Movies
A spilled tumbler of an exquisite hot chocolate doesn’t usually send shivers down one’s spine, but with the sure-handed direction of French filmmaker Claude Chabrol guiding his frequent accomplice Isabelle Huppert, the sticky mess can ooze with positively homicidal implications.
Aug. 12, 2002
Claude Chabrol is back in his element with a pitch-dark story of intricate relationships.
Aug. 16, 2002
With its fragmentary scenes and the sumptuous black-and-white palette created by New Wave cinematographer Willy Kurant, “Jealousy” has a dreamy quality, its Parisian characters not rooted in time.
Aug. 21, 2014
Capsule movie reviews: ‘Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky’
June 11, 2010
It seems like the stuff of deep, twisted psychodrama, a father casting a son to play a variation of his grandfather.
Aug. 16, 2014
MOVIES
June 8, 2010
All the Rage
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May 13, 2011
Entertainment & Arts
“What have you seen?” “What have you liked?” “What should I see?” “What’s been good this year?”
Nov. 8, 2014
Movie review: ‘Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life’
Sept. 2, 2011
Writer-director Joann Sfar’s unconventional film delves into the French singer’s creativity and his emotional demons.