DVD: Chiara Mastroianni     DVD:     Chiara Mastroianni      My Favorite Season Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil Fox Lorber, 1998 Intelligent and Wonderfully Brillant Cinema This review refers to the Fox Lorber DVD edition of "My Favorite Season".... "My Favorite Season" is a wonderful piece of French filmmaking.The intelligent and subtle screenplay, the brillant cast, the beautiful setting of the French countryside,marvelous music, all ...             Ready to Wear Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren Miramax, 1999 A Crazy Quilt Why all the hate for FEADY TO WEAR? Like many of you, I was underwhelmed when it first came out but now thanks to constant showings on the Sundance Channel and all those channels in that narrow band of indie cable, it has been growing on me and now I can't stop ...             My Sex Life... Or How I Got Into An Argument Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuel Salinger Fox Lorber, 2000 A Movie for Young Intellectuals If you're looking for steamy sex scenes, forget it; while this movie does deal with sex, it does so through discussion and debate, two highly-regarded French art forms! (Perhaps a lot of the disappointment surrounding this film is due to the fact that the title was ...             Beyond The Clouds Fanny Ardant, Chiara Caselli Image Entertainment, 2000 Beyond the Clouds This summer I read Nathaniel Dorsky's book "Devotional Cinema" and looked at many of the movies he regards as being capable of getting us in touch with our deeper human nature. Among those mentioned were several Antonioni films that have to do with the relationship ...             Love Songs Ludivine Sagnier, Jean-Marie Winling Ifc, 2008 Romantic, funny, sad, moving Ismael (Louis Garrel, the Gallic version of the adorable young Hugh Grant), lives with Julie (Ludivine Sagnier). Alice (Clotilde Hesme), who works with Ismael, shares their bed and Julie's affections. On a night of tragedy, Jeanne, unawares, hooks up with Gwendal ...             Persepolis [Blu-ray] Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve Sony Pictures, 2008 Spellbinding! The DVD was every bit as good as the book. Like most Americans who were well tuned into the Iranian hostage crisis, I had an extremly dim view of that country. Now, I understand that there is far more to Iran, that there are actually many decent people there.             Persepolis Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve Sony Pictures, 2008 Spellbinding! The DVD was every bit as good as the book. Like most Americans who were well tuned into the Iranian hostage crisis, I had an extremly dim view of that country. Now, I understand that there is far more to Iran, that there are actually many decent people there.             Time Regained Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart Kino International, 2001 Proust, Captured on Film Suffice it to say that Chilean-born director/screenwriter Ruiz tackled a monumental assignment. Reducing Proust's lengthy Trilogy (Remembrance of Things Past), to a few hours of screen time would have been beyond the capabilities of most filmmakers. That he has ...             For Sale Sandrine Kiberlain, Sergio Castellitto Image Entertainment, 2001 haunting look at one woman's desperate journey to discover herself It's always interesting to find different opinions about the same film. I believe the other reviewer missed some key moments in this film. It was a haunting look at one woman's desperate journey for self-discovery. Also, from my perspective, any nudity included was ...             Searching for Debra Winger Laura Dern, Teri Garr Lions Gate, 2004 Interesting and full of talent If you are a film buff and are interested in the listed actresses,this film will not disappoint. It highlights an issue that is very real and pervasive: where are the scripts and stories about adult women, for adult women and by adult women? It's well done and ...             Prêt-à-Porter [Region 2] Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren A Crazy Quilt Why all the hate for FEADY TO WEAR? Like many of you, I was underwhelmed when it first came out but now thanks to constant showings on the Sundance Channel and all those channels in that narrow band of indie cable, it has been growing on me and now I can't stop ...             Le Temps retrouvé [Region 2] Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart Kino International Proust, Captured on Film Suffice it to say that Chilean-born director/screenwriter Ruiz tackled a monumental assignment. Reducing Proust's lengthy Trilogy (Remembrance of Things Past), to a few hours of screen time would have been beyond the capabilities of most filmmakers. That he has ...             Prêt-à-Porter [Region 2] Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren A Crazy Quilt Why all the hate for FEADY TO WEAR? Like many of you, I was underwhelmed when it first came out but now thanks to constant showings on the Sundance Channel and all those channels in that narrow band of indie cable, it has been growing on me and now I can't stop ...             My Sex Life... or How I Got Into an Argument [Region 2] Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuel Salinger A Movie for Young Intellectuals If you're looking for steamy sex scenes, forget it; while this movie does deal with sex, it does so through discussion and debate, two highly-regarded French art forms! (Perhaps a lot of the disappointment surrounding this film is due to the fact that the title was ...             It's Easier For a Camel... Jean-Hugues Anglade, Yvan Attal New Yorker Video, 2005 A Quirky But Enjoyable Film IT'S EASIER FOR A CAMEL presents an interesting slice of life. As the film begins, we meet Frederica (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi), a young woman in her thirties who seeks the counsel of a priest. In her "confession" (she begins but never finishes and has about three ...          products you might be interested in   search for DVDs favorite, persepolis, prêt-à-porter, regained, retrouvé, searching      toavi.com    web we recommend Spellbinding! randomly chosen baby: Britax Boulevard Convertible Car Seat Onyx