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Klawans on Desplechin.
Klawans on Desplechin.
"'A film by Arnaud Desplechin ': signature or brand?" asks Stuart Klawans in the Nation . "The question comes to mind because A Christmas Tale is less breakneck than Kings and Queen , less unforeseeable than Esther Kahn , less disputatious (I guess that's the word) than My Sex Life... or ...
IFC Center
ifccenter.com — Every Minute, Four Ideas: The Films of Arnaud Desplechin A complete retrospective of the French master --... Wed, Nov 5-Thu, Nov 13 "A protean, mercurial, supremely gifted filmmaker... His generous, super-abundant films look and feel like no one else's ... (more) IFC Center
A CHRISTMAS TALE—The Evening Class Interview With Arnaud Desplechin
A CHRISTMAS TALE—The Evening Class Interview With Arnaud Desplechin
theeveningclass.blogspot.com — Like a bottle of champagne, Arnaud Desplechin's A Christmas Tale christened the launch of the San Francisco... Film Society's French Cinema Now series early last month. Desplechin flew in from France to take part in the festivities and earlier in the ... (more) A CHRISTMAS TALE—The Evening Class Interview With Arnaud ...
indieWIRE PROFILE | "A Christmas Tale" Director Arnaud Desplechin
indiewire.com — by Tom Hall (November 3, 2008) Fresh on the heels of 2005's critical hit " Kings And... Queen ," Arnaud Desplechin is returning to American screens this fall with his new film, " A Christmas Tale " (Un Conte de Noel). Already a hit on the ... (more) indieWIRE PROFILE | "A Christmas Tale" Director Arnaud ...
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The House Next Door — ... Nick Pinkerton's take-down of Repo! The Genetic Opera makes me swoon. ["...a cloacal sludge of Guignol, compared to which watching "The Apple" is a cultural experience on par with hearing "Rigoletto" sung at the old La Fenice."] *** 4. Two by Klawans on Desplechin: at The Nation and Nextbook. (Via GreenCine.) ["We make time: by flirting or declaring a break, by observing holidays or arranging the passing ...

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