The psychotic male with a poetic side is an old saw, but director Marc Fouchard brings some original and freshly disturbing touches to it
This artfully made, borderline-despicable French drama revolves around Leo (Kévin Mischel), a brooding, lonely taxi driver with cheekbones sharp as dressmaker’s shears, a secret talent for musical composition, romantic longings for pretty dancer Amélie (Aurélia Poirier) and the uncontrollable urge to kill women. Whether he actually does that or not isn’t clear at first, since scenes where he murders one woman turn out to be fantasies … or are they?
In a way, this film seems to not care either way because it’s essentially much more interested in Leo and his mental anguish: anguish that is seeded by a former chanteuse mother (Dominique Frot) who beat him when he was little. The whole handsome-tragic-murderer shtick is one we’ve seen before in an assortment of films,...
This artfully made, borderline-despicable French drama revolves around Leo (Kévin Mischel), a brooding, lonely taxi driver with cheekbones sharp as dressmaker’s shears, a secret talent for musical composition, romantic longings for pretty dancer Amélie (Aurélia Poirier) and the uncontrollable urge to kill women. Whether he actually does that or not isn’t clear at first, since scenes where he murders one woman turn out to be fantasies … or are they?
In a way, this film seems to not care either way because it’s essentially much more interested in Leo and his mental anguish: anguish that is seeded by a former chanteuse mother (Dominique Frot) who beat him when he was little. The whole handsome-tragic-murderer shtick is one we’ve seen before in an assortment of films,...
- 11/29/2022
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Titane Neon Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Julia Ducournau Writer: Jacques Akchoti, Simonetta Greggio, Jean-Christophe Bouzy Cast: Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier, Lais Salameh, Bertrand Bonello, Dominique Frot Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 8/24/21 Opens: October 1, 2021 During the early 1960s Joan Baez made an […]
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- 11/17/2021
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Titane Review — Titane (2021) Film Review, a movie directed by Julia Ducournau and starring Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Lais Salameh, Mara Cisse, Marin Judas, Diong-Keba Tacu, Myriem Akheddiou, Bertrand Bonello, Celine Carrere, Adele Guigue, Thibault Cathalifaud, Dominique Frot, Lamine Cissokho, Florence Janas and Olivia Venner. Titane is a movie that pushes the [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Titane (2021): New French Film Pushes Cinematic Boundaries in Fascinating Ways...
Continue reading: Film Review: Titane (2021): New French Film Pushes Cinematic Boundaries in Fascinating Ways...
- 10/4/2021
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Titane Trailer 2 — Neon has released the second movie trailer for Titane (2021). View here the first Titane trailer. Cast and crew Julia Ducournau‘s Titane stars Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Mara Cisse, Marin Judas, Diong-Kéba Tacu, Myriem Akheddiou, Bertrand Bonello, Céline Carrère, Adèle Guigue, Thibault Cathalifaud, and Dominique Frot. Julia [...]
Continue reading: Titane (2021) Movie Trailer 2: Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or Award Winner starring Agathe Rousselle...
Continue reading: Titane (2021) Movie Trailer 2: Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or Award Winner starring Agathe Rousselle...
- 9/12/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Titane Trailer — Julia Ducournau‘s Titane (2021) movie trailer has been released by Neon. The Titane trailer stars Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh, Mara Cisse, Marin Judas, Diong-Kéba Tacu, Myriem Akheddiou, Bertrand Bonello, Céline Carrère, Adèle Guigue, Thibault Cathalifaud, and Dominique Frot. Crew Julia Ducournau wrote the screenplay for Titane. Séverin Favriau [...]
Continue reading: Titane (2021) Movie Trailer: A Father Reunites with His Son who has been Missing for 10 Years in Julia Ducournau’s Film...
Continue reading: Titane (2021) Movie Trailer: A Father Reunites with His Son who has been Missing for 10 Years in Julia Ducournau’s Film...
- 7/25/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Stars: Beatrice Dalle, Théo Fernandez, Damien Ferdel, Zacharie Chasseriaud, Anne Marivin, Francis Renaud, Fabien Jegoudez, Nicolas Giraud, Chloé Coulloud, Dominique Frot | Written and Directed by Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo
French directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, the driving force behind the notorious L’interieur (aka Inside) and the stylish Livid, turn their gallic focus to a much-maligned genre – the slasher movie – with Among the Living, a film that’s best described as Stephen King’s Stand By Me meets Friday the 13th.
Starting out with a disturbing prologue featuring a cameo by an almost unrecognisable Beatrice Dalle; a prologue that recalls the nastiness and brutality of L’interieur, Among the Living tells the story of troublemakers Victor, Tom and Dan who, on the last day of school, leave early to explore the countryside and commit petty crime. Ending up on the scenery-strewn back-lot at an abandoned film studio, they witness...
French directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, the driving force behind the notorious L’interieur (aka Inside) and the stylish Livid, turn their gallic focus to a much-maligned genre – the slasher movie – with Among the Living, a film that’s best described as Stephen King’s Stand By Me meets Friday the 13th.
Starting out with a disturbing prologue featuring a cameo by an almost unrecognisable Beatrice Dalle; a prologue that recalls the nastiness and brutality of L’interieur, Among the Living tells the story of troublemakers Victor, Tom and Dan who, on the last day of school, leave early to explore the countryside and commit petty crime. Ending up on the scenery-strewn back-lot at an abandoned film studio, they witness...
- 6/16/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Beatrice Dalle, Théo Fernandez, Damien Ferdel, Zacharie Chasseriaud, Anne Marivin, Francis Renaud, Fabien Jegoudez, Nicolas Giraud, Chloé Coulloud, Dominique Frot | Written and Directed by Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo
French directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, the driving force behind the notorious L’interieur (aka Inside) and the stylish Livid, turn their gallic focus to a much-maligned genre – the slasher movie – with Among the Living, a film that’s best described as Stephen King’s Stand By Me meets Friday the 13th.
Starting out with a disturbing prologue featuring a cameo by an almost unrecognisable Beatrice Dalle; a prologue that recalls the nastiness and brutality of L’interieur, Among the Living tells the story of troublemakers Victor, Tom and Dan who, on the last day of school, leave early to explore the countryside and commit petty crime. Ending up on the scenery-strewn back-lot at an abandoned film studio, they witness...
French directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, the driving force behind the notorious L’interieur (aka Inside) and the stylish Livid, turn their gallic focus to a much-maligned genre – the slasher movie – with Among the Living, a film that’s best described as Stephen King’s Stand By Me meets Friday the 13th.
Starting out with a disturbing prologue featuring a cameo by an almost unrecognisable Beatrice Dalle; a prologue that recalls the nastiness and brutality of L’interieur, Among the Living tells the story of troublemakers Victor, Tom and Dan who, on the last day of school, leave early to explore the countryside and commit petty crime. Ending up on the scenery-strewn back-lot at an abandoned film studio, they witness...
- 2/19/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Stars: Beatrice Dalle, Théo Fernandez, Damien Ferdel, Zacharie Chasseriaud, Anne Marivin, Francis Renaud, Fabien Jegoudez, Nicolas Giraud, Chloé Coulloud, Dominique Frot | Written and Directed by Julien Maury, Alexandre Bustillo
French directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, the driving force behind the notorious L’interieur (aka Inside) and the stylish Livid, turn their gallic focus to a much-maligned genre – the slasher movie – with Among the Living, a film that’s best described as Stephen King’s Stand By Me meets Friday the 13th.
Starting out with a disturbing prologue featuring a cameo by an almost unrecognisable Beatrice Dalle; a prologue that recalls the nastiness and brutality of L’interieur, Among the Living tells the story of troublemakers Victor, Tom and Dan who, on the last day of school, leave early to explore the countryside and commit petty crime. Ending up on the scenery-strewn back-lot at an abandoned film studio, they witness...
French directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, the driving force behind the notorious L’interieur (aka Inside) and the stylish Livid, turn their gallic focus to a much-maligned genre – the slasher movie – with Among the Living, a film that’s best described as Stephen King’s Stand By Me meets Friday the 13th.
Starting out with a disturbing prologue featuring a cameo by an almost unrecognisable Beatrice Dalle; a prologue that recalls the nastiness and brutality of L’interieur, Among the Living tells the story of troublemakers Victor, Tom and Dan who, on the last day of school, leave early to explore the countryside and commit petty crime. Ending up on the scenery-strewn back-lot at an abandoned film studio, they witness...
- 8/27/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Title: Sarah’s Key Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Melusine Mayance, Frederic Pierrot, Niels Arestrup, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot, Aidan Quinn War stories are often terrible and grim, but their high moral contrast allows room to compellingly highlight some of the best instincts and aspects of humanity, alongside the worst. Set against the backdrop of one of those amazingly under-told stories of real-life history, the compelling and pedigreed Sarah’s Key, starring Kristin Scott Thomas, is a sort of cold-case ancestral mystery, except rooted in character and told with an admirable self-discipline often lacking in thematically similar films. The story centers around Julia Jarmond (Scott Thomas), an American magazine journalist married...
- 7/25/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
ComingSoon.net has your first look at a new TV spot for Sarah's Key , opening in theaters on Friday, July 22. Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, the drama stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Melusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frederic Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot, Natasha Mashkevich, Gisele Casadesus and Aidan Quinn. The film starts in Paris, July 1942, where ten-year-old Sarah is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door arresting Jewish families in the middle of the night. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard . their secret hiding place . and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released. Sixty seven years later: Sarah's story intertwines with that of Julia Jarmond, an American journalist...
- 7/15/2011
- Comingsoon.net
The one-sheet for Gilles Paquet-Brenner next film, Sarah’s Key, has landed over at ComingSoon.net, depicting a contemplative Kristen Scott Thomas as she stares longingly into the distance.
Thomas’ Sarah locked her little brother in a wardrobe, you see, in a desperate bid to protect him from the anti-semetic French police intent on arresting her parents and ten-year-old self in the middle of the night.
Having promised to come back for him but unable to do so for the next sixty years, Sarah must retrace her steps, unaware of an American reported simultaneously following a trail of clues that indicate a link between the two women.
Sarah’s Key will open with a limited release in select cinemas on July 22. Kristen Scott Thomas is set to star alongside Melusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frederic Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot, Natasha Mashkevich, Gisele Casadesus and Aidan Quinn.
Thomas’ Sarah locked her little brother in a wardrobe, you see, in a desperate bid to protect him from the anti-semetic French police intent on arresting her parents and ten-year-old self in the middle of the night.
Having promised to come back for him but unable to do so for the next sixty years, Sarah must retrace her steps, unaware of an American reported simultaneously following a trail of clues that indicate a link between the two women.
Sarah’s Key will open with a limited release in select cinemas on July 22. Kristen Scott Thomas is set to star alongside Melusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frederic Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot, Natasha Mashkevich, Gisele Casadesus and Aidan Quinn.
- 6/2/2011
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at the poster for Sarah's Key , the Gilles Paquet-Brenner drama starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Melusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frederic Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot, Natasha Mashkevich, Gisele Casadesus and Aidan Quinn. Opening in limited theaters on July 22, the film starts in Paris, July 1942, where ten-year-old Sarah is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door arresting Jewish families in the middle of the night. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard . their secret hiding place . and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released. Sixty seven years later: Sarah's story intertwines with that of Julia Jarmond, an American journalist...
- 5/26/2011
- Comingsoon.net
I bet you missed me! Don’t worry… I’ll make it up to you! Here is a look at Sarah’S Key, a film based on the bestselling French Novel by Tatiana De Rosnay. Sarah’S Key stars Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient,Nowhere Boy, Confessions Of A Shopaholic, The Other Boleyn Girl) , Mélusine Mayance, Niels Arestrup, Frédéric Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Dominique Frot, Gisèle Casadesus, Aidan Quinn, and Natasha Mashkevich, and is scheduled for limited release on July 22.
Synopsis:
Paris, July 1942:
Ten-year-old Sarah is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door arresting Jewish families in the middle of the night. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard . their secret hiding place . and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released. Sixty seven years later: Sarah.s story intertwines with that of Julia Jarmond,...
Synopsis:
Paris, July 1942:
Ten-year-old Sarah is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door arresting Jewish families in the middle of the night. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard . their secret hiding place . and promises to come back for him as soon as they are released. Sixty seven years later: Sarah.s story intertwines with that of Julia Jarmond,...
- 3/10/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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