François Truffaut "Jules et Jim" 1962

A.O. Scott's look on François Truffaut's movie "Jules and Jim" (English)

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/02/15/movies/1247467039366/critics-picks-jules-and-jim.html

Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda (1928) is a French film director.

This is the first four minutes of her art-film-documentary: "Les Glaneurs et la Glaneuse" (English subtitles)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKgjjEJvMbM

Arianne Mnouchkine & Théâtre du Soleil

This is the link to the Company: "Théâtre du Soleil" created by Arianne Mnouchkine. (1939)

http://www.theatre-du-soleil.fr/thsol/index.php (in French)

A few minutes of the movie "Molière" 1976, directed by A. Mnouchkine. (no subtitle)

http://www.theatre-du-soleil.fr/thsol/videos/?id_article=855

Video making of the film: "Tambours sur la Digue" 2002, based on the company's performance. (no subtitle)

http://www.theatre-du-soleil.fr/thsol/videos/?id_article=708

Fabrice Luchini

One man show "Par Coeur", of the actor Fabrice Luchini over poetry, litterature, etc. A film by Benoit Jacquot. (no subtitle)


Par Coeur - Luchini part 1/5
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Chanson

This is an amazing blog over french chanson:

french-kisses.blogspot.com

Georges Brassens

Georges Brassens (1921-1981) main figure of French Chanson.

3 songs with english subtitles:

Le Parapluie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQo7XotedPQ

Pauvre Martin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4XGqT0PX4A
L'Auvergnat
http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=-3127622616726238797&ei=yFByS5DuHdak-Abb7YzkDQ&q=brassens&hl=en&view=3#

The great Blog of David Barfield:

28 of the best-known songs of Georges Brassens, with video of Brassens performing the songs with English translations. Includes textual and biographical comments.

http://brassenswithenglish.blogspot.com/

Another example:

Pierre de Gaillande's George Brassens translation project.
http://www.melomane.org/brassens/

Eric Rohmer

Film director Eric Rohmer passed away last month:

In one of his latest interview, Rohmer said:

"I think (...) I've managed to show people discussing morality, whatever that morality might be, in a completely natural way."

More information about him:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/movies/12rohmer.html

Trailers of most of his movies:

http://www.filmsdulosange.fr/rohmer/index.html