the AMG clerk wrote :
“Complications abound in this French film, which tells the story of a filmmaker (Jean-Luc Bideau) who is attempting to put his real life into a movie; his interactions with the people in the movie he is filming create reverberations in his “real” life, although the past remains unchanged. Among the complications is his growing regard for the woman who plays his cinematic wife (Jane Birkin). She may wind up replacing his actual wife in real life. One of the highlights of this film is the insight it gives into the actual mechanics of filmmaking.”

4.93GB | 1h 34m | 1920×1080 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/6F98F40AF763744/Projection.Privee.1973.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DDP2.0.x264-NPMS.mkv

Language:French
Subtitles:English, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Swedish

The post François Leterrier – Projection Privée aka Private Screening (1973) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

An ex-racing driver (Reginald Kernan) lives in the country with his aging wife (Simone Signoret). They spend their days quarrelling and baiting each other, and making up uneasily before starting again. The new village school teacher (Alexandra Stewart) enters the scene, threatening to upset the love-hate balance of the couple.

2.11GB | 1h 39m | 1015×432 | mkv

https://nitroflare.com/view/9AE9641BCA84233/Les_mauvais_coups_1961_PAL_DVD_DD5.1_x264-RR.mkv

Language(s):French
Subtitles:English

The post François Leterrier – Les mauvais coups aka Naked Autumn (1961) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

In the nineteenth century, a young police captain, Langlois, is sent to a remote snow-covered village to investigate the disappearance of a girl. He is helped in his investigation by a local magistrate, who is convinced that the murderer is an ordinary man who has killed merely to relieve his boredom. When he finally confronts the killer, Langlois becomes aware of his own identity and discovers that he too has the impulse to take the lives of others…

1.69GB | 1 h 27 min | 1024×436 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/0A5B1217631BF30/Un_roi_sans_divertissement_(1963)_24FPS.mkv

Language(s):French (film, audio commentary by Leterrier)
Subtitles:English

The post François Leterrier – Un roi sans divertissement AKA A King Without Distraction (1963) first appeared on Cinema of the World.

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A Man Escaped opens with the indelible image of a pair of restless hands belonging to a French resistance officer named Lieutenant Fontaine (Francois Leterrier). His face is inscrutable and impassive, concealing his calculated attempt to flee from the escorted prison transport vehicle. He reaches for the door handle, retreats, then reaches again. At a momentary distraction of a crossing railcar, he seizes the opportunity, but is immediately recaptured, and is severely beaten by the German guards for the attempt. Imprisoned and condemned to die, Fontaine finds the courage and determination to escape his certain fate. Based on a true account by Andre Devigny, A Man Escaped is a visually minimalist, emotionally austere film about friendship, hope and perseverance. Despite the bleak and cruel circumstances of the Lyon internment camp, the innate humanity and interminable hope of the prisoners surface as they struggle for meaning beyond their captivity. An imprisoned priest (Roland Monad), driven to despair without his Bible, is encouraged by Fontaine’s offer of a pencil, writing down his religious passages, and forming a clandestine ministry network among the prisoners. Terry (Roger Treherne), a complete stranger who passes under Fontaine’s window each day, offers to smuggle his notes through his visiting daughter. Blanchet, a silent, suicidal old man imprisoned in an adjacent cell, is profoundly affected by Fontaine’s compassion and tenacity, restoring his will to survive. Fontaine methodically spends every waking hour devising equipment for his escape. As Fontaine’s actions become increasingly suspect to the prison guards, he places his trust in his recent cell mate, a young prisoner named Jost (Charles Le Clainche) to assist him in the escape.

Robert Bresson’s spare imagery and poetic realism depict the harsh existence of the prison camp without emotional manipulation or overt symbolism. The objective distance of retrospective narration divorces the precise and factual revelation of the story from the bias of perspective associated with the tension of his singular objective. The dialogue between the prisoners is minimal, reflecting their largely solitary confinement and introspection: finding redemption through purpose. Furthermore, several close-up shots of Fontaine’s hand pervade the film: exchanging notes and useful items between prisoners, chiseling the door panels of his cell, crafting his escape equipment. These images reflect the film’s underlying theme of activity. In essence, it is through human action – distractive ritual, meaningful creation, compassionate assistance – that the soul is redeemed. Denied their freedom and under the pervasive specter of death, the prisoners find a reason for continuing the struggle, and deny their oppressors the ultimate triumph over their souls.

1.63GB | 1h 40m | 768×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/255FDC21453FB7D/Robert_Bresson_-_(1956)_A_Man_Escaped.mkv

Language:French
Subtitles:English

The post Robert Bresson – Un condamné à mort s’est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut AKA A Man Escaped (1956) first appeared on Cinema of the World.