My Favorite Pierre Etaix Films (New)

03 Wednesday May 2017

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Family, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, Lists, Pierre Etaix, Romance, Short Cinema, Top 100

≈ 3 Comments

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As Long As You've Got Your Health, Feeling Good, Happy Anniversary, Land of Milk and Honey, Le Grand Amour, Rupture, The Suitor, Yoyo

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1. Yoyo (1965)

2. Land of Milk and Honey (1971)
(Documentary)

3. The Suitor (1963)

4. As Long As You’ve Got Your Health (1966)

5. Le Grand Amour (1969)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)

1. Happy Anniversary (1962)

2. Rupture (1961)
(Co-directed with Jean-Claude Carriere)

3. Feeling Good (1965/1971/2010)

My Favorite Jacques Becker Films (New)

03 Wednesday May 2017

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, Cinema, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Jacques Becker, Lists, Romance, Thriller, Top 100

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Casque d'or, Falbalas, Le Trou, Touchez pas au grisbi

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1. Casque d’Or (1952)

2. Touchez pas au grisbi (1954)

3. Le Trou (1960)

4. Falbalas (1945)

My Favorite Roger Vadim Films (New)

06 Tuesday Dec 2016

Posted by John Charet in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, American Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, Horror, Italian Cinema, Lists, Mystery, Roger Vadim, Science Fiction, Top 100

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And God Created Woman 1956, Barbarella, Pretty Maids All in a Row, Spirits of the Dead

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1. Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)

2. And God Created Woman (1956)

3. Barbarella (1968)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1. Spirits of the Dead (1968)
(Segment: Metzengerstein)

My Favorite Francois Ozon Films (New)

23 Sunday Oct 2016

Posted by John Charet in 1990's Cinema, 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, British Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, Francois Ozon, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, Lists, Mystery, Romance, Short Cinema, Thriller, Top 100

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A Summer Dress, Criminal Lovers, In the House, Potiche, Ricky, See the Sea, Sitcom, Swimming Pool 2003, The New Girlfriend, Under the Sand, Water Drops on Burning Rocks, X2000 - The Collected Shorts of Francois Ozon, Young & Beautiful

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1. Young & Beautiful (2013)

2. See the Sea (1997) (Semi-Short Film)

3. The New Girlfriend (2014)

4. A Summer Dress (1996) (Short Film)

5. Swimming Pool (2003)

6. X2000 – The Collected Shorts of Francois Ozon (2001)

7. Ricky (2009)

8. Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000)

9. Criminal Lovers (1999)

10. Sitcom (1998)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1. Potiche (2010)

2. In the House (2012)

3. Under the Sand (2000)

My Favorite Michel Gondry Films (New)

01 Saturday Oct 2016

Posted by John Charet in 2000's Cinema, 2010-Present Cinema, American Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Concert Films, Documentary, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, Italian Cinema, Lists, Michel Gondry, Music, Music Videos, Romance, Spanish Cinema, Top 100

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Be Kind Rewind, Dave Chapelle's Block Party, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Human Nature, The Science of Sleep, The Thorn in the Heart, The We and the I, The Work of Director Michel Gondry

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1. The We and the I (2012)

2. The Science of Sleep (2006)

3. Microbe & Gasoline (2015)

4. Human Nature (2001)

5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Music Videos)

1. The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1. Dave Chapelle’s Block Party (2005) (Concert Film/Documentary)

2. Be Kind Rewind (2008)

My Favorite Jacques Demy Films (New)

27 Tuesday Sep 2016

Posted by John Charet in 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, American Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, History, Jacques Demy, Lists, Musical, Romance, Short Cinema, Top 100

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A Room in Town, A Slightly Pregnant Man, Ars, Bay of Angels, Donkey Skin, Lady Oscar, Le sabotier du Val de Loire, Les horizons morts, Lola, Model Shop, The Pied Piper 1972, The Seven Deadly Sins 1961, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1. Lola (1960)

2. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

3. Model Shop (1969)

4. Bay of Angels (1962)

5. The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)

6. Donkey Skin (1970)

7. The Pied Piper (1972)

8. Lady Oscar (1979)
(I watched it on youtube)

9. A Room in Town (1982)

10. A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)

11. The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
(No relation to the 1995 thriller Seven, this film is a comedy)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

* * * * (Out of * * * *) (Short Cinema)

12. Ars (1959) (Short Film)

13. Le sabotier du Val de Loire (1956) (Short Film)

14. Les horizons morts (1951) (Short Film)

My Favorite Jean Cocteau (New)

07 Wednesday Sep 2016

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, American Cinema, Cinema, Drama, Fantasy, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, Jean Cocteau, Lists, Music, Romance, Short Cinema, Top 100

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8 x 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements, Beauty and the Beast 1946, La Villa Santo-Sospir, Les Parents terribles, Orpheus, Testament of Orpheus, The Blood of a Poet, The Eagle with Two Heads

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1. Les Parents terribles (1948)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

2. Beauty and the Beast (1946) (Not the 1991 animated version)

3. Orpheus (1950)

4. The Blood of a Poet (1930)

5. Testament of Orpheus (1960)

6. The Eagle with Two Heads (1948)
(I saw it on an old VHS tape)

7. 8 x 8: A Chess Sonata in 8 Movements (1957)
(co-directed with Hans Richter)
(I watched it on youtube)

8. La Villa Santo-Sospir (1952)
(Short Film)
(I watched it on youtube)

My Favorite Rene Clair Films (New)

28 Sunday Aug 2016

Posted by John Charet in 1920's Cinema, 1930's Cinema, Cinema, Comedy, Drama, Film Directors, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, Lists, Musical, Rene Clair, Romance, Silent Cinema, Top 100

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A Nous la Liberte, Le Million, The Italian Straw Hat, Under the Roofs of Paris

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1. Le Million (1931)

2. A Nous la Liberte (1931)

3. Under the Roofs of Paris (1930)

4. The Italian Straw Hat (1928)

My Favorite Francois Truffaut Films (Revised and Updated)

24 Tuesday May 2016

Posted by John Charet in 1950's Cinema, 1960's Cinema, 1970's Cinema, 1980's Cinema, Biography, Cinema, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film Directors, Francois Truffaut, French Cinema, French Filmmakers, Greatest, History, Lists, Romance, Short Cinema, Thriller, Top 100

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Antoine and Colette, Bed and Board, Day for Night, Jules and Jim, Les Mistons, Love on the Run, Mississippi Mermaid, Shoot the Piano Player, Small Change, Stolen Kisses, The 400 Blows, The Green Room 1978, The Last Metro, The Man Who Loved Women 1977, The Soft Skin, The Story of Adele H., The Wild Child, Two English Girls

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1. Jules and Jim (1962)

2. Two English Girls (1971)

3. Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

4. The 400 Blows (1959)

5. The Story of Adele H. (1975)

6. The Green Room (1978)

7. Small Change (1976)

8. The Wild Child (1970)

9. Stolen Kisses (1968)

10. The Last Metro (1980)

11. Les Mistons (1957)
(Short Film)

12. Antoine and Colette (1962)
(Short Film)

13. Bed and Board (1970)

14. Love on the Run (1979)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1. Day for Night (1973)

2. The Soft Skin (1964)

3. Mississippi Mermaid (1969)

4. The Man Who Loved Women (1977)

My Favorite Jacques Tourneur Films (Revised and Updated)

17 Tuesday May 2016

Posted by John Charet in 1940's Cinema, 1950's Cinema, Adventure, American Cinema, Cinema, Film Directors, Film Noir, French Filmmakers, Greatest, Horror, Jacques Tourneur, Lists, Mystery, Thriller, Top 100, Western

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Canyon Passage, Cat People 1942, I Walked with a Zombie, Night of the Demon, Nightfall, Out of the Past, Stars in My Crown, The Flame and the Arrow, The Leopard Man, Wichita

* * * * (Out of * * * *)

1. Night of the Demon (1957)

2. Out of the Past (1947)

3. Cat People (1942)

4. I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

5. The Leopard Man (1943)

6. Wichita (1955)

7. Stars in My Crown (1950)

8. Canyon Passage (1946)

* * * 1/2 (Out of * * * *)

1. Nightfall (1957)

2. The Flame and the Arrow (1950)

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My Favorite Pierre Etaix Films (New)

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My Favorite Michel Gondry Films (New)

My Favorite Jacques Demy Films (New)

My Favorite Jean Cocteau (New)

My Favorite Rene Clair Films (New)

My Favorite Francois Truffaut Films (Revised and Updated)

My Favorite Jacques Tourneur Films (Revised and Updated)