Tag: Breathless

  • All the French New Wave Directors Are Dead — Long Live Their Legacy

    All the French New Wave Directors Are Dead — Long Live Their Legacy

    Kohn’s Corner is a weekly column about the challenges and opportunities of sustaining American film culture.Chances are that if you care about international cinema, you care about the French New Wave. A loose collective of young directors who came to define their country’s cinema as the 1950s gave way to the ’60s, the French New…

  • Jean-Luc Godard, Enfant Terrible of Modern French Cinema, Dies at 91

    Jean-Luc Godard, Enfant Terrible of Modern French Cinema, Dies at 91

    Click here to read the full article.Jean-Luc Godard, the brilliant and polemical Franco-Swiss filmmaker whose work revolutionized cinema, has died. He was 91.Godard’s death was reported by French newspaper Liberation, which didn’t immediately detail a cause of death.A former film critic who wrote for the legendary Cahiers du Cinéma during its heyday of the 1950s,…

  • Jean-Paul Belmondo Dies, Breathless Actor and French New Wave Star Was 88

    Jean-Paul Belmondo Dies, Breathless Actor and French New Wave Star Was 88

    It’s a sad day in show business as acclaimed French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo has passed away. Belmondo, who achieved international fame with his memorable role in Jean-Luc Godard’s New Wave classic Breathless, reportedly died on Monday at his home in Paris. No information has yet been revealed about the cause of death, but his passing…

  • Remembering Jean-Paul Belmondo, the Suave French Film Icon Who Inspired Spielberg and Tarantino Alike

    Remembering Jean-Paul Belmondo, the Suave French Film Icon Who Inspired Spielberg and Tarantino Alike

    If Jean-Paul Belmondo had gotten his way, he would have been a stage actor. He applied to the Conservatoire de Paris three times before the illustrious drama school accepted him and spent the 1950s trying to launch a theater career.Lucky for world cinema, Belmondo had greater success on screen, thanks to his role in 1960’s…

  • Jean-Paul Belmondo, Star of the French New Wave Classic ‘Breathless,’ Dies at 88

    Jean-Paul Belmondo, Star of the French New Wave Classic ‘Breathless,’ Dies at 88

    Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, whose performance in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 “Breathless” helped usher in the French New Wave, has died at the age of 88. The actor’s lawyer confirmed the report to news outlets on Monday. No cause of death has been revealed. Belmondo starred in nearly 100 features, for both film and television including the…

  • ‘Breathless’ star Jean-Paul Belmondo dies aged 88

    ‘Breathless’ star Jean-Paul Belmondo dies aged 88

    His film roles included Two Women, That Man From Rio, Pierrot le Fou, The Thief Of Paris and The Brain.Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo, one of the biggest stars of postwar French cinema, has died aged 88 in his Paris home, his lawyer told Afp on Monday (September 6).Belmondo first came to stardom as part of the…

  • Kristen Stewart’s ‘Seberg’ Gets Awards-Season Release From Amazon

    Kristen Stewart’s ‘Seberg’ Gets Awards-Season Release From Amazon

    Amazon Studios is dating Benedict Andrews’ Jean Seberg biopic “Seberg,” starring Kristen Stewart as the Hollywood actress turned political target of the title, for award season prime time on December 13. (Deadline has the scoop.)Poorly reviewed out of the film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Andrews’ true-to-life drama about Seberg’s frantic descent into…

  • ‘Seberg’ Review: A Paranoid Kristen Stewart Can’t Save This Breathlessly Awful Biopic

    ‘Seberg’ Review: A Paranoid Kristen Stewart Can’t Save This Breathlessly Awful Biopic

    A fitting punishment for anyone who felt that “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” didn’t lavish enough love upon the late Sharon Tate, Benedict Andrews’ “Seberg” is proof enough that extra screen time isn’t the secret to a more satisfying cinematic séance.Which isn’t to say that this scattered look at the last years of Jean…

  • The 10 Worst Movie Remakes Ever — IndieWire Critics Survey

    The 10 Worst Movie Remakes Ever — IndieWire Critics Survey

    Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on Monday.This week’s question: What is the worst movie remake ever made?“Beauty and the Beast” (2017)Mike McGranaghan (@AisleSeat), The Aisle Seat, RankerIt was a massive hit and got mostly good reviews from other critics, so maybe this is just…

  • Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘The Image Book’ picked up by Mubi (exclusive)

    Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘The Image Book’ picked up by Mubi (exclusive)

    Mubi takes project’s UK theatrical and streaming rights.Streaming service Mubi has secured a significant Cannes acquisition in the form of Jean-Luc Godard’s Competition title The Image Book (Le Livre D’Image).The film, which premiered at the festival last week to strong reviews and also scored an impressive 3.0 rating on Screen’s Cannes jury grid, has had…