LOVER FOR A DAY (2017): Review by Katusha Jin

Writers Jean-Claude Carrière, Caroline Deruas-Garrel, Philippe Garrel, and Arlette Langmann, team up to write a raw and touching story about real-life romance in Lover for a Day. Set in Paris, a city known for love and romance, director Philippe Garrel presents a story of passion and jealousy on a nostalgic black-and-white screen. (KIZJ: 4.5/5)

IN THE SHADOW OF WOMEN

Writers Jean-Claude Carrière, Caroline Deruas-Garrel, Arlette Langman, and Philippe Garrel illustrate a sentimental and hilariously complicated romance. Casually set against Parisian architecture and in soft black-and-white, director Philippe Garrel crafts In the Shadow of Women beautifully. “Pierre” (Stanislas Merhar) and “Manon” (Clotilde Courau) seem to be having trouble with both their artistic ambitions and their… Continue reading IN THE SHADOW OF WOMEN

JEALOUSY

Director Philippe Garrel’s new French film Jealousy follows principal character “Louis,” (Louis Garrel) struggling with his women, his daughter, and his passion for acting. The film begins as Louis quietly argues with his significant other, “Clothilde,” (Rebecca Convenant) as his daughter “Charlotte” (Olga Milshtein) listens from her bedroom. Although Charlotte begs him to stay, Louis… Continue reading JEALOUSY