The Most Important Thing is to Love: Mouret’s Loquacious Ode to Capricious Romance(s)
With narratives often constructed on the gossamer threads of human interactions, it’s hard to believe Emmanuel Mouret is unleashing his tenth feature in the twenty plus years he’s been making films. His latest, titled in English as Love Affair(s), which doesn’t quite catch the wistful benevolence of the actual title, The Things We Say, the Things We Do, reflects Mouret’s consistent impulse for showcasing some of Gallic cinema’s most winsome flavors of the month.
From Dolores Chaplin in Laissons Lucie faire! (2000), Virginie Ledoyen in 2007’s Shall We Kiss?…...
With narratives often constructed on the gossamer threads of human interactions, it’s hard to believe Emmanuel Mouret is unleashing his tenth feature in the twenty plus years he’s been making films. His latest, titled in English as Love Affair(s), which doesn’t quite catch the wistful benevolence of the actual title, The Things We Say, the Things We Do, reflects Mouret’s consistent impulse for showcasing some of Gallic cinema’s most winsome flavors of the month.
From Dolores Chaplin in Laissons Lucie faire! (2000), Virginie Ledoyen in 2007’s Shall We Kiss?…...
- 7/9/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
San Sebastian — Director-producer-actress Carmen Chaplin is set to direct “Charlie Chaplin, a Man of the World,” a theatrical documentary feature which will add a hardly-explored new facet to the creator of the Tramp, one of the most iconic cinema characters in popular consciousness, plumbing Chaplin’s Romani roots and heritage.
Marking the first time that the Chaplin family is involved at a deep creative and industrial level in a movie about Charles Chaplin, grand-daughter Carmen Chaplin is also co-writing the documentary’s screenplay with Amaia Remírez, a co-writer on “Another Day of Life,” a European Film Awards best animated feature winner.
Described in a statement by its producers as a documentary which “radically reinterprets Chaplin’s oeuvre from a Romani perspective and examines the persecution of gypsies through his lens,” “Charlie Chaplin, a Man of the World” is produced by Madrid-based Wave of Humanity’s Stany Coppet, Dolores Chaplin and Ashim Balla,...
Marking the first time that the Chaplin family is involved at a deep creative and industrial level in a movie about Charles Chaplin, grand-daughter Carmen Chaplin is also co-writing the documentary’s screenplay with Amaia Remírez, a co-writer on “Another Day of Life,” a European Film Awards best animated feature winner.
Described in a statement by its producers as a documentary which “radically reinterprets Chaplin’s oeuvre from a Romani perspective and examines the persecution of gypsies through his lens,” “Charlie Chaplin, a Man of the World” is produced by Madrid-based Wave of Humanity’s Stany Coppet, Dolores Chaplin and Ashim Balla,...
- 9/23/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Paris -- Singer George Michael has become the first international popstar to perform in Paris' Opera Garnier, a venue more known as a stage for classical music and opera.
The British star performed Sunday evening, as part of his "Symphonica Tour," to support French AIDS charity Sidaction. He was cheered on by a roll call of celebrities including "The Artist" actress Berenice Bejo, fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier and Charlie Chaplin's actress granddaughter Dolores Chaplin.
The concert was followed by a star-studded gala dinner which hoped to raise several hundred thousand euros for the fight against AIDS.
The British star performed Sunday evening, as part of his "Symphonica Tour," to support French AIDS charity Sidaction. He was cheered on by a roll call of celebrities including "The Artist" actress Berenice Bejo, fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier and Charlie Chaplin's actress granddaughter Dolores Chaplin.
The concert was followed by a star-studded gala dinner which hoped to raise several hundred thousand euros for the fight against AIDS.
- 9/10/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
With the release of a second teaser trailer of Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" this morning, we got another look at one of the most anticipated films of the year. And with the picture already slated for an October 13th release, for some traveling film critics and fans, and those prepared to head to Italy, the Venice Film Festival could be where the film makes its world premiere, with artistic director Alberto Barbera suggesting a few weeks back that Anderson was heading to the Lido for the fest, which kicks off on August 29th.
With the announcement of the opening film due any day now -- it was on June 21st last year and today, the fest announced their lineup of rare and restored films that will unspool -- and "The Master" trailer reminding us that its one of the candidates, it seemed like a good opportunity to look...
With the announcement of the opening film due any day now -- it was on June 21st last year and today, the fest announced their lineup of rare and restored films that will unspool -- and "The Master" trailer reminding us that its one of the candidates, it seemed like a good opportunity to look...
- 6/19/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
The Oscars week events kept rolling along in La and one of last night's big soirees was a Harvey Weinstein-hosted bash to celebrate Charlie Chaplin by Carmen and Dolores Chaplin. The event was to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin's honorary Academy Award. One of this year's nominees, an Elie Saab-clad Jessica Chastain, has been making the rounds, including at Monday's Vanity Fair party, and this time she was joined by Kate Bosworth, in Miu Miu, and her boyfriend Michael Polish, Chelsea Handler, Busy Philipps, and more. Kate was decked out in a cute Miu Miu number to pose with Michael, and inside she mixed and mingled with some of the other attendees. The culmination of award season is just days away and we're getting ready to be Live on the red carpet! Plus, you still have time to enter our Oscar ballot contest to win an iPad and Prada iPad case!
- 2/22/2012
- by Molly Goodson
- Popsugar.com
Elizabeth Snead
Charlie Chaplin would have been so proud of his granddaughters Carmen Chaplin and Dolores Chaplin's fashion sense. His stunning offspring hosted a special screening of the acclaimed silent film, The Artist, in Beverly Hills last night with writer/director Michel Hazanavicius and the cast including Berenice Bejo, Penelope Ann Miller, James Cromwell and Missi Pyle. Carmen wore a stunning black floor length Dolce & Gabbana gown and Dolores was clad in slinky black satin Yves St. Laurent dress. Bejo added a bolt of color with her bright orange dress with short lace sleeves and collar. Story: THR's Directors Roundtable With
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Charlie Chaplin would have been so proud of his granddaughters Carmen Chaplin and Dolores Chaplin's fashion sense. His stunning offspring hosted a special screening of the acclaimed silent film, The Artist, in Beverly Hills last night with writer/director Michel Hazanavicius and the cast including Berenice Bejo, Penelope Ann Miller, James Cromwell and Missi Pyle. Carmen wore a stunning black floor length Dolce & Gabbana gown and Dolores was clad in slinky black satin Yves St. Laurent dress. Bejo added a bolt of color with her bright orange dress with short lace sleeves and collar. Story: THR's Directors Roundtable With
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- 11/22/2011
- by Elizabeth Snead
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Carmen and Dolores Chaplin, Granddaughter’s of Charlie Chaplin, to host a special screening of The Artist Los Angeles, November 18, 2011 – The Weinstein Company celebrates the critically-acclaimed new feature film, The Artist,...
- 11/18/2011
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
By Sean O’Connell
Michel Hazanavicius must be over the moon.
The director of the silent comedy “The Artist” is an enormous fan of Charlie Chaplin. And today, The Weinstein Company announced that Carmen and Dolores Chaplin, the granddaughters of the silent film legend, are hosting a special screening of the Oscar contender days before its Nov. 25 theatrical release.
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Michel Hazanavicius must be over the moon.
The director of the silent comedy “The Artist” is an enormous fan of Charlie Chaplin. And today, The Weinstein Company announced that Carmen and Dolores Chaplin, the granddaughters of the silent film legend, are hosting a special screening of the Oscar contender days before its Nov. 25 theatrical release.
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- 11/18/2011
- by Scott Feinberg
- Scott Feinberg
By Sean O’Connell
hollywoodnews.com: Michel Hazanavicius must be over the moon.
The director of the silent comedy “The Artist” is an enormous fan of Charlie Chaplin. And today, the Weinstein Company announces that Carmen and Dolores Chaplin, granddaughters of Hollywood icon, are hosting a special screening of the Oscar contender days before its Nov. 25 theatrical release.
A release informs us that Hazanavicius and his cast members – including wife Berenice Bejo, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller and Uggie the dog – will arrive at the screening in vintage cars from the film.
The screening will take place on Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. The screening will be followed by a reception and Q-and-a conversation.
“[The film] holds a special importance for us because we had the privilege of intimately experiencing the culture of black and white silent films which forever...
hollywoodnews.com: Michel Hazanavicius must be over the moon.
The director of the silent comedy “The Artist” is an enormous fan of Charlie Chaplin. And today, the Weinstein Company announces that Carmen and Dolores Chaplin, granddaughters of Hollywood icon, are hosting a special screening of the Oscar contender days before its Nov. 25 theatrical release.
A release informs us that Hazanavicius and his cast members – including wife Berenice Bejo, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller and Uggie the dog – will arrive at the screening in vintage cars from the film.
The screening will take place on Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills. The screening will be followed by a reception and Q-and-a conversation.
“[The film] holds a special importance for us because we had the privilege of intimately experiencing the culture of black and white silent films which forever...
- 11/18/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
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- 9/7/2011
- by M&C
- Monsters and Critics
Carmen Chaplin and Dolores Chaplin attend 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival Drive Premiere. Photo copyright Pixplanete / PR Photos. Tom Fontana attends 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival Drive Premiere. Photo copyright Pixplanete / PR Photos. Carmen Chaplin and Dolores Chaplin attend 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival Drive Premiere. Photo copyright Pixplanete / PR Photos. Tom Fontana attends 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival Drive Premiere. Photo copyright Pixplanete / PR Photos. Laurent Gerra attends 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival Drive Premiere. Photo copyright Pixplanete / PR Photos. 09/03/2011 - Olivier Dassault - 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival - "Drive" - Premiere - Arrivals - Villa Cartier - Deauville, France ©...
- 9/6/2011
- by M&C
- Monsters and Critics
Paris -- Philippe Lioret's immigrant drama "Welcome" was named best French film of the year Friday night at the Lumiere Awards.
Director Regis Wargnier presided over the ceremony, held in Paris' City Hall, the Hotel de Ville.
"Welcome" stars Vincent Lindon and Firat Ayverdi in a story about a Kurdish boy from Iraq and the middle-age swimming teacher who tries to help him despite harsh French immigration laws.
Jacques Audiard was named best director for "A Prophet," and the film's leading man, Tahar Rahim, was named best actor for his role in the prison drama.
Both winners are on the Golden Globe Awards circuit stateside, and weren't in town to accept their prizes.
Veteran actress Isabelle Adjani took home the best actress prize for her performance in "Skirt Day," and newcomer Pauline Etienne was named most aspiring actress for her role in Lea Fehner's "Qu'Un Seul Tienne et les Autres Suivront.
Director Regis Wargnier presided over the ceremony, held in Paris' City Hall, the Hotel de Ville.
"Welcome" stars Vincent Lindon and Firat Ayverdi in a story about a Kurdish boy from Iraq and the middle-age swimming teacher who tries to help him despite harsh French immigration laws.
Jacques Audiard was named best director for "A Prophet," and the film's leading man, Tahar Rahim, was named best actor for his role in the prison drama.
Both winners are on the Golden Globe Awards circuit stateside, and weren't in town to accept their prizes.
Veteran actress Isabelle Adjani took home the best actress prize for her performance in "Skirt Day," and newcomer Pauline Etienne was named most aspiring actress for her role in Lea Fehner's "Qu'Un Seul Tienne et les Autres Suivront.
- 1/15/2010
- by By Rebecca Leffler
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It used to be said during the glory days of foreign cinema that American audiences had an exaggerated sense of their quality because only the cream of the crop arrived on U.S. shores. It's a sad commentary on today's mediocre crop of international films that "The Ice Rink" has been picked up for domestic theatrical consumption.
This satire of filmmaking, a sort of "Day for Night" wannabe set largely at an ice rink, is so slight that it's a wonder that the print survived the trans-Atlantic crossing.
Written and directed by novelist Jean-Philippe Toussaint, the film concerns the misbegotten efforts of a French director (Tom Novembre) to film a love story set in the world of hockey. His efforts are undermined by a cast who largely don't speak French, including a boorish American movie star (Bruce Campbell of the "Evil Dead" series) and an entire team of Lithuanian hockey players.
His other problems include a starlet (Dolores Chaplin, who is indeed Charlie's granddaughter) who immediately begins a disruptive affair with her co-star; a crew who don't know enough to shut off their bright lights, with the result that the ice melts into a slushy mess; and a producer (the still lovely Marie-France Pisier) who has optimistically promised that the film be completed in time for the Venice Film Festival. This results in a frantic, last-minute helicopter ride to the legendary Cinecitta film studio.
Mostly, what the film depicts is an endless series of pratfalls and sight gags relating to the entire cast and crew's inability to navigate the ice. Although this reliance on physical humor is a refreshing counterpoint to the onslaught of endlessly talky French cinema in recent years, the uninspired staging and lack of visual wit make the film's abbreviated running time of 80 minutes seem like eons. The only moments of pleasure come from the excellent cast, including Campbell's hilariously droll turn as the befuddled movie star and Chaplin demonstrating that talent is indeed genetic with her physical clowning. Also providing amusing moments are Mireille Perrier, as the director's beleaguered assistant, and veteran actor Jean-Pierre Cassel, as the rink's daffy owner.
THE ICE RINK
Interama Inc.
Director-screenwriter:Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Producers:Anne-Dominque Toussaint, Pascal Judelewicz
Director of photography:Jean-Francoise Robin
Editors:Ludo Troch, Anne Argouse
Color/stereo
Cast:
The director:Tom Novembre
The assistant:Mireille Perrier
The producer:Marie-France Pisier
The actor:Bruce Campbell
The actress:Dolores Chaplin
Director of ice rink:Jean-Pierre Cassel
Running time -- 80 minutes
No MPAA rating...
This satire of filmmaking, a sort of "Day for Night" wannabe set largely at an ice rink, is so slight that it's a wonder that the print survived the trans-Atlantic crossing.
Written and directed by novelist Jean-Philippe Toussaint, the film concerns the misbegotten efforts of a French director (Tom Novembre) to film a love story set in the world of hockey. His efforts are undermined by a cast who largely don't speak French, including a boorish American movie star (Bruce Campbell of the "Evil Dead" series) and an entire team of Lithuanian hockey players.
His other problems include a starlet (Dolores Chaplin, who is indeed Charlie's granddaughter) who immediately begins a disruptive affair with her co-star; a crew who don't know enough to shut off their bright lights, with the result that the ice melts into a slushy mess; and a producer (the still lovely Marie-France Pisier) who has optimistically promised that the film be completed in time for the Venice Film Festival. This results in a frantic, last-minute helicopter ride to the legendary Cinecitta film studio.
Mostly, what the film depicts is an endless series of pratfalls and sight gags relating to the entire cast and crew's inability to navigate the ice. Although this reliance on physical humor is a refreshing counterpoint to the onslaught of endlessly talky French cinema in recent years, the uninspired staging and lack of visual wit make the film's abbreviated running time of 80 minutes seem like eons. The only moments of pleasure come from the excellent cast, including Campbell's hilariously droll turn as the befuddled movie star and Chaplin demonstrating that talent is indeed genetic with her physical clowning. Also providing amusing moments are Mireille Perrier, as the director's beleaguered assistant, and veteran actor Jean-Pierre Cassel, as the rink's daffy owner.
THE ICE RINK
Interama Inc.
Director-screenwriter:Jean-Philippe Toussaint
Producers:Anne-Dominque Toussaint, Pascal Judelewicz
Director of photography:Jean-Francoise Robin
Editors:Ludo Troch, Anne Argouse
Color/stereo
Cast:
The director:Tom Novembre
The assistant:Mireille Perrier
The producer:Marie-France Pisier
The actor:Bruce Campbell
The actress:Dolores Chaplin
Director of ice rink:Jean-Pierre Cassel
Running time -- 80 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 3/27/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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