Rape, incest, suicide, illegal abortion, sexual and desire education... 'but afraid to ask'. In other words, The old Hollywood just before the new one.
Frank von Capra tries to make it sophisticated and distinguished but once all characters are confined in the same place the dramatic tension quickly dwindles.
Hollywood producers believe in a recipe for success, and when it doesn't work, instead of finding a new original way or a new story, they make the recipe more spicy, more sweet, more... more.
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Movie comment on Kean
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Big production, big melodrama, big boring.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on The Howling
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Nice first act, and then Jaw Dante shots everything to ribbons.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Crésus
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Maurice de Féraudy is gold.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
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Ang Lee is a good and polite guy. His satire is soft and harmless.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Ling yi ban
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A social and sincere photography of an average city in China before a catastrophic event. Like a Chinese Short Cuts.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Zuotian
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A brilliant mix between Lenny and Family Life. From reality to documentary, from documentary to fiction, from cinema to theater. A feat.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Peyton Place
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Rape, incest, suicide, illegal abortion, sexual and desire education... 'but afraid to ask'. In other words, The old Hollywood just before the new one.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Parrish
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Aging actresses versus rich and beautiful young characters, suggested sex content, garish colors and music... Hollywood at its lowest ebb.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Fai bei sogni
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Bellocchio, lackadaisical, hands in the pockets.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on The Matinee Idol
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Slapstick is a disguised drama. A reversal, a return-to-sender slap.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Alimentation générale
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Positive and benevolent gaz of the French "banlieue" through a local small shop, the last social bond in a poor and isolated area.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Fuchi ni tatsu
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Stupid dialogs, inappropriate pace, bad acting, whitish depressive colors, unbearable music. A torture.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on The Bitter Tea of General Yen
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Frank von Capra tries to make it sophisticated and distinguished but once all characters are confined in the same place the dramatic tension quickly dwindles.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Na srebrnym globie
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Each sequence is a tour de force and challenges our limits.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Autumn Leaves
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Insidious sadism.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Pratidwandi
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Degradation through work. A man and his ideals struggling with urban reality. Love as a glimmer of hope. And then, the inexorable failure.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Le coupable
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Naturalistic set, precision in all designs, depth of field. Antoine, the boss on stage, is the boss in the film set.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Valley of the Dolls
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Hollywood producers believe in a recipe for success, and when it doesn't work, instead of finding a new original way or a new story, they make the recipe more spicy, more sweet, more... more.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Arrival
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Some interesting linguistic issues, and then Independence Day.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Bokuto kidan
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A melodrama, in the noble sense of the term, without being excessive. Meticulous direction, cosy and contemplative glow, perfect music of bodies.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on The Cold Deck
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A keen sense of editing and action. Hart's character has all the answers, and an honest guy as he always loses with grace.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Strait-Jacket
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Now, you will know how to light a cigarette with an old long-playing vinyl album.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Dead Ringer
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Bette Davis always rings twice.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on The Young Philadelphians
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An hybrid film stuck between two different eras. A script as in the old 30's and a mix between classic and method actors.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
Movie comment on Koibumi
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Despite all laudable efforts for a first try, too much excesses can hurt the film subject.Read more in French on La Saveur des goûts amers.
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