A simple act of defiance against the Nazi regime inspired German author Hans Fallada to write the novel Every Man Dies Alone. The themes of Fallada’s novel resonated and adaptations of the book were made in the ’60s in West Germany, the ’70s in East Germany, and the Czech Republic in the early 2000s. The latest adaptation, this time a U.S. production, again seeks to translate the power of Fallada’s prose for modern audiences in several ways.
Alone in Berlin has enlisted the dynamic Brendan Gleeson and the formidable Emma Thompson to play Otto and Anna Quangel, respectively. The Quangels are good Germans for their respective time and place. Anna belongs to a women’s group which enlists females to partake in keeping up the homefront while Otto is a mechanic building Nazi equipment. As the film starts, the city of Berlin shares in the Quangels’ complacency and optimism,...
Alone in Berlin has enlisted the dynamic Brendan Gleeson and the formidable Emma Thompson to play Otto and Anna Quangel, respectively. The Quangels are good Germans for their respective time and place. Anna belongs to a women’s group which enlists females to partake in keeping up the homefront while Otto is a mechanic building Nazi equipment. As the film starts, the city of Berlin shares in the Quangels’ complacency and optimism,...
- 2/15/2016
- by Zade Constantine
- The Film Stage
Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli, Philippe Noiret, Ugo Tognazzi, Andréa Ferréol, Solange Blondeau, Florence Giorgetti, Michèle Alexandre, Monique Chaumette, Henri Piccoli | Written by Marco Ferreri, Rafael Azcona | Directed by Marco Ferreri
La Grande Bouffe is a film about food, about decadence and about over indulgence. Not knowing much about the film before watching it, little did I know that I’d feel I’d been the one eating too much, just by watching the movie. Typical of an Arrow Academy release, Marco Ferreri’s film is an education, and one you won’t easily forget…
When four friends Marcello (Marcello Mastroianna), Michel (Michel Piccoli), Philippe (Phillippe Noiret) and Ugo (Ugo Tognazzi) meet for a weekend at Philippe’s villa they plan to eat themselves to death. Indulging in sex with prostitutes, and most importantly never-ending eating the villa around them decays as their over indulgence takes over.
In many ways...
La Grande Bouffe is a film about food, about decadence and about over indulgence. Not knowing much about the film before watching it, little did I know that I’d feel I’d been the one eating too much, just by watching the movie. Typical of an Arrow Academy release, Marco Ferreri’s film is an education, and one you won’t easily forget…
When four friends Marcello (Marcello Mastroianna), Michel (Michel Piccoli), Philippe (Phillippe Noiret) and Ugo (Ugo Tognazzi) meet for a weekend at Philippe’s villa they plan to eat themselves to death. Indulging in sex with prostitutes, and most importantly never-ending eating the villa around them decays as their over indulgence takes over.
In many ways...
- 8/18/2015
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Title: Delicacy Cohen Media Group Review by: Harvey Karten Director: David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos Screenwriter: David Foenkinos from his novel “La Délicatesse” Cast: Audrey Tautou, François Damiens, Bruno Todeschini, Mélanie Bernier, Joséphine de Meaux, Pio Marmaï, Monique Chaumette Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 2/15/12 Opens: March 16, 2012 Anyone who has loved and lost–whether through the death of a significant other or a dropped relationship–can identify with the delicate plight of the principal character in David Foenkinos and Stéphane Foenkinos’ “Delicacy.” The writer and directors, whose previous work, a short comedy “Une histoire de pieds” (about a couple’s first date as seen from the perspective of a foot), deliver a...
- 2/17/2012
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
This week production began on an Audrey Tautou toplined project which once again taps into familiar semi-dramatic rom-comedic functions as some of her more recent string of roles. Having just completed filming on actor-turned director Jalil Lespert's Des vents contraries, she'll be shooting in the French capitol for author turned director David Foenkinos who is turning his best-seller novel Delicacy into a feature film. Tautou will be paired alongside Belgium's François Damiens (nominated for the 2011 Best Supporting Actor César for Heartbreaker). 2.4.7 Films' Marc-Antoine Robert and Xavier Rigault are producing. Gist: Also starring Bruno Todeschini, Joséphine de Meaux, Mélanie Bernier, Pio Marmai, Monique Chaumette, Christophe Malavoy and the always enjoyable Ariane Ascaride, here's the book description: Nathalie and François had been the perfect couple, and perfectly happy. But after François dies suddenly, only seven years into their still blissful marriage, the widowed Nathalie begins to erect a fortress around her...
- 3/11/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
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