'Have I done enough?' From bystander to activist to filmmaker Nov 22, 2009
The festival, now in its 20th year, screening films in Sydney and Melbourne, runs the gamut from gritty soul-searching Israeli documentaries such as Z32 to dramas such as Adam Resurrected, starring Jeff Goldblum, and Hello Goodbye, a French romantic comedy featuring Gerard Depardieu. The main change over the two decades is that there are now Australian films to include,'' says founding festival director Les Rabinowicz. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
French Cinema Now, New Italian Cinema festivals Oct 24, 2009
Also not to be missed is the latest from Claude Chabrol, "Bellamy," with Gerard Depardieu as a detective investigating a possible homicide in Southern France. More than 35 years into his film career, Depardieu remains a charismatic actor (though his weight gain is beginning to get alarming), and Chabrol continues to solidify his reputation as a great director through sheer consistency. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
On Demand movie picks Oct 7, 2009
Gerard Depardieu s cartoony made-up pal and Whoopi Goldberg s warmth as the initially reluctant mother surrogate aren t enough to bring it to life. (PG; runs through Nov. 5). (Boston Globe)
* DANCE: A kiss, when all is said, what is it? Oct 2, 2009
His reworking of Edmond Rostands Cyrano de Bergerac, written in 1897, has seen many successful modern versions, and was popularized in the 1990 French movie adaptation starring Gerard Depardieu. Suzukis Cyrano bears little resemblance to those redactions. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
The Most Overrated Films of All Tim... Sep 21, 2009
One (played by Robert De Niro) is born into the aristocracy and one (played by Gerard Depardieu) is the son of a peasant, born on De Niro s family estate. Both boys grow up together, share the same ideas and experiences of politics, romance, sex, etc. (Suite101.com)
A Jewish Film Festival sampler Jul 19, 2009
Hello Goodbye: Fanny Ardant and Gerard Depardieu are once again paired, this time as a married couple. He is a nonpracticing Jew, and she is a Jewish convert, but after a visit to Israel, she suggests they move to Israel, and he agrees, thus beginning a difficult period of adjustment. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'Haunting' run-of-the-mill ghost tale Jul 17, 2009
Gerard Depardieu, Michel Blanc and Miou-Miou star. "For All Mankind": Director Al Reinert's 1989 documentary considering NASA's Apollo moon missions. (Florida Today)
'The Proposal' Jun 19, 2009
At first, "The Proposal" sounds a bit like 1991's "Green Card" featuring Gerard Depardieu as a Frenchman who can stay in New York only if he gets a green card and Andie MacDowell as the stranger willing to wed to acquire her dream apartment. This has much more bite, thanks to a supporting cast that includes scene-stealer Betty White as Andrew's saucy but savvy grandmother, Gammy Annie; Craig T. Nelson as his distant dad; Mary Steenburgen as his soft-hearted mother; Malin Akerman as Andrew's... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Veteran filmmaker seduces French starlet May 24, 2009
Veteran new wave filmmaker seduces French starlet Sagnier - CNN.com. Veteran new wave filmmaker seduces French starlet Sagnier. (CNN -- International)
Veteran new wave filmmaker seduces French starlet Sagnier May 23, 2009
French starlet Ludivine Sagnier stars in "The Girl Cut In Two". It tells the story of a young woman who embarks on an affair with an older man. (CNN)
Asterix and the Vikings May 16, 2009
After two live action features, starring Gerard Depardieu, the film returns to animation as it traces the adventures of Asterix (Paul Giamatti) and Obelisk who have been assigned a thankless task: they must make a warrior out of the city-dude, Justforkiks (Sean Astin) who is essentially a cowardly teenager, with little respect for Gaulish ways. He however seems to be perfect experimental material for the Vikings from the north who want to see how fear can give wings to people. (India Times, India)
* The French connection May 13, 2009
Huppert has been privy to some of the best Cannes rows, such as the auteur Maurice Pialats V-sign to the audience when he was booed collecting his prize for Under Satans Sun, and his later spat with Gerard Depardieu, whom he called a Rolls with a 2CV engine ... France fell in love with the young Hupperts freckled face in the early 1970s when she played a teenager deflowered by a brutish Gerard Depardieu in Les Valseuses. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Cannes' magic to shine despite recession May 7, 2009
A-listers in Cannes this year are likely to include Penelope Cruz, Gerard Depardieu, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt. More importantly, a less lavish array of parties is not likely to dampen the enthusiasm of moviegoers on the Croisette, the beachfront boulevard lined with wedding cake hotels that cuts through the heart of the festival. (India Times)
Antonio Banderas buys stake in Spanish winery Mar 19, 2009
The Spanish actor joins a list of owner-producers that includes American actor Michael Douglas, French star Gerard Depardieu and Spanish singer Joan Manuel Serrat. The 230 hectare (570 acre) property, called Anta Banderas, makes red and rose wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and local grape Tempranillo, the winery said Tuesday in a statement. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Northern Exposure Mar 15, 2009
Gerard Depardieu has always been a burly sort, but this is ridiculous. In Claude Chabrol's "Bellamy," part of Lincoln Center's "Rendez-vous With French Cinema" (the series ends today), the 60-year-old actor is starting to look the way Marlon Brando did in his later years. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Mary, Max and Kate prepare to enter the bear pit Feb 8, 2009
The French maestro Claude Chabrol, 78, directs Bellamy, starring Gerard Depardieu. However, Chabrol is a mere stripling beside the prolific Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira, whose Eccentricities Of A Blond-Haired Girl is screened as he enters his second century. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
