Category: CINEMA
NAPOLÉON RÉHABILITÉ PAR LES ANGLAIS
Un film de cinq heures et demie restauré par les Britanniques… L’intérêt que portent ces derniers à Napoléon Bonaparte qui, rappelons-le, faillit ruiner l’Angleterre par le blocus économique continental est pour le moins surprenant. L’ennemi, le dictateur, l’envahisseur devient un héros, un politique modéré refusant la terreur et la répression brutale en Vendée, un libéral précurseur de l’unité européenne.
The Restoration of Napoleon: A sixty year cinematic detective story
You’d be forgiven for thinking that film restoration involves handing over celluloid reels to labs and waiting for them to put them together again, but at a recent talk at the National Film Theatre in London, what Brownlow describes as restoration sounds a lot like cinematic detective work.
A Day For Women
“A Day for Women” from Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s feature film “Barakah Meets Barakah” are both refreshing and enchanting with startlingly original perspectives of a world we think we know but one which in reality we don’t really know at all. Both films go a long way in challenging our entrenched prejudices.
Adieu à Ronit Elkabetz
“Et pourtant de cette beauté altière et sensuelle, tu te défaisais à l’écran, réussissant la gageure du Vrai, et ta nature libre s’engageait totalement dans des combats que tu mettais au service du féminisme et de l’art.”
A Lagos State of Mind…
A British screenwriter’s vivid, humorous and deeply human account of his first journey to Lagos — from chaotic traffic and vibrant culture to Nollywood creativity, unforgettable food and the electric spirit of Nigeria’s largest city.
Amelie: a self-absorbed woman?
Amélie Poulain, the beloved heroine of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s romantic film, is often celebrated as a whimsical force for good. Yet behind her charming persona lies a more complex psychological portrait. This review challenges the conventional view, arguing that Amélie’s interventions in others’ lives stem less from altruism and more from a subtle form of narcissism and emotional manipulation.