“THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT FRENCH CINEMA, specifically the women of today’s French cinema—a subject as vital as life and as irresistible… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share Image
“FRENCH CINEMA’S PORTRAITS of the young woman on her own constitute a strong and enriching strain in recent decades. Some of these… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share Image
“THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN provided by French cinema don’t need to be exaggerated. The number of films either starring or dealing primarily… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share Image
“It’s not uncommon for distinguished French actresses to make their first films while still in their teens. Isabelle Adjani, Isabelle Carré, Charlotte… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share Image
“FRENCH CINEMA IS SO RICH in opportunities for actresses of talent that a career needn’t build quickly, with a few star-making turns.… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share Image
“There is no one way of seeing. Nor is there a right way of seeing. Yet simply to accept the notion that both the… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
“For all of [Fanny] Ardant’s ability to depict a range of emotion, I most associate her with joy. Not necessarily the depiction of joy,… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
“THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT FRENCH CINEMA, specifically the women of today’s French cinema—a subject as vital as life and as irresistible as movies.… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
“FRENCH CINEMA’S PORTRAITS of the young woman on her own constitute a strong and enriching strain in recent decades. Some of these films are… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
“Drama and comedy are the polite genres, founded on collectively agreed-upon ideas, perceptions and truths. But life, as subjectively experienced, is not like comedy… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
“THE NATURE OF FRENCH STARDOM (beginning early, staying late) makes it possible for a woman to grow up on screen. Marceau has been in… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
“The slow blossoming of a notable career is sometimes a matter of a talent finding its way. Sometimes it’s a matter of audiences coming… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
“No longer stereotypes, these screen women had become complicated. This combination of sensuality, independence and playfulness, made them fascinating to watch and completely modern.” — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
“...the best thing an individual movie lover can do is have fun. No great movement can happen in popular art without pure pleasure being… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
Before the code, women on screen took lovers, had babies out of wedlock, got rid of cheating husbands, enjoyed their sexuality, held down professional… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
To watch THE WAITING ROOM is to wish it would never end. This is human drama at its most intense and universal. The rare… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
Bill Maher does something amazing in Religulous. He makes Michael Moore look incredibly likable in comparison. — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
“WHEN I INTERVIEWED ISABELLE HUPPERT, I mentioned in passing that she has the strongest body of work of any actress in the world. She… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
To see the films coming out of France is to break into a vast treasure and become liberated... — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
“I feel Italian, but I also feel French,” she said. “Italy is deeper. France is strong, but it’s after.” Actually, one of the surprises… — Mick LaSalle Copy Share
