This sentimental old-fashioned French melodrama oozing with charm is a faithful remake of the 1940 original movie penned and directed by novelist turned playwright Marcel Pagnol. This time it is helmed by veteran award winning actor Daniel Auteuil making his directing debut and taking the starring role too. There are no CGI, (computer generated imagery) … Continue reading
When Tom an American College Professor and one-time author arrives in Paris he tells the Immigration Officer he is there to visit his wife and child. What he doesn’t reveal is that she has a Court Restraining Order out and refuses to let him see their daughter. When Tom stalks the girl the police are … Continue reading
Al is about to win the Lottery. Or the equivalent of it. In 10 days time he will be promoted to General Manager of car dealership in a Parisian suburb where he started out as a lowly mechanic years ago, and he will be given a 25% stake in the business, and he gets to … Continue reading
Jean-Louis Joubert seems happy in his mundane life that is ruled by the weight of maintaining the Stockbroking Firm that has been in his family for generations, as has the mansion block cavernous apartment that he lives in with his cold fish of a wife. The setting is Paris, and the year is 1962, and … Continue reading
Paul has always imitated and bullied his rather meek adult son Martin. He blames his wife’s premature death on the sheer stress of looking after puny Martin in his difficult childhood, and although his son has worked hard to take his place in the family winemaking business, he still does not have either the love … Continue reading