My Journey Through French Cinema

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My Journey Through French Cinema

2017

3h 11m

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Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier examines the great directors, actors, writers, composers and cinematographers of French cinema, including Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Edmond T. Gréville and Guy Gilles.

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Bertrand Tavernier is an engaging guide through this Journey Through French Cinema, curating a revelatory tour through his homeland's film history with a personal touch that will delight movie fans and the culturally curious alike.

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Linda Marric

HeyUGuys

Sep 15, 2017

4/5

While Journey Through French Cinema is unable to cover every single decade, and Dod knows it tries, the film will ignite in those who love French cinema a new passion for its heroes and villains.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Sep 14, 2017

3/5

This is essential viewing for cinephiles and Francophiles alike, but others may find the three-hour-plus running time a little excessive.

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Dave Calhoun

Time Out

Sep 11, 2017

4/5

This is Tavernier's own film story so don't expect a linear, full history of the cinema of the time. However, it's anything but dry, as the film swoons with passion for Gallic films and filmmaking.

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

Jan 5, 2023

Tavernier’s performing advocacy on behalf of a strand of French cinema largely thrown out of critical respectability by the polemicists of the New Wave.

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Kathy Fennessy

Video Librarian Magazine

Jul 14, 2021

4/4

All told, there's nothing self-indulgent about this series as Tavernier rarely mentions his own films, other than 2002's Safe Conduct.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Aug 15, 2020

A-

It's invaluable as a resource to French films.

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Jun 23, 2017

3 hours and I would have enjoyed 3 more. It's divided by individuals who influenced him as a filmmaker and who he appreciated as a film lover. He adds his own perspective to many great French films and also to many films I've never seen, but are now on my list.

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Filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier examines the great directors, actors, writers, composers and cinematographers of French cinema, including Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Edmond T. Gréville and Guy Gilles.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier
Producer: Frédéric Bourboulon
Screenwriter: Bertrand Tavernier, Thierry Frémaux
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Gaumont, Pathé Productions Inc., Little Bear [fr]
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 23, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $52.1K
Runtime: 3h 11m
Sound Mix: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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