The honorary golden bear for lifetime achievement was presented to german cinematographer michael ballhaus. Released elsewhere as my journey through french cinema, as that title suggests, bertrand taverniers threehour documentary is a personal, nay autobiographical account of french cinema, charting the films and filmmakers that made him fall in love with. But suddenly, an unexpected, dark twist appears in the relationship when antoine finds out that clara is infected with hiv. French translation of journey collins englishfrench. Bertrand taverniers ambitious documentary, my journey through french cinema, explores gallic cinema from the 1930s through to the early 1970s, inspired by. Filmmaker bertrand tavernier examines the great directors, actors, writers, composers and cinematographers of french cinema, including jean renoir, jeanluc godard, jeanpierre melville, edmond t. Apr 10, 2018 the 100 films that make up this list represent the best of french language film. Watch my journey through french cinema online bfi player. This film is not an encyclopedia entry but a living, breathing adventure ride into french cinema through the eyes and ears of the filmmaker. Director bertrand tavernier discuss their film my journey through french cinema following a screening at the 54th new york film festival, in which it inspi. When people talk about what a terrible year 2016 has been, they could be referring to any number of things, from virus scares to the death of beloved celebrities to whatever the fuck happened on november 8.
An odyssey is an epic journey through the history of cinema. Traveling through time, the narrative assembles accessible popculture references coupled with interviews of some of the worlds most influential experts. Bertrand tavernier on my journey through french cinema. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases. Now in his late seventies, the filmmaker bertrand tavernier has been immersed in french cinema for almost his entire life, first as a wideeyed boy in lyon, then as a young critic and assistant to jeanpierre melville, and later as a director himself. A journey through french cinema voyage a travers le. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news. My journey through french cinema alternative synopsis filmmaker bertrand tavernier surveys the history of french cinema from the 1930s to the 1970s, discussing the work of a wide range of actors, directors, composers, writers and cinematographers who have made a personal impact on him. Writerdirector bertrand tavernier is truly one of the grand auteurs of the movies. For most moviegoers, a shortlist of the great french directors usually includes new wave stalwarts like.
Bertrand taverniers personal journey into cinema begins at a spot in lyon, where the house stood in which tavernier grew up and where his father hid louis aragon during the war. Even as an english and french student, i did have a moment of worry that i would find it too long. Inspired by a wide variety of sources, including jules vernes 1865 novel from the earth to the moon and its 1870 sequel around the moon, the film follows a group of astronomers who travel to the moon in a cannonpropelled capsule, explore the moons surface, escape from an. Oct 09, 2016 bertrand taverniers ambitious documentary, my journey through french cinema, explores gallic cinema from the 1930s through to the early 1970s, inspired by martin scorseses personal. A journey through french cinema trailer for bertrand. Its the saga of garance, a performer in 1820s1830s paris and the four men who love her in their own ways. Taverniers documentary about movies doubles as an autobiography. Dec 22, 2016 a french drama about two teenage girls trying to break free of class and racial oppression doesnt sound like a good time at the movies, but directorcowriter houda benyamina imbues her film.
Jan 08, 2017 dont miss out on movie gems, whether an epic blockbuster, an indie comedy, or a mindmelting foreign drama. It stars timothy spall as paisley and colm meaney as mcguinness, with freddie highmore, john hurt, toby stephens, and ian beattie in supporting roles. Bertrand taverniers personal journey through french cinema, from films he enjoyed as a. Journeys through french cinema 2020 eightpart series. The journey is a 2016 britishirish drama film directed by nick hamm and written by colin bateman. My journey through french cinema 2016 download full hd. Bertrand taverniers my through journey through french cinema, like the two martin scorsese firstperson docs that obviously inspired it, personal journey through american cinema and my voyage to italian cinema, isnt about the filmmakers own career but about the cinephilia that preceded and influenced it. Bertrand taverniers dramatic journey through french cinema. Mar 22, 2019 for admirers of henrigeorges clouzot or brigitte bardot, this criterion restoration of their rarely seen 1960 collaboration is a must have. As such, the threehour memoirmeditations natural home. Documentary my journey through french cinema is for all. With thierry lhermitte, raphael personnaz, niels arestrup, bruno raffaelli. In 1895, the lumiere brothers invented the cinematographe and made some of the first films in the history of cinema. I love it because its so refreshing and exciting and full of joy, and made me so happy i was wiping away tears.
Opinionated, intimate and eclectic, french director bertrand tavernier leads you through four decades of french cinema. The best foreignlanguage movies of 2016 film school rejects. Tavernier knows french cinema on a deeply personal level, from the. My journey through french cinema 2016 full movie download. However, its anything but dry, as the film swoons with passion for gallic films and filmmaking. Fans can catch a journey through french cinema at nyff. Journeys through french cinema july 14 august 2 in conjunction with our firstrun engagement of bertrand taverniers my journey through french cinema july 7, from july 14 through august 2 we present a series of nine french classics that are highlighted in taverniers film. Only those who spent all their money on the biggest hollywood product could really complain about the cinema of 2016 and even then, theyd. Undoubtedly one of the very greatest documentaries about the history of cinema, he delves into french classics, and. All these, you imagine, will complete a composite portrait, through his. The film opened in iran on 31 august, beginning in tehran at an unconventionally early time of 6. Entrevista a bertrand tavernier voyage a travers le cinema. C locking in at just over 3 hours, i have to admit that the director, bertrand taverniers a journey through french cinema is not a documentary on french film classics for the fainthearted. French filmmaker bertrand tavernier takes us on journeys through french cinema, an eighthour survey of gallic film.
Bertrand taverniers my journey through french cinema delivers what it promises. The three hoursplus that he delivers make you want to plunge back into the classics, as well as start discovering many underrated or forgotten directors, actors, dops or film score. Filmed in miami, florida, beginning in 2015, moonlight premiered at the telluride film festival on september 2, 2016. Tavernier knows his native cinema inside and out, from the giants like renoir. Courses film and media studies johns hopkins university. May 20, 2016 the film will be sold at the 2016 cannes film festival market. Directed by bertrand tavernier france, 2016, 210 min. Few cineastes exude a greater passion for french cinema than celebrated writerdirector bertrand tavernier, who broke through in 1974 with his debut feature, the clockmaker of st. Rent my journey through french cinema 2017 on dvd and.
Even so, its explanatory title doesnt begin to convey just how exhilarating or inspiring a documentary. A journey through french cinema warwick arts centre. The 10 best movies influenced by the philosophy of jean. Bertrand tavernier described by director bertrand tavernier as an expression of gratitude to all those filmmakers, screenwriters, actors and musicians who have erupted into my life, this documentary is manna from heaven to.
Catherine breillat focuses on a sort of coming of age story. A cinematic journey through the louvre and a dark chapter in. With the movie machine, well be charting the years best films every single week. Mise en scene, travelling, special effects, and remakes, they also invented the art of filming. Comedy movies 2016 every comedy movie coming out in 2016. Bertrand taverniers my journey through french cinema offering the french equivalent of scorseses filmappreciation docs, bertrand tavernier covers the three decades that. Cup of coffee mr bean full episodes mr bean official duration.
The film breaks the popular assumption that the accumulation of capital runs hand in hand with social progress, and shines a new light on todays growing inequalities. The 66th berlin international film festival was held from 11 to 21 february 2016, with american actress meryl streep as the president of the jury. This moving documentary traverses through 50 years of french cinema, highlighting bertrand taverniers personal journey from a young boy who enjoyed the movies, to his own career in film making, narrated through portraits of key creative figures. Tavernier was unable to put in the film, including sections about tati, bresson. While journey through french cinema is unable to cover every single decade, and dod knows it tries, the film will ignite in those who love french cinema a new passion for its heroes and villains. Bertrand tavernier is an engaging guide through this journey through french cinema, curating a revelatory tour through his homelands film history with a personal touch that will delight movie. Bertrand taverniers personal journey through french cinema, from films he enjoyed as a boy to his own early career, told through portraits of key creative.
I would like this film to be an act of gratitude to all the filmmakers, scriptwriters, actors, and. Vital watching for cinephiles, master director bertrand tavernier round midnight. A journey through french cinema voyage a travers le cinema francais 2016 trailer engli. This is taverniers own film story so dont expect a linear, full history of the cinema of the time. The clips are many and of generous length, and the majority of the films mentioned are currently available in digital editions primarily through the criterion. Bertrand taverniers personal journey through french cinema, from films he enjoyed as a boy to his own early career, told through portraits of key creative figures. Any cineaste worth their salt will want to devour bertrand taverniers a journey through french cinema. Sep 21, 2016 entrevista a bertrand tavernier voyage a travers le cinema francais 2016 vose. Bertrand tavernier s personal journey through french cinema, from films he enjoyed as a boy to his own early career, told through portraits of key creative figures. The 10 best movies influenced by the philosophy of jean baudrillard posted on february 21, 2016 february 21, 2016 by casey coit french philosopher jean baudrillard 19292007 was one of the most influential postmodern theorists. Official selection of films announced, all illustrating powerful stories about the state of the earth and its people. Jan, 2016 a cinematic journey through the louvre and a dark chapter in european history. Enthralling, informative and deeply personal documentary from the celebrated filmmaker. French cinema, curating a revelatory tour through his homelands film history with a.
May 07, 2020 another famous french film thats often referenced and revered by cinephiles and people working in cinema, les enfants du paradis deserves all of this praise and then some. This magnificent epic history has been a lifetime in the making. Well, in my case, id seen all the obvious ones grand illusion, children of the paradise, contempt, army of shadows, etc. Bertrand tavernier was a law student that preferred write film criticisms. Rent my journey through french cinema 2017 on dvd and bluray. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Cinema verde cinema verde international environmental film. Visual albums are changing more than music videos esquire. The film is a fictional account of the true story of how political enemies ian paisley and martin mcguinness formed an unlikely political alliance.
An hourlong television special of a real time train journey through england hopes to be absorbing for its own sake published. Bertrand tavernier is truly one of the grand old men of the movies. There is, however, an informed emphasis on renoir, melville, carne, and godard, and a very welcome ongoing discussion of the uses of music in french film notably that of joseph kosma. Frenchman bertrand tavernier round midnight, captain conan has been all these things, and in his threehourplus documentary my journey through french cinema he takes us on a.
His experience is vast, his knowledge is voluminous, his love is inexhaustible, and his perspective is matched only by that of martin scorsese. My journey through french cinema bertrand taverniers personal essay. Then his first film won a few awards in france and abroad and established his reputation. My journey through french cinema voyage a travers le cinema. His meeting with clara seems to be the best thing that could happen to him. Moonlight received critical acclaim and is commonly cited as one of the best films of the 21st century. Examining the history of the concept of cinema and its relationship to time over the course of a 266minute run time, this film took the french master more than a decade to make and isnt. A followup series to bertrand taverniers documentary my journey through. French translation of journey the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. May 05, 2015 the movie chronicles the mad romance between a lonely man antoine and clara, a bubbly girl he bumps into on the subway. It was also selected to play at the toronto international film festival in september 2016, marking its first screening in north america. The central character, enigmatically referred to simply as black a name that sounds even odder in french since its translation noir is loaded with so much film association is a naughty boy involved in all kinds of crime and shooting and stealing and, by the look of him, spending a lot of time at the gym and the tattoo parlour. Guided by film historian mark cousins, this 15part love letter to the movies spans from the invention of film in the 19th century to the digital industry of the 21st. Through french cinemathanks to which it becomes clear that all his films.
Jul 11, 2019 in this one hour and 20minute film, a band of french teensdelete, king kong, fle o, and copkillerobsessed with west coast american rap culture set out on a journey to retrieve a dangerous. The princess of montpensier surveys the history of french film, honoring beloved, sometimes forgotten directors, actors, and films through interviews, personal reflections, and an abundance of classic footage. This work as a citizen and a spy, as an explorer and a painter, as a columnist and an adventurer that has been described so well by many authors, from casanova to gilles perrault, is a beautiful definition of a filmmaker that we want to apply to renoir, becker, to the vigo of latlante, to duvivier, as well as to truffaut and demy. Endless is about as experimental as a film can get. My journey through french cinema is a guided tour by director bertrand tavernier of frances film history. Journey through french cinema 2016, directed by bertrand. Here he has created a survey that is deep, insightful, extremely entertaining and personal. If the item details above arent accurate or complete, we want to know about it. Released elsewhere as my journey through french cinema, as that title suggests, bertrand taverniers threehour documentary is a personal, nay autobiographical account of french cinema, charting the films and filmmakers that made him fall in love with the medium to the point where he would become a. Taverniers background as a film critic during the formation of the auteur theory in french film criticism in the 50s and 60s serves the documentary well, as he hones in on director jean luc godards inventive use of editing. Bertrand taverniers personal essay on his native cinema. Aug 23, 2016 however, there is no doubt for this critic that richardson succeeds in making the setting an integral part of the film, from the credit sequence, as we take a bus journey through the center of salford, to the closing one, where a backstreet guy fawkes day party, complete with bonfire and fireworks, provides the backdrop. Jasons rating of the film a journey through french cinema jason besides the fact that i really, really enjoyed going on taverniers eponymous journey and that its overthreehour running time never seemed to drag, im not sure it actually has a whole lot to recommend it. For those of you who arent the biggest aficionados of french.
Bertrand taverniers trip through french cinema is shot through with the love of someone who has grown up with cinema and knows how to communicate his passion in a way that is totally engaging. Its tempting to say that bertrand taverniers 3hourand15minute documentary my journey through french cinema is a feast for everybody who loves classic gallic movies. The movie chronicles the mad romance between a lonely man antoine and clara, a bubbly girl he bumps into on the subway. Aug 19, 2016 if youre looking for the best films of 2016, look no further than directors beyonce, kanye, and frank ocean. The film premiered at the 2016 cannes film festival, included in the in competition section. These are the best french movies for french learners. My journey through french cinema by jonathan romney on june 23, 2017 a few years ago, at the morelia international film festival in mexico, i attended a joint master class shared by bertrand tavernier and stephen frears. My journey through french cinema museum of fine arts, boston. Bertrand tavernier is a filmmaker of international repute death watch, round midnight and lifelong fan of cinema. The path of shindo a journey through japanese high fidelity posted on april 14, 2018 by rafe arnott in occasional magazine 9 comments this is an article that first appeared in our new online pdf, downloadable magazine the occasional this february in our winter 2018 edition. Bertrand tavernier takes us on a sprawling voyage through his countrys film history.