(l-r) Guillaume Canet as author Emile Zola and Guillaume Gallienne as painter Paul Cezanne, in Daniele Thompson’s biopic Cezanne Et Moi. Photo by Luc Roux. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures ©
The French film Cezanne Et Moi (“Cezanne and I”) focuses on the real life-long, if sometimes stormy, friendship between a painter and an author. The “moi” in this historical drama is novelist Emile Zola, and the artist is, of course, post-Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne. One has to wonder why the filmmakers didn’t just title the film “Cezanne and Zola.” The title suggests that the story is told from Zola’s point-of-view but while it might favor Zola’s view-point a little, the film actually spends more screen time with Cezanne, wonderfully played by Guillaume Gallienne. Zola is played by French star Guillaume Canet, and the two Guillaumes are terrific in their scenes together
Strong acting, lush visuals, and historical...
The French film Cezanne Et Moi (“Cezanne and I”) focuses on the real life-long, if sometimes stormy, friendship between a painter and an author. The “moi” in this historical drama is novelist Emile Zola, and the artist is, of course, post-Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne. One has to wonder why the filmmakers didn’t just title the film “Cezanne and Zola.” The title suggests that the story is told from Zola’s point-of-view but while it might favor Zola’s view-point a little, the film actually spends more screen time with Cezanne, wonderfully played by Guillaume Gallienne. Zola is played by French star Guillaume Canet, and the two Guillaumes are terrific in their scenes together
Strong acting, lush visuals, and historical...
- 4/21/2017
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Superstar French singer Dalida played by lookalike Italian model turned actress Sveva Alviti Photo: Luc Roux
French cinema seems obsessed with making films about legendary singers from Edith Piaf (La Vie En Rose) and Serge Gainsbourg to Claude François (My Way or Clo-Clo as it was known in France).
Director Lisa Azuelos presents Dalida for the opening of the 19th Rendez-vous with French Cinema watched by Unifrance’s Isabelle Giordano Photo: Richard Mowe The latest recipient for the treatment is Dalida, an Italian-French singer who had a traumatic childhood in Egypt before she turned entertainer, selling more than 170 million records before her suicide in 1987. Her life veered between adulation and depression, complicated romantic entanglements, and her inability to have children after an abortion.
The film has just opened on French screens and was shown last night (January 12) to buyers attending the 19th Unifrance Rendez-vous with French Cinema, which showcases new...
French cinema seems obsessed with making films about legendary singers from Edith Piaf (La Vie En Rose) and Serge Gainsbourg to Claude François (My Way or Clo-Clo as it was known in France).
Director Lisa Azuelos presents Dalida for the opening of the 19th Rendez-vous with French Cinema watched by Unifrance’s Isabelle Giordano Photo: Richard Mowe The latest recipient for the treatment is Dalida, an Italian-French singer who had a traumatic childhood in Egypt before she turned entertainer, selling more than 170 million records before her suicide in 1987. Her life veered between adulation and depression, complicated romantic entanglements, and her inability to have children after an abortion.
The film has just opened on French screens and was shown last night (January 12) to buyers attending the 19th Unifrance Rendez-vous with French Cinema, which showcases new...
- 1/13/2017
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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