Tag Archives: Bertrand Blier

Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Riton Liebman and Carole Laure in Bertrand Blier’s GET OUT YOUR HANDKERCHIEFS Click on the image to enlarge. Related Variety film critic Peter Debruge thinks Blier is due for a revival. I shared my reaction to Blier’s GOING … Continue reading →

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“Going Places” (Les Valseuses)

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Not that we’d ever have such a thing, but if we were to have a UR Litmus Test, this movie would be as good as any. Like it? Great! You’ve found the right place. Don’t like it? … Continue reading →

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“A Hero of Our Times”

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: This 1955 work from director Mario Monicelli unspools with an ease that belies its absurd subject matter. Alberto Sordi plays Menichetti, a man so anxious to maintain his meager social standing that he just about negates … Continue reading →

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