In 1968 a young American as an exchange student went to Paris to study French. Completely in love with cinema he quickly becomes friends with a French girl and her twin brother. All of them share that passion for cinema and the friendship between them tends to grow more and more. The young foreigner begins…
Rainny days et Les Chansons D’Amour -movie journal #7
On cold and rainy days I almost everytime remember Ludivine Sagnier and Louis Garrel singing through the streets of Paris. Remembering the beautiful scenes of Les Chansons D'Amour I can forget about the ugly and bad weather outside. For me, it will always be a cozy movie to watch and rewatch. Even better while the…
Happythankyoumoreplease – movie journal #6
This is a story about a hardworking writer having a bad day. After a child lost his family in the subway, he decides to take the boy home - starting a strange friendship between them. I can tell this is about the life of a writer and a relationship he maintains with his friends who…
Édith Piaf et La Vie En Rose – movie journal #5
I must confess I was unaware of the dramatic life of Édith Piaf. Of course I knew her deep voice and a little bit more about the singer. And no doubt I admired one song or another. But all the the fascination I have now - and more than never - to this mademoiselle grew…
Paris, Je T’Aime – movie journal #4
This film is part of the Cities of Love, a project by the French producer Emmanuel Benbihy. These stories put together filmmakers of different styles to a single purpose: to run short films using the neighbourhoods of the chosen cities as the background for their stories. In Paris, Je T'Aime, the result shows us several…
Martha Marcy May Marlene – movie journal #3
Martha is a young woman who seeks to regain her normal life after escaping from a sect and her leader. After being kept for 2 years she looks for the help of her older sister - whom she didn't connect for a long time with. She was unable to reveal the truth about the disappearance.…