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July 30th = A Black Day for Cinephiles

Minutes ago, while checking the news, I saw this headline: "French Filmmaker Chris Marker Dies at 91." And my heart just sank. Chris Marker (aka Christian François Bouche-Villeneuve) happened to…

Elena RossiniJuly 30, 2012

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Melville, Le Samourai, and the Studios Jenner

Last night I watched for the first time Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai (1967) a poetic film noir starring a young Alain Delon. I was especially struck by the suspenseful, lyrical…

Elena RossiniJanuary 5, 2011

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In the Presence of Jean-Luc Godard (part 1)

In mid June, while browsing through the website of the Cinéma des Cinéastes (located near Place de Clichy in Paris), my heart positively stops when I read the following sentence:…

Elena RossiniJuly 22, 2010

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