Monthly Archives: January 2014

LES TEMPS QUI CHANGENT – Changing Times

Posted on January 21, 2014 by rinaross

I have a soft spot for Téchiné’s Les Temps Qui Changent (2004). It has had very little exposure in the UK and is unavailable on DVD Region 2.  A family drama without histrionics, it places Cécile played by Catherine Deneuve … Continue reading →

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FREE SENIOR MATINEE cont.

Posted on January 10, 2014 by rinaross

I am dismayed. The BFI organises Senior matinees at the NFT. In January  at the free session we are offered Break the News (see previous post), at the paying session La Belle et La Bete 1946.  Will this choice be … Continue reading →

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FREE SENIOR MATINEES QUESTIONS

Posted on January 7, 2014 by rinaross

Nothing to do with Women and Film but about a Free Senior Matinee at the NFT. Lots of questions. The film shown was Rene Clair’s Break the News (1938) featuring Maurice Chevalier, Jack Buchanan and June Knight. It is surprising  to … Continue reading →

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