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1.Prospero's Books [1991] starring: John Gielgud, Michael Clark (VII), Michel Blanc, Erland Josephson, Isabelle Pasco directed by: Peter Greenaway April 12, 1999
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I must admit I don't like Greenaway as a rule, and I find Prospero one of Shakespeare's least appealing characters. But this film is quite extraordinary in all sorts of respects. Nyman's music is fantastic, and used here to good effect (Nyman didn't think so, and broke up with Greenaway as a result, but that's his problem). Ditto Sarah Leonard's singing. An ancient Gielgud is splendid as Prospero. Michael Clark's performance as Caliban has to be seen to be believed. The visuals are unlike anything else you have ever seen. (What sort of casting agency can come up with about 100 people aged from about 5 to about 80, all naked for all of the time? Perhaps they are the members of a naturist club? They play the "spirits" of the island.) The idea ... Read More:

2.The Escort (1999) starring: Michel Blanc, Daniel Auteuil, Stuart Townsend, Liza Walker, Claire Skinner directed by: Michel Blanc
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: £1.19
I must admit I don't like Greenaway as a rule, and I find Prospero one of Shakespeare's least appealing characters. But this film is quite extraordinary in all sorts of respects. Nyman's music is fantastic, and used here to good effect (Nyman didn't think so, and broke up with Greenaway as a result, but that's his problem). Ditto Sarah Leonard's singing. An ancient Gielgud is splendid as Prospero. Michael Clark's performance as Caliban has to be seen to be believed. The visuals are unlike anything else you have ever seen. (What sort of casting agency can come up with about 100 people aged from about 5 to about 80, all naked for all of the time? Perhaps they are the members of a naturist club? They play the "spirits" of the island.) The idea ... Read More:

3.Beaumarchais [1996] starring: Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Manuel Blanc, Michel Aumont, Jean-François Balmer directed by: Edouard Molinaro February 24, 1997
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: £9.90
I must admit I don't like Greenaway as a rule, and I find Prospero one of Shakespeare's least appealing characters. But this film is quite extraordinary in all sorts of respects. Nyman's music is fantastic, and used here to good effect (Nyman didn't think so, and broke up with Greenaway as a result, but that's his problem). Ditto Sarah Leonard's singing. An ancient Gielgud is splendid as Prospero. Michael Clark's performance as Caliban has to be seen to be believed. The visuals are unlike anything else you have ever seen. (What sort of casting agency can come up with about 100 people aged from about 5 to about 80, all naked for all of the time? Perhaps they are the members of a naturist club? They play the "spirits" of the island.) The idea ... Read More:

4.Merci La Vie [1991] starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anouk Grinberg, Michel Blanc, Jean Carmet, Annie Girardot directed by: Bertrand Blier April 08, 2002
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: £3.95
An easy watch, not. Its timeline shifts unapologetically from late 80s to Occupation-era France and back again, with characters and themes spilling between the two. Just as one becomes accustomed to a (relatively) starightforward tale of Love In A Modern Age (infidelity, AIDS, collapse of the family model) MLV is shunted backwards violently to a period which defined Western Europe - and in which in its depiction earned the film a mixed reception on its French debut. Gainsbourg (as ever) and Anouk Grinberg carry the film, but there's a range of star turns along the way including a dark tour de force from M. Depardieu. Listen out too for Arno's franglais soundtrack - and spare some saline for the closing sequence, as Blier reminds us what lies ahead.

5.The Favour Watch And The Very Big Fish [1991] starring: Bob Hoskins, Jeff Goldblum, Natasha Richardson, Michel Blanc, Jacques Villeret directed by: Ben Lewin (II) May 06, 1996
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: £5.99
An easy watch, not. Its timeline shifts unapologetically from late 80s to Occupation-era France and back again, with characters and themes spilling between the two. Just as one becomes accustomed to a (relatively) starightforward tale of Love In A Modern Age (infidelity, AIDS, collapse of the family model) MLV is shunted backwards violently to a period which defined Western Europe - and in which in its depiction earned the film a mixed reception on its French debut. Gainsbourg (as ever) and Anouk Grinberg carry the film, but there's a range of star turns along the way including a dark tour de force from M. Depardieu. Listen out too for Arno's franglais soundtrack - and spare some saline for the closing sequence, as Blier reminds us what lies ahead.

6.Monsieur Hire starring: Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire, Luc Thuillier, André Wilms, Eric Bérenger directed by: Patrice Leconte October 15, 1990
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This is a short tragedy about mis understanding. Perfectly told. It's fascinating that the person who made this film, and i believe the main actor mainly did comedy prior to this. There are no evil characters, each one uses the other in some way. And there is genuine affection. But the mis understanding between Hire and his neighbor Pierette has devastating consequences. You do not need to speak French to watch this film, or even subtitles.The story is told visually to a haunting Brahms soundtrack. It is quite stylised. But the acting, particular Hire who is a perplexing figure, draws you in. The performances are very human, jaw dropping at times. Not contrived like in Delicatessen. It's my Favorite French ... Read More:

7.Monsieur Hire starring: Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire, Luc Thuillier, André Wilms, Eric Bérenger directed by: Patrice Leconte
Average Rating: >>More Details		Used Price: £4.60
This is a short tragedy about mis understanding. Perfectly told. It's fascinating that the person who made this film, and i believe the main actor mainly did comedy prior to this. There are no evil characters, each one uses the other in some way. And there is genuine affection. But the mis understanding between Hire and his neighbor Pierette has devastating consequences. You do not need to speak French to watch this film, or even subtitles.The story is told visually to a haunting Brahms soundtrack. It is quite stylised. But the acting, particular Hire who is a perplexing figure, draws you in. The performances are very human, jaw dropping at times. Not contrived like in Delicatessen. It's my Favorite French film, and ... Read More:

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