Posts Tagged ‘Mathieu Amalric’
Film Review – The Phoenician Scheme
After the densely layered Asteroid City (2023) and the ambitious set of Netflix short films, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme (2025) might feel a little…conventional. But of course, convention isn’t really Anderson’s forte, is it? In terms of artistry, the writer/director has firmly planted himself as one of the most recognizable filmmakers…
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Film Review – Sound of Metal
If there is a film out there in the universe that may discuss or interpret an affliction that I have, I’m going to see it and judge it based on its preconceived notions and research (or lack of, *cough* Baby Driver *cough*). Sound of Metal focuses…
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Film Review – The Blue Room
A mundane mystery, The Blue Room tries to be more exciting with quick edits and a long wait for the reveal. Julien (Mathieu Amalric), a successful agriculture businessman, is having an affair with the local pharmacist’s wife, Esther (Stéphanie Cléau). When we start, we see…
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Film Review – Venus in Fur
Roman Polanski’s Venus in Fur (2013) tells the story of an actress auditioning for a part in a stage production of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s novel “Venus in Furs”. A quick internet search tells me the book centers around a character – Severin – who’s so…
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Film Review – Chicken With Plums
Chicken with Plums tells the story of Nasser-Ali Khan (Mathieu Amalric), a concert violinist in 1950s Tehran. His treasured violin has been broken, and he cannot find satisfaction in any other instrument, not even a Stradivarius he has gone to great lengths to acquire. Life…
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