To watch THE WAITING ROOM is to wish it would never end. This is human drama at its most intense and universal. The rare film that can change the way you think and see the world. — 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
