Inland Empire, The Conversation, Mississippi Masala, and more.
Film at Lincoln Center
The 4K Lost Highway restoration continues; Hedwig and the Angry Inch screens at Governor’s Island on Friday.
Roxy Cinema
Wild at Heart plays on 35mm this Saturday night; Betty Blue screens Friday and Saturday.
Anthology Film Archives
Essential Cinema has Kenneth Anger and Bruce Baille.
Museum of Modern Art
One of the year’s great retrospectives looks at deep cuts of Shochiku Studios, while a slashers retrospective is underway.
Film Forum
A 35mm print of Diva and new restoration of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie continue.
Museum of the Moving Image
George A. Romero and his progeny are subject of a series.
IFC Center
Inland Empire, Aguirre, Mulholland Dr., Perfect Blue, Paprika,...
Bam
A series on recent restorations showcases what’s made rep-going worthwhile of late—Inland Empire, The Conversation, Mississippi Masala, and more.
Film at Lincoln Center
The 4K Lost Highway restoration continues; Hedwig and the Angry Inch screens at Governor’s Island on Friday.
Roxy Cinema
Wild at Heart plays on 35mm this Saturday night; Betty Blue screens Friday and Saturday.
Anthology Film Archives
Essential Cinema has Kenneth Anger and Bruce Baille.
Museum of Modern Art
One of the year’s great retrospectives looks at deep cuts of Shochiku Studios, while a slashers retrospective is underway.
Film Forum
A 35mm print of Diva and new restoration of The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie continue.
Museum of the Moving Image
George A. Romero and his progeny are subject of a series.
IFC Center
Inland Empire, Aguirre, Mulholland Dr., Perfect Blue, Paprika,...
- 6/30/2022
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
The director of Diva and Betty Blue was often labelled all flash and nothing else but his finest work showed far much more
During Margaret Thatcher’s reign in the 1980s, British cinema was largely downbeat, caustic, political and oppositionist. But over the Channel in François Mitterrand’s France, the movies were glitzy and flashy, with a sexy if superficial neon sheen: the so-called cinéma du look. No director was more responsible for this than Jean-Jacques Beineix.
He became both famed and mocked for that colossal 1986 hit which launched the smouldering career of its star Beatrice Dalle: Betty Blue, a steamy drama in which an aspiring writer embarks on a passionate, destructive affair with Dalle’s impetuous siren, Betty. It was nominated for best foreign film at the Oscars, the Globes and the Baftas and got nine César nominations. But Betty Blue actually won just one César: the horribly appropriate...
During Margaret Thatcher’s reign in the 1980s, British cinema was largely downbeat, caustic, political and oppositionist. But over the Channel in François Mitterrand’s France, the movies were glitzy and flashy, with a sexy if superficial neon sheen: the so-called cinéma du look. No director was more responsible for this than Jean-Jacques Beineix.
He became both famed and mocked for that colossal 1986 hit which launched the smouldering career of its star Beatrice Dalle: Betty Blue, a steamy drama in which an aspiring writer embarks on a passionate, destructive affair with Dalle’s impetuous siren, Betty. It was nominated for best foreign film at the Oscars, the Globes and the Baftas and got nine César nominations. But Betty Blue actually won just one César: the horribly appropriate...
- 1/14/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The 13th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival runs weekends from Aug. 13 through Aug. 29 at Webster and Washington Universities. Courtesy of Cinema St. Louis
The 13th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival — presented by TV5MONDE, sponsored by the Jane M. & Bruce P. Robert Charitable Foundation, and produced by Cinema St. Louis (Csl) — celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s extraordinary cinematic legacy, offering a revealing overview of French cinema.
The Robert Classic French Film Festival is the first Csl in-person event since the Covid-19 pandemic. The host venues — Washington University on Aug. 13-15 and Webster University on Aug. 20-22 and 27-29 — have not yet determined whether capacity limits or masks will be required. Details will be announced on the Csl website when available.
The fest annually includes significant restorations, and this year features a quintet of such works: Melvin Van Peebles’ “The Story of a Three-Day Pass,” Diane Kurys’ “Entre Nous,...
The 13th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival — presented by TV5MONDE, sponsored by the Jane M. & Bruce P. Robert Charitable Foundation, and produced by Cinema St. Louis (Csl) — celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s extraordinary cinematic legacy, offering a revealing overview of French cinema.
The Robert Classic French Film Festival is the first Csl in-person event since the Covid-19 pandemic. The host venues — Washington University on Aug. 13-15 and Webster University on Aug. 20-22 and 27-29 — have not yet determined whether capacity limits or masks will be required. Details will be announced on the Csl website when available.
The fest annually includes significant restorations, and this year features a quintet of such works: Melvin Van Peebles’ “The Story of a Three-Day Pass,” Diane Kurys’ “Entre Nous,...
- 8/18/2021
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The 13th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival — presented by TV5MONDE, sponsored by the Jane M. & Bruce P. Robert Charitable Foundation, and produced by Cinema St. Louis (Csl) — celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s extraordinary cinematic legacy, offering a revealing overview of French cinema.
The Robert Classic French Film Festival is the first Csl in-person event since the Covid-19 pandemic. The host venues — Washington University on Aug. 13-15 and Webster University on Aug. 20-22 and 27-29 — have not yet determined whether capacity limits or masks will be required. Details will be announced on the Csl website when available.
The fest annually includes significant restorations, and this year features a quintet of such works: Melvin Van Peebles’ “The Story of a Three-Day Pass,” Diane Kurys’ “Entre Nous,” Joseph Losey’s “Mr. Klein,” Jacques Deray’s “La piscine,” and the extended director’s cut of Jean-Jacques Beineix’s “Betty Blue.
The Robert Classic French Film Festival is the first Csl in-person event since the Covid-19 pandemic. The host venues — Washington University on Aug. 13-15 and Webster University on Aug. 20-22 and 27-29 — have not yet determined whether capacity limits or masks will be required. Details will be announced on the Csl website when available.
The fest annually includes significant restorations, and this year features a quintet of such works: Melvin Van Peebles’ “The Story of a Three-Day Pass,” Diane Kurys’ “Entre Nous,” Joseph Losey’s “Mr. Klein,” Jacques Deray’s “La piscine,” and the extended director’s cut of Jean-Jacques Beineix’s “Betty Blue.
- 7/21/2021
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Betty Blue (The Criterion Collection) Blu-ray Contest — FilmBook is running a Claudine (The Criterion Collection) contest for one copy of the Oscar-nominated film. Betty Blue, directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix, stars Jean-Hugues Anglade, Béatrice Dalle, Gérard Darmon, Consuelo de Haviland, Clémentine Célarié, Jacques Mathou, Vincent Lindon, Jean-Pierre Bisson, Dominique Pinon, Claude [...]
Continue reading: Contest: Betty Blue (1986) Blu-ray (The Criterion Collection): The Jean-Hugues Anglade & Béatrice Dalle Romance Film...
Continue reading: Contest: Betty Blue (1986) Blu-ray (The Criterion Collection): The Jean-Hugues Anglade & Béatrice Dalle Romance Film...
- 12/16/2020
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Filming got underway this week in Paris on Alors, On Danse, the French remake of 2017 UK feature Finding Your Feet.
The French update is being directed by veteran French actress, director and comedian Michèle Laroque (Ma Vie En Rose) who will also star alongside well-known French faces Thierry Lhermitte (La Dîner De Cons), Isabelle Nanty (Amelie) and Jean-Hugues Anglade (Betty Blue) as well as Jeanne Balibar (Les Misérables) and Patrick Timsit (Le Cousin).
The film is being produced by Maxime Delauney and Romain Rousseau of Nolita Cinema and is among the first films to start shooting in the capital since the country came out of lockdown. The film’s original producers Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft, James Spring, Andrew Berg, John Sachs and Charlotte Walls all serve as executive producers on the film.
The French remake deal was brokered by Fred Films’ James Spring who told us that there are additional...
The French update is being directed by veteran French actress, director and comedian Michèle Laroque (Ma Vie En Rose) who will also star alongside well-known French faces Thierry Lhermitte (La Dîner De Cons), Isabelle Nanty (Amelie) and Jean-Hugues Anglade (Betty Blue) as well as Jeanne Balibar (Les Misérables) and Patrick Timsit (Le Cousin).
The film is being produced by Maxime Delauney and Romain Rousseau of Nolita Cinema and is among the first films to start shooting in the capital since the country came out of lockdown. The film’s original producers Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft, James Spring, Andrew Berg, John Sachs and Charlotte Walls all serve as executive producers on the film.
The French remake deal was brokered by Fred Films’ James Spring who told us that there are additional...
- 8/13/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Fair warning... In the interest of taking a more meaningful look, this critique contains references (non-specific) to the ending and various story points of Betty Blue and other films. The central extremism of the Freudian Madonna (mother)/whore dichotomy can, in theory, be a narratively handy thing. But that’s really only when its inherent falsehood and tendency to lack any middle ground whatsoever is critically explored. The complex is an age-old thing, detailing the psychological deficiency in which a man is only able to view women as either saintly matrons or debased sex objects. In film, however, it’s far more common to find the mother/whore theory taken at face value, almost as though the filmmaker himself is suffering the complex right before our eyes. A solid such case for consideration is...
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- 6/26/2020
- Screen Anarchy
Cinema St. Louis presents the 12th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival which takes place April 10th – 26th 2020. The location this year are both Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 E Lockwood Ave) and Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium, Forsyth & Skinker boulevards.
The 12th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival — presented by TV5MONDE and produced by Cinema St. Louis — celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s cinematic legacy. This year’s featured films span the decades from the 1920s through the 1980s, offering a revealing overview of French cinema.
The fest annually includes significant restorations, and this year features a quartet of such works: Diane Kurys’ “Entre Nous,” Joseph Losey’s “Mr. Klein,” Jacqueline Audry’s “Olivia,” and the extended director’s cut of Jean-Jacques Beineix’s “Betty Blue.”
The fest also provides one of the few opportunities available in St. Louis to see films projected the old-school, time-honored way,...
The 12th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival — presented by TV5MONDE and produced by Cinema St. Louis — celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s cinematic legacy. This year’s featured films span the decades from the 1920s through the 1980s, offering a revealing overview of French cinema.
The fest annually includes significant restorations, and this year features a quartet of such works: Diane Kurys’ “Entre Nous,” Joseph Losey’s “Mr. Klein,” Jacqueline Audry’s “Olivia,” and the extended director’s cut of Jean-Jacques Beineix’s “Betty Blue.”
The fest also provides one of the few opportunities available in St. Louis to see films projected the old-school, time-honored way,...
- 3/6/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“Sex, Eyes, & Mental Illness”
By Raymond Benson
What made the 1986 French picture, Betty Blue so striking were three things—the explicit sex on display, the mesmerizing eyes of lead actress Béatrice Dalle, and the film’s frank depiction of mental illness and its devastating effect on a relationship.
Director Jean-Jacques Beineix had burst onto the scene with the superb, quirky, and new New Wave crime picture, Diva (1981) that embraced not only the French New Wave of the early 1960s, but the early 1980s pop New Wave of music and visuals that were exploding in all mediums at that time. Diva was a critical and commercial hit with Western audiences, although Beineix’s follow-up, Moon in the Gutter (1983), was not. The filmmaker bounced back, though, with Betty Blue, which received a deserved Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film.
Based on a popular French novel by Philippe Djian, the story concerns a...
By Raymond Benson
What made the 1986 French picture, Betty Blue so striking were three things—the explicit sex on display, the mesmerizing eyes of lead actress Béatrice Dalle, and the film’s frank depiction of mental illness and its devastating effect on a relationship.
Director Jean-Jacques Beineix had burst onto the scene with the superb, quirky, and new New Wave crime picture, Diva (1981) that embraced not only the French New Wave of the early 1960s, but the early 1980s pop New Wave of music and visuals that were exploding in all mediums at that time. Diva was a critical and commercial hit with Western audiences, although Beineix’s follow-up, Moon in the Gutter (1983), was not. The filmmaker bounced back, though, with Betty Blue, which received a deserved Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film.
Based on a popular French novel by Philippe Djian, the story concerns a...
- 11/20/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe jostled for the spotlight with Meryl Streep at the opening night of this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival.
Fresh off his surprise turn as Super Mario at the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics, Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe once again pulled the red carpet out from under the stars at the Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff).
Standing between cinematic legend Meryl Streep and Death Note actor Kenichi Matsuyama, Shinzo Abe kicked off the opening of the 29th edition of the festival by praising Streep for her portrayal of late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 2011’s The Iron Lady.
“’I have done battle every day of my life’, that’s a line I clearly remember from the film,” the conservative lawmaker told Streep.
Abe later wise-cracked, saying that he wanted to see the latest installment of the Godzilla series, but his wife Akie regretfully informed him that the...
Fresh off his surprise turn as Super Mario at the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics, Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe once again pulled the red carpet out from under the stars at the Tokyo International Film Festival (Tiff).
Standing between cinematic legend Meryl Streep and Death Note actor Kenichi Matsuyama, Shinzo Abe kicked off the opening of the 29th edition of the festival by praising Streep for her portrayal of late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 2011’s The Iron Lady.
“’I have done battle every day of my life’, that’s a line I clearly remember from the film,” the conservative lawmaker told Streep.
Abe later wise-cracked, saying that he wanted to see the latest installment of the Godzilla series, but his wife Akie regretfully informed him that the...
- 10/25/2016
- ScreenDaily
I first met Isabelle Huppert while she was promoting her roller-skating role in the movie that was supposed to be her entree into Hollywood: Michael Cimino’s “Heaven’s Gate.”
That was not to be. But since then, Huppert has turned out consistently great performances and has become nothing less than the Meryl Streep of France.
She’s earned 15 César nominations (winning for Claude Chabrol’s “La Ceremonie”), all while being fearless in her choice of roles — look at her two Cannes Best Actress winners, Michael Haneke’s “The Piano Teacher” and Claude Chabrol’s “Violette Nozière.”
This is a woman who has put in her 10,000 hours. She knows from sex and violence, how to make things real, and how to retain an ironic distance. The Academy has seen fit to reward the likes of fellow Frenchwomen Emmanuelle Riva (her “Amour” costar), Juliette Binoche, and Marion Cotillard; Huppert is more than due.
That was not to be. But since then, Huppert has turned out consistently great performances and has become nothing less than the Meryl Streep of France.
She’s earned 15 César nominations (winning for Claude Chabrol’s “La Ceremonie”), all while being fearless in her choice of roles — look at her two Cannes Best Actress winners, Michael Haneke’s “The Piano Teacher” and Claude Chabrol’s “Violette Nozière.”
This is a woman who has put in her 10,000 hours. She knows from sex and violence, how to make things real, and how to retain an ironic distance. The Academy has seen fit to reward the likes of fellow Frenchwomen Emmanuelle Riva (her “Amour” costar), Juliette Binoche, and Marion Cotillard; Huppert is more than due.
- 10/13/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
I first met Isabelle Huppert while she was promoting her roller-skating role in the movie that was supposed to be her entree into Hollywood: Michael Cimino’s “Heaven’s Gate.”
That was not to be. But since then, Huppert has turned out consistently great performances and has become nothing less than the Meryl Streep of France.
She’s earned 15 César nominations (winning for Claude Chabrol’s “La Ceremonie”), all while being fearless in her choice of roles — look at her two Cannes Best Actress winners, Michael Haneke’s “The Piano Teacher” and Claude Chabrol’s “Violette Nozière.”
This is a woman who has put in her 10,000 hours. She knows from sex and violence, how to make things real, and how to retain an ironic distance. The Academy has seen fit to reward the likes of fellow Frenchwomen Emmanuelle Riva (her “Amour” costar), Juliette Binoche, and Marion Cotillard; Huppert is more than due.
That was not to be. But since then, Huppert has turned out consistently great performances and has become nothing less than the Meryl Streep of France.
She’s earned 15 César nominations (winning for Claude Chabrol’s “La Ceremonie”), all while being fearless in her choice of roles — look at her two Cannes Best Actress winners, Michael Haneke’s “The Piano Teacher” and Claude Chabrol’s “Violette Nozière.”
This is a woman who has put in her 10,000 hours. She knows from sex and violence, how to make things real, and how to retain an ironic distance. The Academy has seen fit to reward the likes of fellow Frenchwomen Emmanuelle Riva (her “Amour” costar), Juliette Binoche, and Marion Cotillard; Huppert is more than due.
- 10/13/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced this year’s two retrospectives will be Look Again: A Celebration of Cinéma Du Look, exploring the wave of 1980s and early 1990s French filmmaking, and Pow!!! Live Action Comic Strip Adaptations: The First Generation, delving into the evolution of the live-action comic strip adaptation in cinema.
Artistic director Mark Adams said: “The Cinéma du Look retrospective marks 30 years since Eiff opened with the UK premiere of Jean Jaques Beineix’s iconic Betty Blue, so it is a real thrill to be able to screen this selection of iconic films.”
Focusing on the work of Jean Jaques Beineix, Luc Besson, and Leos Carax, the directors around whom the Cinéma Du Look revolved, titles will include Betty Blue and Beineix’s Diva (1981), Besson’s Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988) and La Femme Nikita (1990) and Carax’s Mauvais Sang (1986) and...
Artistic director Mark Adams said: “The Cinéma du Look retrospective marks 30 years since Eiff opened with the UK premiere of Jean Jaques Beineix’s iconic Betty Blue, so it is a real thrill to be able to screen this selection of iconic films.”
Focusing on the work of Jean Jaques Beineix, Luc Besson, and Leos Carax, the directors around whom the Cinéma Du Look revolved, titles will include Betty Blue and Beineix’s Diva (1981), Besson’s Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988) and La Femme Nikita (1990) and Carax’s Mauvais Sang (1986) and...
- 4/14/2016
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Elle
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writers: David Birke, Harold Manning
Words cannot describe how excited we are to see the pairing of Paul Verhoeven and Isabelle Huppert in an adaptation of a thriller by Philippe Dijan (Betty Blue). The film is the first French language production for Verhoeven, and his first feature since 2006’s Black Book (yes, he had a medium length film, Tricked, in 2012). Verhoeven took the time to learn French before going into production, and we initially thought he might be ready to unveil by the end of 2015 since the shoot was half completed last February. Huppert stars as Michelle, the CEO of a gambling software company who is violently assaulted in her home one night by an assailant. Refusing to let the experience alter her disposition, she begins to stalk the perpetrator herself when he again makes his presence known.
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Charles Berling, Anna Consigny,...
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Writers: David Birke, Harold Manning
Words cannot describe how excited we are to see the pairing of Paul Verhoeven and Isabelle Huppert in an adaptation of a thriller by Philippe Dijan (Betty Blue). The film is the first French language production for Verhoeven, and his first feature since 2006’s Black Book (yes, he had a medium length film, Tricked, in 2012). Verhoeven took the time to learn French before going into production, and we initially thought he might be ready to unveil by the end of 2015 since the shoot was half completed last February. Huppert stars as Michelle, the CEO of a gambling software company who is violently assaulted in her home one night by an assailant. Refusing to let the experience alter her disposition, she begins to stalk the perpetrator herself when he again makes his presence known.
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Charles Berling, Anna Consigny,...
- 1/14/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The actor recalls how Béatrice Dalle set her on a mission to channel French arthouse cool
The 80s were such a great time for movies, and I don’t think that gets celebrated enough. Before the blockbusters took over, people would go to see cult movies in foreign languages that would take over the world on word of mouth. Betty Blue was a film I absolutely adored as an 18-year-old. A girlfriend took me to see it at a cinema on Piccadilly Circus, which sadly isn’t there any more but which used to show all sorts of fringe arthouse movies. I went in not knowing what to expect and came out totally stunned. I was sobbing. Ugly crying! I immediately chopped my hair into a bob and would walk around London in a black Azzedine Alaïa dress and go to the Café de Paris, dancing to La Vie en Rose...
The 80s were such a great time for movies, and I don’t think that gets celebrated enough. Before the blockbusters took over, people would go to see cult movies in foreign languages that would take over the world on word of mouth. Betty Blue was a film I absolutely adored as an 18-year-old. A girlfriend took me to see it at a cinema on Piccadilly Circus, which sadly isn’t there any more but which used to show all sorts of fringe arthouse movies. I went in not knowing what to expect and came out totally stunned. I was sobbing. Ugly crying! I immediately chopped my hair into a bob and would walk around London in a black Azzedine Alaïa dress and go to the Café de Paris, dancing to La Vie en Rose...
- 10/26/2015
- by Liz Hoggard
- The Guardian - Film News
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