Film Noir has many faces and that's proven once again with the French noirs, old and new, shown this year at the 21st edition of the COLCOA French Film Festival, April 24 to May 2 at the Directors Guild theaters — which are appropriately named for three great
French cineastes, Jean Renoir, François Truffaut and Jean - Pierre Melville.
The French cineaste, just like in her first feature «Augustine,» explores the protagonist's physical malfunction.
Not exact matches
In 1955, Nick Ray's most famous film was adored by American teenagers and by
French intellectual cinephiles and
cineastes.
The young film scholar went on to write and direct prodigiously, some might say profligately, over the next four decades, manifesting his theories in his body of work in a way reminiscent of
French New Wave
cineastes.
Jean Renoir, the Boss was made during the richest period of
Cineastes de Notre Temps, a remarkable long - running
French TV series devoted to filmmakers.
The supplement package is highlighted by three half - hour items - an episode of the
French TV series
Cineastes de notre temps that focuses on Jean - Pierre Melville; an archival interview with assistant director Bernard Stora; and an interview with Rui Nogueira, author of «Melville on Melville».