Tag: Benoit Jacquot
Par Coeurs | Review
A Matter of Method: Jacquot Surveys the Techniques of Two French Titans in Conversational Doc
“I’m all at sea,” moans Isabelle Huppert at the onset...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #90. Benoît Jacquot’s Suzanna Andler
Suzanna Andler
Benoît Jacquot, whose perennial output was also delayed by the pandemic, turns to Marguerite Duras for inspiration for his next film, Suzanna Andler,...
IndieSponge Episode: 14 – 2020 Venice Film Festival Predictions
On this week’s episode of IndieSponge, I invited Tommaso Tocci to discuss the possible titles that might make it into the 2020 edition of...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #69. Suzanna Andler – Benoît Jacquot
Suzanna Andler
Benoît Jacquot, who rarely lets the earth circle the sun without unveiling a new project, turns to Marguerite Duras for inspiration for his...
Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #68. Dernier amour – Benoît Jacquot
Dernier amour
French director Benoît Jacquot returns to period filmmaking with his 25th feature, Dernier amour (Casanova). Reuniting with Vincent Lindon, who also starred in Jacquot’s...
The Conversation: Bring Forth Berlin (Possible Contenders for the Competition)
As has been the Berlinale’s custom of years past, several early competition titles have been confirmed along with the 2019 opener, Lone Scherfig’s The...
The Conversation: Finale of the Berlinale 2018
In what constitutes a rather curious and unpredictable session of the Berlin International Film Festival, the 68th edition of the festival ended with some...
Eva | 2018 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
All About Eva: Jacquot Remounts Losey with a Haughty Huppert
“Don’t get hooked,” she warns of her much younger lover. But by the time she...
The Conversation: Top 5 Most Anticipated 2018 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Offerings
On the surface, the competition lineup for Berlin 2018 seems demurer than the past several years. With the exception of the Wes Anderson opener...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #13. Benoît Jacquot’s Eva
Eva
Several months after premiering his Don DeLillo adaptation Never Ever out of competition in Venice 2016, the prolific Benoît Jacquot returned to work with...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #62. Benoit Jacquot’s Mr. Casanova
Mr. Casanova
2018 may be a two-hitter for French auteur Benoit Jacquot. Following his latest collaboration with Isabelle Huppert in Eva (which was a shoe-in...
The Conversation: Venice 2017 – Those Who Were Not Named
With Locarno and Venice’s recently announced competition line-ups, the last stand as far as 2017 festival circuit competition now sits with the soon to...
The Conversation: The 2017 Venice & TIFF Vortex
As the fall festival circuit looms, anticipation is high for a number of items expected to premiere in the fourth quarter. Following a glut...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: #11. Benoit Jacquot’s Eva
Eva
Director: Benoit Jacquot
Writer: Benoit Jacquot, Gilles Taurand
Several months after premiering his Don DeLillo adaptation Never Ever out of competition in Venice last September, the...
Exclusive: Isabelle Huppert & Benoît Jacquot Reteam on “Eva” Remake
In Nicholas Bell's sit down with the distinguished French actress Isabelle Huppert, who is currently promoting the U.S. release of Paul Verhoeven's Elle, we...
The Conversation: Cinema Italiano – 2016 Venice Film Festival Predictions
Looking towards the Lido, we’re just over three months away before the fourth quarter Fall Festival circuit kick off, and the final prestigious competition...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2017: An Introduction
As we were putting together our projections for most anticipated films due in 2017, we noticed there were too many notable titles to be...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #27. Benoît Jacquot’s Son corps
Son corps
Director: Benoît Jacquot
Writer: Benoît Jacquot
We’re still sulking over the initial plans Luca Guadagnino had for adapting Dom Delillo’s novella The Body Artist back...
3 Hearts | Blu-ray Review
Premiering at the 2014 Venice Film Festival with little fanfare, and received a limited theatrical release in March, 2015 in the US, Benoit Jacquot’s...
3 Hearts | Review
Heart to Heart to Heart: Jacquot’s Romantic Drama Can’t Cover Every Angle
Despite sporting the likes of Charlotte Gainsbourg and Catherine Deneuve, 3 Hearts, the...
Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2016: Picks 100 to 6
While DC and Marvel might already have a lock on several future release dates past the 2015 campaign with the Coen Bros. circling February...
Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #18. Benoit Jacquot’s Journal d’une femme de chambre
Journal d'une femme de chambre
Director: Benoit Jacquot // Writers: Benoit Jacquot, Helene Zimmer
French auteur Benoit Jacquot tends to get overlooked, though his recent international...
2014 TIFF: McCarthy, Bettany, Girard, Fontaine, Barthes Among Several World Preem Add-Ons
Just how much sway do TIFF programmers have? Looking at today's Gala and Special Presentation add-ons, measurably, when it comes to films with star-wattage and...
71st Venice Film Fest: Oppenheimer, Akin, Bahrani, Andersson & Ferrara Compete for Golden Lion
Whiles the likes of Terrence Malick, Todd Haynes, Alexander Sokurov, Giorgos Lanthimos and J.C. Chandor no where to be found in the fall fest season...
Chinese Puzzle | Review
Tuft of Fluff: Klapisch Bids Adieu to Globetrotting Crew
Diehard fans of Cedric Klapisch’s L’Auberge espagnole (2002) and its sequel, Russian Dolls (2005) should be...