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Alain Resnais' deceptively conventional drama is really about interpersonal dynamics: lives lived in the here and now are really anchored in events and concerns from the past, that bleed into the present. Delphine Seyrig's antique dealer invites an old beau to visit, but instead of clarity and direction finds just more personal confusion. Muriel, ou Le temps d'un retour Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 824 1963 / Color / 1:66 widescreen / 116 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date July 19, 2016 / 39.95 Starring Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Nita Klein, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée, Claude Sainval, Laurence Badie, Jean Champion Cinematography Sacha Vierny Production Design Jacques Saulnier Film Editor Claudine Merlin, Kenout Peltier, Eric Pluet Original Music Paul Colline Written by Jean Cayrol Produced by Anatole Dauman Directed by Alain Resnais

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Back in film school we'd make pronouncements like, why do all movies have to have such structured plots, with organized conflicts and resolutions?...

Title: Paulette Director: Jérôme Enrico Starring: Bernadette Lafont, Carmen Maura, Dominique Lavanant, Françoise Bertin, André Penvern, Ismaël Dramé, Jean-Baptisye Anouman, Axelle Laffont. The hardship given by the current crisis is kept at bay by an irreverent third age comedy, set in the French banlieue. The story that has some Ken Loach influences, was conceived by Bianca Olsen, Laurie Aubenal and Cyril Rambour, who are students of Jérôme Enrico, professor of screenwriting at the Esec (École supérieure libre d’études cinématographiques), Paris’ school of cinema. Jérôme Enrico was so enthralled by the story written by his pupils that he decided to direct it. Paulette lives on a Parisian housing estate and struggles [ Read More ]

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